Benefits and Pensions Monitor

Mental health claims cost employers up to $250,000 per head

At HRFest, HR leaders and clinicians break down where benefits spending falls short and where well-being investment is paying ...
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PSP Investments buys half of home services provider in $1.6 billion deal

The Public Sector Pension Investment Board will pay $1.6bn for a 50 percent interest in Enercare Inc., buying the stake from ...
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Private-sector pension coverage slides from 35% to one in four

Private-sector registered pension plan coverage has fallen from 35 percent of workers in 1980 to fewer than one in four, and ...
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Diabetes stigma follows employees into Canadian workplaces

Nine percent of people living with diabetes in Canada have experienced judgement, blame, assumptions or stigma from ...
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Why workplace burnout requires earlier intervention

“Pick one thing that you love, and I don't care how busy you are. Keep that one thing that makes you happy, that gives you ...
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Claims data can be a plan sponsor’s secret weapon, says CEO

Pascale Mapleston of The Benefit Code tells HR leaders at HRFest that quarterly claims reviews can flag workforce health problems before they escalate ...
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CPPIB denies fiduciary duty to contributors in climate lawsuit defense

Canada’s largest pension manager argues it owes no fiduciary obligation to the young Canadians suing over climate risk ...