The Empowered Employee

The Empowered Employee

February 25, 2025 7:30 AM to 9:00 AMNorwood Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Area of Interest: Pensions, Benefits, Investments, Networking Format: In Person

Breakfast and Seminar presented by CPBI Manitoba

Breakfast 7:30am

Presentation & Q&A 8:00-9:00am

Norwood Hotel, 112 Marion Street, Winnipeg

The Empowered Employee

Canadian workers are calling for a new kind of total compensation deal, one marked by greater flexibility and accommodation. This isn’t simply a Gen-Z phenomenon.

According to a People Corporation-sponsored study conducted in 2023, 88 per cent of working Canadians say that the pandemic changed the way they work. Thirty-seven per cent are more conscious of work-life balance. Eighty-two per cent say that programs that accommodate flexible work schedules, sabbaticals and other non-traditional work arrangements would make them more likely to work for their employer. Seventy-nine per cent said the same about discount/perk programs to help employees save money on day-to-day expenses. Seventy-eight per cent said the same about savings plans to help employees save for short-term financial needs.

This session will discuss the evolving expectations of Canadian workers, and what it now means to be an employer of choice. There’s reason for optimism. Group benefit and savings plan sponsors have an opportunity to gain an advantage in the war for talent with creative plan design.

Our Presenter:

Kim Siddall

National Vice President, Client Strategy, People Corporation

Kim is responsible for team leadership, consulting operations and client service delivery for medium and large sized groups in across Canada, and consults to a number of group benefits clients. She has worked in the insurance and benefits consulting field for more than 20 years with roles in both a carrier and advisory capacity. Her expertise includes drug plan management, absence and disability management and strategic plan design. She is a contributing writer to Benefits Canada since 2013, and is a frequent contributor to thought leadership in the employee health benefits space.

       


Registration Fee
CPBI Members: $65 - Table of Six: $375

Future Members: $125

CE Credits

1 CE Credit will be offered in partnership with The Insurance Council of Manitoba and the Life Insurance Council of Saskatchewan. 



Jeff Chan

Jeff is the AVP of Chronic Disease Management an ePharmacy at Sun Life and has worked in the digital health space for the last 5 years. Jeff’s mandate is focused on improving health outcomes for members and Canadians at large. Having launched Sun Life’s ePharmacy solution and having built the first chronic disease management journeys in diabetes and respiratory, Jeff is well-versed in developing offerings that aim to improve health outcomes.

 

Bio:

Alexandra Smith

Alex is the Director of ePharmacy at Sun Life and has worked in the digital health space for the last 7 years. Having launched one of the early ePharmacies in Canada, she has in-depth knowledge of ePharmacies from a technology and clinical perspective and has experienced firsthand how the digital model has been changing the status quo as it relates to accessing care in Canada. 

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