Do you know why employee benefits are important? If companies do not offer benefits as part of their overall attraction and retention strategy, what type of employee are they looking to attract? Most companies are looking to hire young, long-term employees they can build the future growth of their organization around and vice versa. What are […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What’s your biggest customer service challenge? Chelsey Smith, marketing and communications director at Benefit Strategies Inc., recently shared her biggest customer service challenge at Capital Ideas’ Earned Media Workshop, which kicked off E-Town on September 11. “The biggest challenge is keeping lines of communication open with companies – we rely on working hand-in-hand with human […]
If your key employees are like most other Canadians they are saving for retirement and dreaming of the day they retire. Pursuing leisurely activities such as travel, hobbies, volunteering, and spending more time with friends and family are likely at the top of their list when they are no longer tied up by the responsibilities […]
A flexible benefits plan for employees is tailored to meet employees’ unique personal needs. A basic benefits plan offers employees a minimum level of employer-paid benefits such as: Health Dental Accident Disability Life insurance The plan is then topped up with “flex credits” (or a dollar amount), and put into a third party health spending […]