Trend in benefits management is toward carefully planned efficiency and synergy By: Bill Zolis I’m often asked, especially at this time of year, about emerging trends in benefits management, what...
What is Care Washing?
How to avoid sending all the wrong messages when we try to make things better By: Bill Zolis I have to admit that I never heard the term “care washing” until quite recently, but when I looked into...
Stress: The Problem Without the Solution?
Healthcare survey points the way to providing solutions in workplace wellness By: Bill Zolis We have all experienced stress, we have a pretty good general idea of what stress is, we talk about...
How to Talk to Your Doctor
A doctor’s ability to provide care depends a lot on the information the patient provides By: Bill Zolis I’ve read that the first 30 seconds of our conversation with a doctor are the most important,...
Should Financial Planning be Seen as a Core Benefit?
Providing access to financial planning can play an outsize role in employee wellness By: Bill Zolis I think the two questions I get asked most often when I sit down with clients to go over the...
How Will Government Dental Plan Impact Benefits?
New Canadian Dental Care Plan is no match for existing dental benefits plans By: Bill Zolis When we first heard that the government was going to start a dental care program for people who do not...
Beyond The Flu Shot
Do we have all our bases covered when it comes to the recommended vaccinations? By: Bill Zolis We’ve all been talking about vaccines over the last couple of years, particularly because of Covid-19,...
Emotional Salary – More than Just a New Buzzword
Employees are telling us they need real recognition if we want them to stick around By: Bill Zolis I have to admit that it wasn’t very long ago that I first heard the term “emotional salary.” But...
Preventing Benefits Fraud Starts with the Basics
Let’s address the attitudes and misconceptions that can lead to fraud By: Bill Zolis One of the problems with preventing misuse of benefits – not to mention outright benefits fraud – is that most...
10 Ways to Make Sure Your Travel Insurance Works for You
What you need to know to ensure peace of mind on your trip By: Bill Zolis If there was one thing I could tell everyone about travel insurance, it would be to take the time to figure out exactly...
Mental Wellness: What Should We Be Doing?
There are practical things we can start to integrate into the workplace culture. By:Bill Zolis I think by now we all agree that safeguarding employee mental wellness is the key to building a...
It’s About Way More than Just Resolutions
People are asking, What changes can I make in order to live better? By: Bill Zolis The problem with New Year’s resolutions is… well, we all know the problem. They have a tendency to fade away by...