When I was a kid, I loved “home-made” blueberries. Nature made, more like, but who has the vocabulary as a child? I soon discovered, “home-made” involved a double whammy. Enjoying an ice cream on a warm summer day created the plastic quart container that we would be...
An organization considered “Best-in-Class” is deemed such, not by themselves, although they obviously have this as their goal, they are only considered “Best-in-Class” if their peers within their industry deem them as such. When compared to YOUR strongest competitor,...
Making up five per cent of the total labour force, Statistics Canada shows that nearly one million people employed are aged 65 or older. For those with access to the employee group plan through their employer, here are some reminders common to the policies. Disability...
This may sound counter intuitive to placing employee group benefits, but it’s not. To my mind, disability is the most important aspect of an employee benefit plan. It is the protection of salary when a person cannot work. The critical theme is “employee” While...
…A case study While the sun shines For the sake of this outline, the employer will be called Company, the employee will be called Arthur, his spouse, Angela, and his daughter, Anne. Arthur is a professional in his field and accepted a position at Company in the fall....
…and the corporate policy There are a multitude of reasons why an employee group benefit plan SHOULD be set up as “mandatory” benefits. Mandatory means all hired, eligible, full-time employee, working more than 20-hours a week (unless the contract stipulates...
