News & Analysis

Obesity affects job performance
(Feb. 22 '09)

Statistics Canada reports that obesity among employees is on the rise and affecting job performance.

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Work gyms lift mood and stress
(Dec. 17 '08)

Employees who exercise at work are more productive, happy, efficient and calm, according to new research.

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Keeping the millenial generation engaged
(Dec. 12 '08)

Engaging the millenial generation requires managers to rethink their approaches to retention and mentoring, according to an article in Benefits Canada.

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US hospitals attract nurses with better working conditions
(Sep. 18 '08)

More US hospitals are addressing nursing shortages by improving working conditions rather than giving nurses financial incentives.

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Shift work takes toll on work-life balance
(Sep. 18 '08)

A new study from Statistics Canada examines work-life balance and role-overload of shift workers. Compared with workers in regular day schedules, shift workers are less satisfied with their work-life balance and experience more role overload.

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The UK moves to improve workforce health and wellness
(Sep. 18 '08)

An extensive review of the health of the working age population in Britain has found broad consensus for a new vision for health and work.

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UK study backs tax incentives for workplace health programs
(Jul. 30 '08)

Findings from the Well@Work pilot in the UK are leading to calls for government tax incentives to those employers who implement workplace health programs.

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Some Canadians work during summer vacation
(Jul. 15 '08)

According to a Monster.ca on-line survey, sizeable numbers of Canadians do not get a complete break from work during their vacations.

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European Enterprise for Health Network : Management Conference 2008
(Jul. 10 '08)

The European Enterprise for Health Network is organizing its annual conference on the theme of "Achieving Business Excellence - Health, Well-Being and Performance."

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New Canadian study looks at workplace stress and wellness
(May. 14 '08)

The sanofi-aventis 11th edition of Healthcare in the Workplace, Healthcare Survey 2008: An ounce of prevention… might save the system, provides information about Canadian benefit plan members. The 2008 survey focuses on prevention, looking at stress and workplace wellness programs. Information on employers is presented too.

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