Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Canada Coronavirus (COVID-19) Employee Benefits

Is Your Organization Ready to Return to the Workplace? Ask Yourself These Three Questions.
Alyssa Hodder, GBA
 

Many Canadian employers are starting to implement their return-to-the-workplace plans this fall. But with rising COVID cases and the added stress of the COVID variants, the transition is becoming more challenging. For example, Ontario has implemented a vaccine certification mandate, meaning that […]

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ADA: What Employers Need to Know
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ADA: What Employers Need to Know
Anne Patterson
 

What do long COVID, DEI, neurodiversity, mental health and wellness programs all have in common? They are all points of consideration when employing individuals with disabilities. In the latest Talking Benefits episode, Justin Held interviews Kellee Grimes, Manager of Health Services at […]

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COVID-19 Creates Shift in Mental Health Benefits Over Past Two Years
Anne Patterson
 

In less than two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has created new mental health challenges or intensified existing issues for workers across the United States and Canada. Organizations are expanding and enhancing benefit offerings, according to a new report from the International Foundation, […]

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Returning to the Workplace? Don’t Lose Sight of Your People Leaders
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Returning to the Workplace? Don’t Lose Sight of Your People Leaders
Alyssa Hodder, GBA
 

As I wrote in my blog on empathetic leadership, one positive emerging from the pandemic is that it has refocused attention on human needs—from health and wellness, to financial security. Many employees have struggled psychologically and financially, and employers have responded. But […]

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With an Eye on the Future, Employers Shift Benefit Priorities
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With an Eye on the Future, Employers Shift Benefit Priorities
Robbie Hartman, CEBS
 

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many employers have shifted their strategic benefit priorities toward workforce and business resilience. This has included adding or expanding employee benefits for remote work and virtual health care. In addition, employers looking to the future […]

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Building (or Reevaluating) a Benefits Package for Today’s and Tomorrow’s Workforce
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Building (or Reevaluating) a Benefits Package for Today’s and Tomorrow’s Workforce
Julie Stich, CEBS
 

After 15 months, it’s looking like we’re heading into a period of time we can legitimately call “postpandemic.” We’ve been seeing, hearing and reading about what this new era will mean for the workforce—flexibility, remote work, mental well-being, financial security, inclusivity. What […]

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