Data analysis is starting to make a dent in many benefits fraud schemes In the world of benefits fraud, there are big fish and little fish. A lot of the big fish do get caught – or at least shut...
Big Data Takes on Benefits Fraud
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The Chronic Pain Puzzle
Financial costs alone are higher than cancer, heart disease and HIV combined Type the words “chronic pain” into your web browser, and you instantly get over 70 million hits. Try “cost of chronic...
Financial Wellness: Why Money Management Counseling is Such a Good Idea
Debt counseling and money management education can make a big difference for employees Ask anyone who’s just had that first serious thought about planning ahead for retirement what they wish they...
The Next Big Thing: Mental Health Policy
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...
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...