It seems that, drug costs and strategies for cost containment are dominant topics as a subject for an employee benefits newsletter. We recently published an update of an article, and also presented a webinar on the impact of drug costs to benefit plans. This month, we will be discussing recent changes in the area of Biologic drugs.

 

The recent Equal Pay for Equal work legislation follows on the heels of previous legislation aimed at correcting pay inequities - but with different areas of focus. Pay Equity legislation (1987) focused on gender based pay differences.  The recent "equal pay for equal work" provisions of Bill 148 (2018) focus on employment status. There is a general consensus that Pay Equity legislation has had some impact on closing the gender-based pay gap. It's too early for any assessment of whether Bill 148 will have a more significant impact on closing the employment status based gap.

 

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Most organizations are not large enough to have a team of people dedicated to procurement; organizations may though have one dedicated person - but those are few and far between. Often organizations handle procurement situationally by department or at the top - and let's face it, senior management already have a lot on their plates.

So what can an organization do? We assist orgs all the time creating a streamlined process.

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An estimated 10-30% of Canada's population and more than 500 million people worldwide will suffer from symptoms of allergies. Allergies are defined as symptoms relating to the nose when an allergen is inhaled. An allergen is something that causes allergies such as pollen, dust, animal dander, and mold. 

• Symptoms
• Prevention
• Treatment

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