Navigating your benefit plan at times of leave or termination can be confusing. Never assume anything or promise anything to your employees before speaking with us. If any of these apply to you, always contact us right away. Benefit Termination When terminating an employee, you may want or need to extend benefits depending on […]
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WHAT YOU CAN AND CANNOT DO You have an employee on disability leave. You have questions. You are not sure what you can and cannot do, say & ask. You want to help them. You want them to come back. The information below, may be of assistance to you and to your employee. Reach
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WHEN YOU HAVE EMPLOYEES WORKING FROM HOME I admit it. I am not up on all of the details about every industry in every province in regards to provincial Workers’ Compensation Coverage rules and policies. Today, people work from home. Some are in the same province as their head office. Some work in other
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Buying medication at the pharmacy is getting more complex. If you are on high-cost medication or a specialty medication, the information below will help. Your pharmacist may say you need your physician to fill out a special form to send to your insurance carrier for approval. Your insurance plan will limit any first claim
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GROUP Education Series THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS are available to your company to help educate you and your employees. We have learned that by providing these opportunities to your employees, the following benefits emerge: Employees are happier and feel safer. This usually equates to lower employee turnover. Your HR team gets fewer questions and spends
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This is part 3 in my Celebrating 20 Years series, click here for Part 1 and here for Part 2. Everyone starting a business does not know what they need to know This statement really applies to all parts of life. Since I work predominantly with business owners, we will keep it in the
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This is part 2 in my Celebrating 20 Years series, click here for Part 1 and here for Part 3. There is a major lack of education about financial wellness. Educational experts believe that our ideas about money are set by the time we are 7 years old. Parents. Talk to your kids about money. Start
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TIME HAS GONE BY SO FAST. WHAT HAVE I LEARNED? Those of you who know me, know that I entered this industry at a tough time in my life. I had left my chosen career as an elementary school teacher as my wife of 2 years was beginning her fight with a brain tumor.
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National Employee Benefits Day takes place every April to recognize the plan administrators, personnel, trustees, and advisors who dedicate their services to providing the best benefits services & support possible. (You probably rank this occasion somewhere behind national beer or wine appreciation day) This year, mental health support is the focus of the day. As such, below you
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BC changed the rules around Pharmacare on January 1st of this year. These changes will save money. The biggest change is that they have lowered or eliminated the deductible that we had to pay. Lower incomes now have a $0 deductible. If you are not registered for Pharmacare, below you will find a link
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