The theme of the new Workplace Safety & Insurance Board awareness campaign is: There Really Are No Accidents.
2007, December
Coffee breaks and watercooler chitchat are out when it comes to office stress relief. Now, video games are all the rage.
2007, October
I'm one of the few lucky Canadians who has such a limited commute it may not even really fit the generally perceived definition.
2007, September
A burgeoning industry of wellness advisers is booming as corporate America tries to help its employees get healthy and shed pounds.
2007, July
A new study by Shepell-fgi has found the health of Canadians is as diverse as the economic and social makeup of the nation.
2007, July
CMHA and Desjardins Financial Security released a study that shows that mental health continues to be a taboo issue in the workplace.
2007, May
Overweight workers cost their bosses more in injury claims than their lean colleagues, suggests a study.
2007, April
Stressed families trying to make ends meet should be given tax breaks to allow one working parent to stay home.
2007, March
George Horhota may be biased, but he believes a recently concluded study on commuter behaviour proves his point.
2007, February
Sure yoga is a form of exercise, but it is much more. More than cultivating a lean body and defined muscles, yoga is a mental and spiritual union.
2007, January
Nearly half-a-million Canadian workers experience depression and many say it interferes with their ability to perform work.
2007, January
The cost of depressed, stressed-out workers can take time to show on the bottom line, whether in product defects or the cost of company benefits.
2007, January
If you're a saleswoman in her mid-20s to mid-40s, chances are you're more depressed than other workers across the country.
2007, January
Battling workplace stress and depression is all about maintaining control, advises Roberta Neault, president of Life Strategies in Coquitlam, BC.
2007, January
There's at least one in every office -- hunched over sniffling and coughing so much no one would be surprised if they actually did cough up a lung.
2007, January