MP Benefits Perspective

Critical screening questions: What is the process used to thoroughly assess the needs in combination with the wants? How does the proposed plan design compare with other companies in the same industry? How does the proposed plan work to attract, motivate, and retain...

Duties and Responsibility of the Group Policy Holder

As all employers are responsible to adhere to Employment Standards and Guidelines both Provincially and Federally, when an Employee Group Benefit Plan is enacted, the employer has the duties and responsibilities as the policy holder to uphold the conditions of the...

Customization

No matter the size of the business, when it comes to benefits, most do not want an “in the box” program and size is NOT an issue. Customization—most entrepreneurs agree—is key to the attraction and retention process of a well thought out, well-structured compensation...

Benefits

What business owners need to know about Alberta’s Bill 47

Throughout the year, in any given year, changes in government legislation can impact how we conduct business, our employee relationships, and our obligations therein. It is important to corporate success to be surrounded by experts to keep appraised of these changes...

Questioning Alberta’s Bill 43 and Benefits

While the holistic approach to Alberta’s Bill 43, the “Ensuring Safety and Cutting Red Tape Act, 2020” as it relates to amending the Worker’s Compensation Act seems sound, it does leave some consulting questions regarding its impact to those organizations with a...

PPE | Costs to you

Remember the little rhyme we recite to toddlers to teach them the names of their body parts…fingers and toes…eyes—ears—mouth—and nose. Now, I think this is in reference to remembering all of the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) necessary for the day-to-day jobs in...

Compensation

Telephone Pre-Screening Questions

Contribution from Alison McMahon, Co-founder and CEO of twofold, a human resources consultant Pre-screening allows the employer to determine if the candidate’s qualifications, experience, workplace preferences and salary expectations are in line with the position and...

Dying

It’s my first time dying, I’m just trying to get use to it, she said in a forced, flippant voice as we got to the heart of why she was calling. Her words faltered and she coughed. This is certainly not the type of call I ever expected to take. You see, when the call...

Plus Tax

My poor son. In an effort to teach financial literacy to my nine-year-old, I had him go through the process of setting up his own account. Yes, we had set an account up for each of our children when they were born; however, going through the experience of setting up...

Culture

The WRATH of COVID-19

When John Steinbeck spoke about his novel “The Grapes of Wrath”, he is quoted as saying; “Throughout, I’ve tried to make the reader participate in the actuality, what he takes from it will be scaled on his own depth and shallowness. There are five layers in this book,...

The exit interview…what NOT to forget when it comes to benefits

Terminations happen. Employees change occupations and leave and if you hire, chances are you fire - with or without cause. Documentation all along the process is essential and never more than when an employee exits employment. When it comes to terminations employers...

What does Failure look like?

If you’re successful in business, you know failure. If it’s just the result you’re looking for, you’ll never make it. Hard work, effort and tenacity pays through the stepping stones of multiple, repetitive failure which translate into learning opportunities. I was...