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Category: Employee Benefits Program

Microsoft Corp. is launching a new family caregiver benefit for all employees.

July 18, 2017Employee Benefits Program, Featured Articles, Life Stagesimport

To date, the benefit has rolled out in 22 countries, including in the United States last week. The company will extend the benefit to the remaining countries where it operates, including Canada, over the coming months. The family caregiver leave…

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Do You Need Individual Life Insurance?

May 16, 2016Employee Benefits Program, Estate Planning, Life Insuranceimport

Canadians may need to rethink their risk management In a recent study conducted by the Life Insurance and Market Research Association (LIMRA), it was reported that 61% of Canadians hold some form of life insurance.  Surprisingly, it also revealed that…

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Employers tweaking corporate health plans to appeal to millennial workers

March 21, 2016Employee Benefits Program, Featured Articlesimport

Alexandra Posadzki, The Canadian Press During his three-year tenure as a financial analyst at one of Canada’s biggest banks, Devon Wright never once used his company health plan. “There was just nothing there that was of any interest to me,”…

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What stops small businesses from offering benefits?

September 17, 2015Employee Benefits Program, Featured Articlesimport

A well-designed group benefits plan can be critical to attracting and retaining the right talent, as well as keeping employees healthy and productive at work. But for small employers, offering a benefits plan is easier said than done. While many small…

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Workers unprepared for financial impact of disabilities

June 11, 2015Disability Income Replacement, Employee Benefits Program, Living Benefitsimport

Most Canadian workers would suffer severe financial hardship if they were forced out of work with a disability. In fact, 76% believe that should they become disabled and unable to work for three months, there would be serious financial implications…

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Group Insurance – Only Part of the Solution

March 15, 2015Employee Benefits Program, Life Insuranceimport

Ownership of individual life insurance at its lowest level in 30 years The Life Insurance and Market Research Association (LIMRA) 2013 study shines a light on a developing problem for Canadian households: Individual ownership of Life Insurance was at its…

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1 in 3 Canadians Will Become Disabled Before the Age of 65

October 21, 2014Disability Income Replacement, Employee Benefits Program, Living Benefitsimport

What You Need to Know About Your Group Long Term Disability Having a source to replace your earned income in the event of an illness or accident is vital considering that on average 1 in 3 Canadians will become disabled…

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Addressing employee stress

October 20, 2014Employee Benefits Program, Featured Articles, Lifestyle Tipsimport

Mental illness is a significant threat to employers in terms of loss of productivity, absenteeism, disability and medical costs. While stress and poor mental health are not one and the same thing – in fact, the right level of stress…

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Co-ordinate Your Health-Care Plans and Save

May 21, 2014Employee Benefits Programimport

by Susan Yellin, BrighterLife.ca Do you and your spouse or partner each have a health-care benefits plan at work? Here’s how to make the most of them. Whether it’s the traditional two-parent family or the more modern blended household, working…

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What you may not know about supplemental health insurance

December 17, 2013Employee Benefits Programimport

By Anne Levy-Ward, for BrighterLife.ca It’s easy to understand the importance of protecting ourselves and our families – we wear seatbelts, for example, because we understand how they keep us safe in case we’re in a car crash. We have…

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