We can all feel a little directionless from time to time, whether it be in our relationships, our career, or financially. We have been taught to set goals since grade school and to write down our goals and an action plan on a piece of paper. Where do those goals end up? If you are like me, they usually end up in a notebook [...]
I thought long and hard about writing a blog this year about Remembrance Day, worried about the repercussions from acknowledging that my son is a soldier in our Canadian Forces. To be perfectly honest and selfish, I want him to remain safe without adding more attention to his career but that is just naive to think that he could always remain safe with such [...]
Mental Health conditions are now responsible for 30% of all short and long term disability claims. This week alone an estimated 500,000 Canadians will be absent from work due to mental illness. Those numbers add up in a big way. The cost to our economy is estimated to be $51 billion dollars per year. These statistics can have a monumental impact on the success [...]
In 2011 over 260,000 Canadians were injured on the job causing them to lose time at work. In 2012, 3.8 million Canadians reported that their daily activities were limited due to a disability. Statistics also report that one in six Canadians will become disabled for three months, or more, before the age of 50. These statistics are on the rise and are often challenging [...]
You’ve just been to your family physician for your annual check-up and the results have all come back “normal.” Your blood pressure is “normal” and your blood work is all within the “normal” range. On paper, you are “healthy.” But is that really the case? What does it truly mean to be healthy? [...]
We have all seen it, most of us have felt it, and unfortunately a large percentage of us are currently living it. What am I talking about? Employee burnout. Long hours, increased workloads, stressful commutes, personal commitments and responsibilities are all contributing factors to employee burnout and decreased productivity. How is employee burnout detrimental to you as an employer? Your employees tend to lose [...]
With almost 30 years in claims/case management, I have managed thousands of claims and not one has been identical to the other. They have similarities but that’s it. When you are dealing with claims, there are individuals that makes each case unique – the employee, the doctor, rehabilitation professionals, and of course either WSIB or an insurance carrier and each one of their adjudicators, [...]
FOURNIER Health Management Solutions (FOURNIER Health/FHMS) is turning heads and WOWING Human Resources departments across the province! Our programs are extremely innovative while providing you with an excellent return on investment. Your employees will receive the most comprehensive, cutting edge onsite health care services as part of an extended occupational and employee health care benefit plan. Each and every program is tailored to the [...]
Workplace health strategist Lucie Fournier explains the importance of providing employees with alternative healthcare options.
Employers facing a plant closure may try to save costs with disability claims management, with choices that can cost more in the long run.
