When we launched Bridgewell Financial earlier this year, we made a commitment to not only work to enhance your personal and professional financial wellness, but to also deliver the latest insights to keep you informed. We believe that having the right information is the key to making effective strategic decisions, ones that help promote financial …
The great Canadian hybrid work experiment is underway. Organizations large and small are rolling out new workplace policies and performance expectations tailored to the post-pandemic world—one where many employers will allow staff to continue working remotely, at least part of the time. There’s only one problem: most haven’t had the opportunity to properly review and …
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Of the many illnesses that touch Canadian lives, cancer is by far one of the most common. Only heart disease and stroke are more pervasive, with one in two Canadians expected to develop cancer within their lifetimes. Those numbers are staggering. What’s heartening, however, is that an ever-increasing number of cancers are fully curable, while …
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It’s hard to remember a time when we didn’t celebrate Pride Month across Canadian workplaces. June is an opportunity to acknowledge LGBTQ+ employees, leaders, industry partners and suppliers. Perhaps most importantly, it’s a chance to recognize the value that members of the community deliver as skilled professionals, colleagues and friends. It’s also an opportunity to …
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Many organizations tend to excel at addressing the kind of employee health conditions that can be diagnosed and treated. If a team member announces they have a blocked artery or a broken arm, for example, most companies are well equipped to offer workplace accommodations or medical leave—often through traditional group benefits programs that are designed …
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One of the most challenging aspects of the COVID-19 crisis for the business community has been uncertainty—economic, sectoral, supply chain, ongoing growth. It took months into the pandemic for organizations to simply get a handle on their prospects for a full recovery, let alone renewed success. At the same time, some employers saw demand for …
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