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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    May 18, 2016

    Industries with the Best Employee Benefits

    Have you ever wondered what is the best employee benefits by industry and how your package compares to employee benefits in other industry sectors? A recent study by Glassdoor (an […]

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    April 11, 2016

    Individual Health Monitoring Just Got Easier

    You’ve probably heard about self health monitoring apps. Some health-related companies are now offering select groups of customers deeply discounted Apple Watches as rewards for adhering to long-term exercise plans. As […]

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    March 30, 2016

    Oil Bust Increases Employee Benefits Cost to Employers

    The oil bust effect on benefits plans is a real cause for concern for employers. The decline of oil prices over these past few years has not only […]

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    March 14, 2016

    5 Reasons for Employee Benefit Plan Design Change

    Could it be time to reassess your employee benefits plan design? In a Benefits Canada article written by Brian Lindenberg, we are presented with five compelling reasons for […]

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    February 11, 2016

    Top 10 Employee Benefits in Canada

    The Canadian Payroll Association (CPA) polled nearly 4,000 payroll practitioners to determine the country’s top employee benefits in Canada. Do you offer any of these most popular employee benefits in […]

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    January 22, 2016

    Budget Employee Benefits for Small Business

    For many small businesses, budgeting for employee benefits may seem like building your own Fabergé egg, representing money and resources that perhaps you feel could be better spent elsewhere. Instead […]

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    January 18, 2016

    Benefit Strategies Sponsors The OSP Workin’ It Fashion Show

    Benefit Strategies Sponsors The OSP Workin’ It Fashion Show Gold Sponsor – Benefit Strategies sponsors the first annual OSP Workin’ It Fashion Show! Please invite some friends and join us at OSP’s 1st Annual “Workin’ It” […]

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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 […]