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Almost half of Canadian adults experience sleep difficulties¹ and about one in five has chronic insomnia.² In addition to significant health impacts, this often overlooked problem can lead to substantial costs for organizations. The effects of poor sleep go far beyond fatigue:³

• 55 days a year of lost productivity per person with poor sleep
• 3.3 times higher costs of workplace accidents and errors due to insomnia
• 4.6 times higher risk of disability leave for people with poor sleep

A key tool for promoting wellbeing and a healthy, productive and sustainable workplace

Delivered by certified therapists (social workers, psychologists, psychotherapists), HALEO’s virtual sleep clinic can help your clients reduce the short- and long-term effects of disrupted sleep by providing to their employees: 

• A three-step process for quick, confidential access to sleep specialists 
• Short 5- to 6-week programs tailored to specific problems: chronic insomnia, nightmares, shift work, sleep optimization
• A proactive approach with noticeable results in as little as three weeks  

A preferred rate and sessions reimbursed through group insurance plans to encourage prevention

• All employees of our clients can benefit from this offer if the organization does not already offer HALEO.
• Plan members and their dependents can also be reimbursed for consultation fees, depending on their paramedical coverage or health spending account.

A rehabilitation tool to help manage disability

Plan members with sleep disorders who are on disability also have access to HALEO’s services to support their rehabilitation.

Benefits of the solution

For employers

• Supports total wellbeing, safety and productivity
• Reduces costs linked to absenteeism and disability
• Reduces the cost of sleep medications

For plan members

• Improves energy, concentration and overall quality of life
• Reduces symptoms of anxiety and depression
• Confidential, 100% virtual care, with no wait list

We invite you to share this information with your clients who can start offering this benefit to their staff right away by contacting their iA Financial Group Client Relationship Manager. We will also be rolling out a campaign to plan members in February.

To learn more about HALEO and its sleep programs, visit their website.

Communiqué to plan administrators

We will be sending a communiqué to group insurance plan administrators on January 26.

See the French version of this communiqué.

¹ Troubles du sommeil: sous le radar de la santé publique - UdeMNouvelles

²  Quick stats: Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Sleep (PASS) Indicators — Canada.ca