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I am speechless right now... So I will get to the point.  For my clients who have an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Homewood Health, they have a benefit program that includes support for First Nations and Indigenous People who would like to talk to an Elder or Healer.  The information is as below: Services…

Seth Godin I have been following Seth Godin's Blogs and reading his books for years. He has helped me to change the way I look at quite a few things.  As most of you know, Carrigan and I have been working from our own respective homes for years. It works really well for us.  In…

Photo by Maxime Doré on Unsplash The Paid Sick Leave in BC has started.  This is from Government Canada news. Currently, it is for people affected by the Coronavirus, and it will be extended effective January 1, 2022 to other illnesses and injury.  The below information is taken from an article out of Benefits Canada: "Labour Minister Harry…

Photo by Maxime Doré on Unsplash I have been Blogging about the changes that the Provincial and Federal Governments are working towards implementing or already have implemented.  Benefits Canada posted this article on April 27, 2021 about the latest change the provinces are giving employees. They are now requesting that Employers give their employees 3 hours paid leave…

Photo by Maxime Doré on Unsplash I would like to thank Canada Life for providing the following synopsis of the Federal Budget.  There are a couple areas that could affect your Employee Benefit Program and your Premium.  These are the two areas I thought were worth mentioning: Extend Employment Insurance sickness benefit – To better support Canadians suffering…

photos were taken by me this spring What is Hope?  Hope - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. With Spring I find new hope that we are on our way out of this pandemic.  The vaccines are arriving, slowly, but it seems we are making progress. Personally, I want…

Photo by camilo jimenez on Unsplash Am I being a bit dramatic, it is something we will never know.  Anyone who knows me understands that I don't work for Apple and even though I can operate my phone, I wouldn't say I am techy. Earlier this year someone very close to me had a mild heart incident.  I…

Recently, I have been receiving a lot of questions on the price of personal insurance products that people have purchased.  These are great questions, because it gives us the opportunity to revisit why the product was purchased? WHY AND WHAT? Why did you buy the product and What is the product suppose to do for…

I came across this article from Benefits Canada, it mentioned that Bridgestone in the US is offering $100 to each employee who gets the vaccine. The article from Benefits Canada interested me since Tanja Halsall, with Potentia HR, recently completed an article on "Vaccinations, Face Coverings and Employee Engagement? Related?". Would you offer your employees…