Employee Benefits Blog by Benefit Strategies Inc.

In this employee benefits blog, our financial planners and benefits brokers offer insightful articles about group benefits plans designed for medium-sized businesses with 10 or more employees. You’ll find blog posts on long term disability and healthcare rates plus, among others, digital health plans, employee assistance programs, managing employee wellness, and cost-effective benefits management.

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    January 18, 2016

    Capital Ideas: Balancing Work, Life and Health

    On the subject of balancing work life and health, Benefit Strategies Inc. President Daryl Smith and Capital Ideas asked the Edmonton community of entrepreneurs, “What does employee health and […]

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    January 18, 2016

    Capital Ideas, Community Question: What Does Employee Health and Wellness Mean at Your Business?

    Benefit Strategies President, Daryl Smith, asked The Edmonton Journal’s Capital Ideas Community Question: What does employee health and wellness mean at your business? […]

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    December 24, 2015

    A Merry Message from Benefit Strategies Inc.

    Happy holidays to you and yours from Benefit Strategies Inc. We look forward to working with you in the new year and wish you joy and happiness. A merry message […]

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    November 16, 2015

    New Trends in Retirement Plans in Canada

    New trends in retirement plans are a challenge according to Human Resource consulting agency Morneau Shepell’s recent study called Trends in Human Resources. Not only do employers want to offer competitive retirement […]

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    August 31, 2015

    The Realities of Retirement Planning in Canada

    According to the recent RBC poll on Retirement Myths & Realities, Canadian’s expectations of retirement planning in Canada and the reality of their actual retirement objectives and goals have many major […]

  • Benefits Broker
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    August 17, 2015

    How Are Benefit Brokers Paid?

    A common question we get asked is, “How are Benefits Brokers paid? Benefit Strategies has been helping employers with benefits management services for over three decades and this question is more […]

  • Employee Benefits
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    August 11, 2015

    Why Employee Benefits Are Important

    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? […]

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    August 11, 2015

    Benefit Strategies in Capital Ideas Edmonton

    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 […]

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    August 11, 2015

    When Should Your Key Employees Start Saving for Retirement?

    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, […]

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    August 4, 2015

    What Can a Flexible Benefits Plan Offer Your Employees?

    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 […]