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...
Did you know that medical cannabis has been legal in Canada since 1999? Outside Uruguay, Canada is the only other country in the world to legalize possession, cultivation, and sale of recreational marijuana nationally. According to Health Canada, there were more than...
It’s all about risk and risk mitigation How about getting that new hire onto the benefit plan? A failure to properly advise a new employee regarding enrolment on the benefit plan can place the corporation in a liability situation. In Grams v. Maple Leaf Metal, an...
In meeting with a prospective client, I was reminded sometimes receiving an answer in no way offers the solution they needed. How many times do we face a situation where: We didn’t know what we didn’t know? Don’t know how to ask the right question to get to the...
Imagine you are wherever you purchase toiletries. In the aisles there are rows, upon rows of shampoos. Every make is available. Prices vary. Colour and bottle configuration help to market and catch the buyer’s eye. How does the consumer decide? And once they decide,...
Are group benefits a commodity or an investment? Put another way, are they expendable? Are benefits at the tail end of the business plan? Only placed when/if there is enough disposable income to warrant the expense? If that is the case, then there’s no wonder there...
