A recent survey conducted by Mercer’s entitled “What’s Working” collected responses from 30,000 workers in 17 countries, including more than 2,000 in Canada. Here’s what they found: 36% of Canadian workers are seriously considering leaving their organization, up sharply from 26% in 2006 22% are indifferent about leaving but are increasingly dissatisfied with their employers [...]
The companies we deal with daily have done an excellent job of encouraging self sufficency. Clients have now been trained to download invoices, add, terminate, change employee information, etc. Coming within the next few weeks, Sun Life will be introducing mobile applications that will facilitate claims adjudication and payment for claims before an employee even [...]
Effective immediately, we are pleased to announce that Lorie Murphy has joined Ideal Benefits as a Senior Customer Support Representative. Lorie's role will be to provide regular assistance to both our clients and advisors in managing our growing book of employee benefit, pension and individual business. Lorie has a broad background in employee benefits, having [...]
In simplest terms, traditional drugs are single-molecule formulations typically developed through chemical processes, whereas biologic drugs are large, complex molecules developed from or through the action of living organisms. Drug reform has definitely been the theme of the day for many days in fact, keeping most industry stakeholders transfixed. However, is our preoccupation with the [...]
Encouraging employees to make better choices about where they fill their prescriptions is one way to save money on drug plans. Employers are also finding wellness programs to be a valuable way to foster cost savings in their overall benefits programs. Read on to find more ways to cut costs in your benefits plan, as well as a current table of dispensing fees which can be distributed to your employees.
