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TORONTO, Dec. 7, 2015 /CNW/ - Manulife today announced that it will be
providing HR Support Services to Manulife Group Benefits clients with
two to 399 employees - at no additional cost. Eligible employers will
have access to the information and advice they need to manage the
talent in their organizations, develop employees and help remain
compliant with industry and government regulations. Currently
available to Manulife Group Benefits clients in British Columbia and
Alberta, Manulife's HR Support Services will be made available across
Canada in the second quarter of 2016.
"Small business owners told us that they need help dealing with human
resources-related issues. In many cases, the owner is busy running the
company and simply doesn't have time to develop the HR expertise that
is so important today," said Philippe Toupin, Vice President, Small
Business Solutions, Manulife. "We understand the need to focus their
energy on building their businesses and we want to support them."
HR Support Services, offered through HRdownloads™, is an innovative
custom solution that provides employers with easy access to trusted,
knowledgeable and professional human resources expertise. Manulife
Group Benefits customers will have one-on-one telephone support with
senior human resource (HR) advisors, online training and survey
solutions and a comprehensive online library and resource centre.
"We are proud that we can bring HR best practices and efficiencies to
even more workplaces in Canada," said Anthony Boyle, President & CEO,
HRdownloads™. "HRdownloads™ has a reputation for providing
cost-effective and time-saving HR solutions with exceptional customer
service. We will continue to invest more in innovation and expand the
suite of products we offer to all HRdownloads™ clients."
John Robinson, CFO of Telebyte Communications Inc. in Calgary, is a
Manulife and HRdownloads customer. "The greatest value to our
organization was the timely, professional advice from the Senior HR
Advisors whenever we were facing any hiccups with respect to our
staff." Mr. Robinson says, "This advice was always offered in a timely,
supportive manner and the advisory team raised many issues and ideas
that greatly assisted our company in developing risk mitigation
strategies with respect to the approach we took in addressing people
problems."
About HRdownloads
HRdownloads was founded in 2005 in London, Ontario, and since that time
has become a leader in providing results-driven human resources
solutions used by business owners, managers and HR professionals.
Today, HRdownloads provides thousands of Canadian organizations with
cost-effective and time-saving documentation, live HR support by senior
HR advisors, online surveys and training solutions to transform the
efficiency of HR processes.
About Manulife
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial
services group providing forward-thinking solutions to help people with
their big financial decisions. We operate as John Hancock in the
United States, and Manulife elsewhere. We provide financial advice,
insurance and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals,
groups and institutions. At the end of 2014, we had 28,000 employees,
58,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving 20
million customers. At the end of September 2015, we had $888 billion
(US$663 billion) in assets under management and administration, and in
the previous 12 months we made more than $23 billion in benefits,
interest and other payments to our customers. Our principal operations
are in Asia, Canada and the United States where we have served
customers for more than 100 years. With our global headquarters in
Toronto, Canada, we trade as 'MFC' on the Toronto, New York, and the
Philippine stock exchanges and under '945' in Hong Kong. Follow
Manulife on Twitter @ManulifeNews or visit www.manulife.com or www.johnhancock.com.
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