The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant implications for workplaces across the world, and employers and workers have needed to make difficult decisions regarding retirement, health and paid leave benefits. A new… Read more >
Brenda Hofmann
May 4, 2021
Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Benefits, Mental Health, Prescription Drugs, Retirementcoronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, remote work, virtual mental health benefits, working from home
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Isolation and loneliness. Fear that you or a loved one will be infected with a deadly virus. Anxiety about finances. Stress over child care and school arrangements. During the COVID-19… Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
March 3, 2021
Canada, Employee Benefits, Mental Health, U.S., Wellness, Work Life BalanceCOVID-19, mental health, mental health crisis, mental health in the workplace, pandemic, remote work, stress, stress management, telehealth, total wellness, workforce, working from home
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Welcome to our first Talking Benefits episode of 2021! My fellow “pod squad” members Justin Held, Julie Stich and I engaged in more COVID-19 chatter during the most recent podcast… Read more >
Anne Patterson
February 4, 2021
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Dependent Care, Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Survey, Flexible Work Options, Paid Leave, Paid Time Off (PTO), Talking Benefits Podcast, U.S.coronavirus, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccination, COVID-19 vaccine, dependent care, Dependent Care FSA, Employee Benefits in a COVID-19 World Survey Report, flexible work arrangements, paid leave, podcast, remote work, return to work, talking benefits podcast, unpaid leave, work from anywhere, working from home, workplace
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The concept of hygge (pronounced “hoo-gah”) has been gaining popularity across the U.S. and Canada over the past couple of years ,and I’m here for it. It’s a Danish word… Read more >
Anne Patterson
February 1, 2021
Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Mental Health, U.S., Wellness, Work Life Balancecoronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, employee wellness, hygge, mindfulness, remote work, wellness, working from home
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When we rang in the New Year, there was a palpable sense of relief that 2020 was behind us. Then came the realization that, from a remote work standpoint at… Read more >
Alyssa Hodder
January 28, 2021
Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Flexible Work Options, Wellness, Work Life Balancebenefits communication, canada, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, employee benefits, employee wellness, flexible schedules, flexible work arrangements, future of work, remote work, return to work, telework, work from anywhere, work-life balance, work/life balance, working from home, workplace wellness
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As we head into winter, many employees are getting antsy as they work daily from their kitchen tables. Requests are starting to come in, leaving benefits and HR pros asking… Read more >
Ann Godsell, CEBS
December 21, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Flexible Work Options, U.S., Work Life Balancecoronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, remote work, telework, work from anywhere, workation, working from home
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COVID-19 has had the dramatic effect of launching many of us into a remote work environment virtually overnight. But as the pandemic drags on (and on), it can be hard… Read more >
Alyssa Hodder
November 9, 2020
Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, U.S., Work Life Balancecoronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, remote work, telecommuting, working from home
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