{"id":18277,"date":"2020-05-05T09:00:23","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T13:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.benefitscanada.com\/news\/majority-of-canadian-employers-not-changing-benefits-plan-due-to-coronavirus-survey-145702"},"modified":"2020-05-05T09:00:23","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T13:00:23","slug":"majority-of-canadian-employers-not-changing-benefits-plan-due-to-coronavirus-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2020\/05\/05\/majority-of-canadian-employers-not-changing-benefits-plan-due-to-coronavirus-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Majority of Canadian employers not changing benefits plan due to coronavirus: survey"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Staff<\/span> | May 5, 2020 <\/p>\n

More than two-thirds (68 per cent) of Canadian employers said they don\u2019t intend to make changes to their benefits plan during the coronavirus crisis, according to a new survey by the Conference Board of Canada.<\/p>\n

The survey, which polled 333 organizations, found just 32 per cent said they\u2019ve made changes to their benefits offering or are in the process of considering changes. With that group, 46 per cent increased their paid sick leave. Utility companies (46 per cent) and retail trade employers (44 per cent) were most likely to have said they\u2019ve made changes to their benefits plan and almost all were looking to increase coverage rather than decrease it.<\/p>\n

Some 22 per cent of survey respondents said they\u2019ve added virtual health-care services and a further 15 per cent are considering adding the offering. Fifteen per cent of employers said they\u2019ve added virtual psychological care, with a further 12 per cent thinking about it.<\/p>\n

Read: 5 benefits predictions for the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The majority of employers said they\u2019re continuing to offer benefits to employees on layoffs. Almost seven in 10 (68 per cent) said they\u2019re covering all employees, nine per cent said they\u2019re covering most and 12 per cent said they\u2019re covering some. Just 12 per cent said they\u2019ve ceased benefits for laid-off staff.<\/p>\n

The survey also found 71 per cent of employers with laid-off employees said they\u2019ve maintained the same cost-sharing arrangement, while 20 per cent said they\u2019re now covering 100 per cent of premiums where they hadn\u2019t during active employment. Six per cent said they\u2019re covering a greater share of premiums and just four per cent said they\u2019re covering a smaller share of premiums.<\/p>\n

Nearly a third (28 per cent) of employers said they\u2019re no longer providing health-care spending accounts to their employees on layoffs, though the majority (72 per cent) said they\u2019re still giving those employees the full or a reduced amount.<\/p>\n

Read: 41% of Canadian businesses have laid off staff due to coronavirus: Stats Can<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Read the full article at BenefitsCanada.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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