Financial Wellness

Work-Life Balance and Remote Work

Upping Your Workplace Happiness Factor

Companies in all sectors have been increasingly investigating and investing in the happiness of their employees. Employee Happiness As A Business Strategy Happy employees are engaged employees. An engaged employee is someone who works with passion and feels a profound connection to their company. They drive innovation and move the organization forward. Happiness does not […]

From Chaos to Control: Mastering the Art of Remote Workforce Management

Did you know that a staggering 98 per cent of workers today desire to work remotely at least some of the time? This statistic highlights the dramatic shift towards remote work arrangements, a trend that’s reshaping the modern workplace. While remote work offers undeniable advantages like increased flexibility and productivity, it also presents a unique […]

Financial Literacy and Education

Financial Wellness: The Forgotten Wellness Indicator

When leaders consider their team’s well-being, factors such as mental health, physical fitness, nutrition, and adequate sleep are typically top of mind. Financial wellness doesn’t usually come up, but it should — because it can have a major impact on all facets of a worker’s life. The National Payroll Institute’s (NPI) Annual Survey of Working […]

Making financial literacy work at work

More and more Canadians are closer than ever to their financial breaking point. We hear it in our news cycles and see it in our bank accounts. With increasing mortgage payments and high inflation rates, employees are turning to their employers for help. In the autumn of 2023, the results of the 15th Annual National […]

Payroll and Benefits

Comprehensive Guide of the New Canada Pension Plan Enhancement (eCPP)

Avanti put together a full breakdown and explanation of the new CPP enhancement (eCPP) for payroll professionals and employees, what you can expect for 2024, and how to master the new CPP calculations. Check it out here!

Financial Stress and Mental Health

When the sky is always falling – fighting catastrophic thinking

A flubbed line during a high-profile presentation, a typo on an email to key stakeholders or a boss’s request for a Monday morning meeting with a subject line of “TBD” can all cause stress, fear and worst-case-scenario thinking, also known as catastrophizing. Dr. Tsasha Awong, an instructor at the G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing […]

Tax Planning and Compliance