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Some useful tips on how to avoid miscommunication and keep employees informed about their benefits and retirement options

How to avoid three common mistakes around pension, benefits communication Plan sponsors may have the best intentions of keeping members engaged with their pension or benefits communications, but it’s easy to miss the mark. Here are three common communications mistakes and tips to help avoid them. 1. Choosing the wrong media (or just one): Plan sponsors will often say, “Ou...

The fastest growing disability to affect Canadian employees may not be what you think.

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This has definitely been raising a few eyebrows...

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Tips for employers to prepare for legalization of recreational ma*****na With recreational ma*****na set to become legal in Canada next summer, employers have limited time to prepare for the coming changes, attendees at a presentation sponsored by Torys LLP in Toronto heard on Wednesday. The Cannabis Act, introduced in the House of Commons in April, had its second readi...

Interesting, could we be seeing a change? Let us help you prepare.

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‘Government-Induced Land Shortage' Caused Toronto Housing Crisis: Study As Ontario’s provincial government brings in new rules aimed at cooling the province’s overheated housing markets, a report argues the government is to blame for the crisis in the first place. The report from Ryerson University’s Centre for Urban Research and Land Development says the 2006 Places To...

Need to terminate an employee? Here are some important steps to keep you out of court.

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Terminating an employee? Cutting off insurance benefits can come back to haunt you Terminating an employee is always difficult, but when it comes to employee benefits, both employees and employers need to do their due diligence to avoid issues in the future.