Begin your day with two education seminars in the morning. After a break for lunch head out to the golf course for a 9 hole modified shot gun start. End your day with a late afternoon Wine & Cheese with prize distribution.
Session 1: 9:15 - 10:15
Trends in Mental Health and Disability
With increased awareness and responsibility for mental health, employers are looking to their insurers for new, cost-effective ways of helping employees struggling with mental illness. In this session we will look at the trends behind disability claims and the impact of mental illness. We will share research and experiences with Internet Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (iCBT) and Mental Health Medical Second Opinions.
Speakers: Roger Friesen, Director, Life and Disability Claims, Co-operators Life Insurance Company
Sarah Dulong, Mental Health Claims Advisor, Co-operators Life Insurance Company
Session 2: 10:30 - 11:30
The Key to Building and Maintaining a Strong Workplace Culture (the Employee Engagement Fad)
Employee engagement has become the next HR fad, the next flavour of the month - but it's not leaving for entirely good reasons Research shows that an engaged workforce and strong workplace culture is a clear competitive advantage and that prioritizing the wellbeing and health of employees matters. This session will focus on how to build and maintain a strong workplace culture through discussing the 6 things that you think impact a strong engaged workforce culture (but don't) and the one thing that does.
- Research on impact of culture and employee engagement
- The 6 things you think impact an engaged culture
- The 1 thing that actually does increase engagement
- How to increase engagement
- Three action items for organizations moving forward
Speaker: Brad Lutz, CPHR, President, Acuity HR Solutions