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Economic Crisis: The New Reality

The economic crisis is creating new realities for people and financial management. Watson Wyatt’s economic crisis section features a wide range of research reports, articles, videos and other content covering investment, retirement, executive compensation, talent management and insurance.

Pension Reform

Expert commissions were established in Nova Scotia, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia to provide a comprehensive review of the pension system in those provinces. Key objectives were to increase pension coverage of employees and, in some cases, self-employed workers and to preserve the use of defined benefit (DB) plans where possible. In addition, consideration of ways to deliver an improved benefit for defined contribution (DC) members was reviewed, particularly in Alberta and British Columbia.

Managing Health Care Costs & Productivity

Absenteeism, disability and other health-related matters are costing the average participating organization millions of dollars each year in benefit payouts and lost productivity.

Pension Risk in Canada

Concerns ease over a perceived crisis in pension plan funding, according to a new survey jointly conducted by The Conference Board of Canada and Watson Wyatt Worldwide. However, deficits remain a serious challenge for more than half of the respondents.

Growing Globally

Increasingly, business issues are playing out on a world stage. Global competition, offshore outsourcing and cross-country mergers touch almost every company today.

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Effect of the Economic Crisis on HR Programs Canadian edition – June 2009

In early June 2009, Watson Wyatt surveyed a broad cross-section of 92 Canadian-based organizations to understand what adjustments they have made to their HR programs in light of the economic crisis (e.g., staffing, pay, benefits) – and whether and when they will reverse any cuts/changes as the economy improves.


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