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Sales Tax Unhealthy? |
Under the proposed Harmonized
Sales Tax (HST), Ontarians will have to pay an additional
8% on some healthcare services — like massage
therapy. If you are against this proposition, you
can go online to sign a petition and have your voice
heard.
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Strategic
Benefits Communication Improves Employee Engagement
It’s hard for employees to escape negative headlines
about our current economic situation, so why not ease
their minds by sending out a positive message? Your organization
can use communications to stand out from the crowd (i.e.
other employers who communicate infrequently) and improve
employee morale.
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Pensions: Small Fixes — Big Problems Remain
On June 23, 2009 the Province of Ontario
released its long awaited regulations on ‘solvency
relief’ for pension funds. For those not familiar
with this jargon, these are the detailed rules that explain
how sponsors of under-funded defined benefit pension plans
can delay cash funding during these recessionary times.
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K+A Viewpoint: Managing Generic Drug Costs
Over the past several years, we have
seen significant inflation in drug costs in Canada. As
benefit professionals, we attempt to mitigate these increases
through the use of mandatory generic substitution that
reimburses claims for generic drugs only, when a generic
substitute exists.
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Alberta Delists
Chiropractic Care
Effective summer 2009 chiropractic
services will be de-listed from the Alberta provincial
health plan, which covered up to $200 per year for
chiropractic services.
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Wellness Wisdom
Firing up the barbecue this summer?
Try seasoning meat with rosemary, which contains
anti-oxidants that can reduce by more than half
the carcinogenic compounds that form when cooking
beef, chicken or fish at high temperatures.
Source: Runner’s World
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