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Discover the latest SEB updates and content, gain insights on how to enhance your mental health initiatives, and stay up-to-date on the most recent happenings in the benefits industry. Let's embrace the renewal of the season and refresh our knowledge with the latest insights.
How to Successfully Implement New AI – Without Overwhelming Employees
When it comes to rolling out new technology, employees can feel anything from trepidation to anxiety to excitement. Any change of pace or strategy will inevitably incite some nervousness – but for HR leaders, it becomes a case of managing that worry and channelling it in the right direction.
Unlock Your Potential: Remote Learning to Help Employees Level Up Their Skills
In recent times, remote learning has gained global adoption for professional training and development, owing to the rise in the number of workers engaged in remote or hybrid positions. These training modules are frequently delivered via webinars, online workshops, and courses, with flexibility being the prime draw. Here are some of the top 3 free or low-cost employee skills development and training development pathways available.
SEB Administrative Services & VUMI® Canada Partner to make International Medical Insurance Accessible to Canadians
SEB Administrative Services Inc. is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with VUMI® Canada Inc., an international healthcare management group that delivers the best healthcare worldwide through an unparalleled VIP service experience.
Return-to-work Strategies, Open Communication Help Alleviate Employee Stress, Anxiety
Over time, the repeated activation of stress takes a serious toll on the body and studies suggest chronic stress contributes to hypertension, promotes the formation of artery-clogging deposits and causes brain changes that contribute to anxiety, depression and addiction, said Hnatyshyn-Webster.
SEB Participates in the Annual HRMI Conference in Muskoka
The HRMI conference in April was a great opportunity for the SEB team to meet with senior HR executives from some of Canada’s top companies and a great forum to learn, share experiences and network. SEB presented with the RCMP, an innovative technology solution that was designed and implemented for the RCMP to align with their modernization agenda. The overall event theme was Employee engagement and workforce strategies to ensure ongoing organizational success, and HRMI surely delivered as promised.
How to Support Diversity and Inclusion
in the Workplace
While many companies have been putting diversity, equity, and inclusion into greater focus over the last few years, there is still significant room for improvement. Diverse teams foster better employee engagement and productivity and they allow for better problem-solving abilities as varying perspectives often approach business challenges in a new way.
Employee Wellness Resources that Won’t Drain your Budget
Often the focus is on mental health, but physical health, financial health and social well-being also need to be considered. It is a complex topic and industry and finding the right cost-effective resources is time-consuming. Luckily, great resources are available to improve your organization's employee wellness, which will stay within your budget. Here are a few free resources to check out. Here are a few free resources to check out.
Co-operators Financial Services Limited Completes Acquisition of Smart Employee Benefits Inc.
Co-operators Financial Services Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Co-operators Group Limited, and Smart Employee Benefits Inc. are pleased to announce that they have completed the previously announced plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario).
5 Ways to Help Your Employees Cope with a Hybrid Work Environment
Employers can provide support to help employees shift from a complete work-from-home set-up to a hybrid work model. Here are some ways employers can help employees cope with the change.
A ‘Culture of Care’ Puts Employees in the Driver’s Seat: Q&A with Manisha Mistry
Over the past decade, many organizations have steadily invested in resources to support employees' mental health and well-being. This movement accelerated with the introduction of COVID-19 in 2020. Over the past decade, many organizations have steadily invested in resources to support the mental health and wellbeing of employees, a movement accelerated with the introduction of COVID-19 in 2020. Manisha Mistry, senior director, health, safety, sustainability and environment (HSSE) and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) at CSA Group speaks to OHS Canada about this culture and the recently launched Mental Health Ambassador Program.
Mental health issues have become the leading and fastest-growing cause of workforce disability. Not only is absenteeism and disability impacted by ill mental health, but there is an “exponential” effect on health care costs, performance issues and occupational injuries.
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