It’s time to get ahead of the curve on this one… If your workplace does not already have an up-to-date mental wellness policy, now would be a really good time to start developing and implementing...
The Next Big Thing: Mental Health Policy
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Unintended Lessons I’ve learned about Blogging so far
You never know what’s going to happen when you click on a link So I was researching blogs on the weekend. I typed “Top blogs in Canada” into my browser and clicked on the first link that came up....
Drugs, Alcohol and, Oh Yes, Marijuana
Changing times may require all of us to take a long hard look at our drug-and-alcohol policies Employers often feel that they’re between a rock and a hard place when it comes to drugs and alcohol in...
Best Tips For Sleeping Well
If you’re just not sleeping well, there are some pretty effective things you can do to make it better It’s been said that the biggest single cause of insomnia is lying awake worrying about not...
Survey Says: Wellness Programs Improve Overall Satisfaction
It seems that employees’ satisfaction with wellness programs spills over into satisfaction with their benefits programs and their jobs in general We’ve talked about workplace wellness programs in...
Changes Coming to Personal Emergency Leave Laws
Amendments to the Employment Standards Act will significantly increase legally mandated employee leaves Sometimes, life just happens and you need to take a day off work. Not a sick day or a vacation...
The Good News and the Bad News on Diabetes
We keep hearing about a "diabetes epidemic," but there are things we can do now to improve our odds of beating the statistics We've all seen the eye-popping statistics about the incidence of...
Who’s Your “Broker” Working For?
In a world of brokers, agents, advisors and consultants, it’s important to stay focused on who’s really working for you A consumer show on Canadian television a few weeks ago really surprised a lot...
The Secret to Really Good Workplace Wellness
Workplace wellness is a way to solve a lot of problems before they even come up Coping with issues such as absenteeism, sick leave and workers’ comp can quickly start to resemble a hopeless game of...
Medical Marijuana – More Questions than Answers
A lack of medical consensus makes drug plan coverage of medical marijuana very difficult Medical marijuana may well be here to stay, but there are still far more questions than answers when it comes...
Entrepreneurial Family Case Study – The Jones Family
With increasing financial success, the Jones Family had concerns their estate was not properly organized. Their primary concern was how to protect the next generation. Their CFO was overwhelmed managing the Family’s group of companies along with their personal finances with little time to address these important planning issues.
Penmore was brought in to evaluate the current business structure, to identify the owners’ long-term estate planning goals; and to build and implement a plan that would organize the estate properly and efficiently “pre” and “post” death.
Pharmacogenomics Means Better Prescriptions
A simple DNA test can now help pinpoint which drugs are going to work best for you One day we read an article or watch a documentary about some fantastic new technology that sounds like science...