Category Archives: Employee Assistance Program
Top Wellness Trends for 2018
Benefits Canada highlights the top Canadian wellness trends we’ll see in workplaces in 2018. Read the full article here Mindfulness Research shows that practicing mindfulness can improve stress management and promote self-care, enabling employees to make better choices both … Continue reading
EI Premium Reduction
EI Premium Reduction Service Canada allows employers who provide their employees with a short-term disability plan (and if it meets certain requirements), a reduction in their Employment Insurance (EI) premiums from the standard rate of 1.4 times an employee’s EI premiums. … Continue reading
Alberta sees 10.7% jump in EI beneficiaries in April
Alberta sees 10.7 per cent jump in EI beneficiaries in April Marks sixth consecutive month of EI growth – OTTAWA (CP) — April was the fourth month in a row that Alberta had the biggest increase in the number of … Continue reading
3 Part Series on Mental Health – Part 3
Employers and dealing with Mental Illness in the workplace Since only 23% of employees would talk to their employer about their mental illness, many organizations choose to take responsibility through providing mentally healthy environment and caring about the wellbeing of … Continue reading
Today’s Benefits/Pension Education Session – Great Turnout!
The ENCOMPASS Team was pleased to see so many Okanagan organization’s attend today’s Breakfast Education Session. The speakers and topics were very informative. Topics included: Drugs – Are you ready for this freight train of change? – Presented by Harold Gutovich, … Continue reading