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Employer health benefits costs will increase 7.5% in 2023 due to aging workforce, inflation; what can employers do? — survey report

According to a new report by Aon[1], the cost of employer-sponsored medical benefits in Canada is projected to increase by 7.5% in 2023. The report evaluated responses from more than one hundred Aon offices worldwide that broker, administer, or provide advice on employer-sponsored medical plans. Cardio and hypertension health issues […]

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Payroll Management and Recruiting: A survey indicates the top challenges for business in 2023 include “recruiting” and “pay increases”

A survey by consulting firm Peninsula shows that Canadian employers are currently facing a lot of staffing challenges, with 54% saying that recruitment is the most serious. Pay increase requests follow at 46%, and employee retention comes in at third place (37%). [1] Recruiting and the demand for pay increases

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Pump up the Volume: “Resenteeism” is the Loud, Angry Successor to “Quiet Quit

First there was “quiet quitting,” (1) which describes when disgruntled employees decide to perform their duties — and only their duties. Basically, they fulfil their employment agreement, but they do not commit to their jobs. Now, a new phenomenon is making its way across the business landscape that could make

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Canadian Employers Want — and Increasingly Need — Better Work-Life Balance

Although the cost of living is top-of-mind for many employees across Canada — driven by surging inflation, increasing debt, and deep concerns about a comfortable retirement (or make that the lack of comfortable retirement) — employers may be surprised, if not shocked, to discover that the number one thing that

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Best workplaces survey: what made them “best” in 2022 and 10 actionable tactics to help compete with them in 2023

The labor shortage precipitated by various economic factors in 2022 and continuing into 2023 made companies more active and focused on retaining and attracting top talent. What were the best-rated places to work in 2022 (according to an HRReporter report)? In this competitive scenario, what can employers do to proactively

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76% of employees more likely to stay if given helpful training especially for “core competencies” (Survey)

There are many challenges facing human resource professionals today. Between the difficulties, they face recruiting during what is being dubbed the “Great Resignation,” managing the tail end of the pandemic, and the changing workforce demographics, it can be a struggle to find the time and resources to focus on employee

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