All Benefits technology articles – Page 22
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ArticleOnly 13% are comfortable asking for time off due to mental ill health
Only 1 in 10 (13%) UK employees revealed that they are comfortable enough to admit to their employers that they need time off for mental ill health, according to research by mental health app Wysa. The findings highlighted that 83% would prefer to talk to a mental health app rather ...
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Supplier articleDESK BOMBING: THE IMPORTANCE OF ESTABLISHING PREFERENCES & BOUNDARIES
Have you been ‘desk bombed’?Has the phrase even entered your vocabulary? It’s a term that entered HR terminology in 2022 and can be attributed to changes in working practises and preferences since returning to the office after the covid-19 lockdown.In this blog, we take a look at: what is desk ...
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Supplier article5 ways to help your staff save during a cost of living crisis
The cost of living crisis is affecting us all - in various degrees and in different ways.As prices surge everywhere you look, from supermarket shelves to your energy meter, the idea of trying to set aside savings seems impossible.But the lack of a cash buffer is causing many people stress ...
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AnalysisWill automation and AI revolutionise the world of benefits in 2023?
Need to know:The use of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation in employee benefits is growing.This can help employees receive personalised recommendations.Employers can also benefit from greater insight around benefit schemes.Artificial intelligence (AI) and greater automation are infiltrating almost every area of business, and employee benefits is no exception. It is ...
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Case StudiesSnowflake measures success of automated benefits programme
As a rapidly growing international cloud computing business, Snowflake knew it could no longer rely on a manual benefits system and started to look for a digital alternative.Jennifer Burnett, director, US benefits, says: “We wanted a platform that could be a single point of truth for employees; one place for ...
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Supplier articleOne in three firms 'wellbeing-washing'
We’re all talking much more about mental health than ever before - especially at work.Society’s come leaps and bounds in recent years with regards to having open conversations about the challenges we face - from worries about money to stress around juggling our jobs with childcare - and many businesses ...
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Supplier articleHow to make the most of your new fitness tracking gadget
From Apple Watch, Garmin, and Coros, here’s the best features of your new smartwatchWith so many people making health-related New Year’s resolutions, a great gift this Christmas is a new fitness tracker. Such smartwatches are definitely popular as recent research from Deloitte's Digital Consumer Trends Report shows that 19.2m health ...
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Supplier articleHow to poach-proof your team in 2023
Expanding your business with the best talent is an essential step in growing the company. Unfortunately, every other company in the world has the exact same agenda, so you’re competing with their best efforts to attract and retain top-tier talent, too.While a signed contract signifies commitment, temptation will always lurk ...
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Supplier articleThe True Cost of Eldercare Absenteeism
And the implications to productivity, finances and wellbeingThere are a multitude of workplace benefits out there to help with annual leave, mental health, child care and remote working. Each one is designed to boost workplace culture and ensure organisations can retain and recruit the very best employees. You could say ...
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Supplier articleWhy your benefits package isn’t very beneficial
A good workplace benefits package is the perfect way to show that your company cares about its employees both at work and during life outside the office. Attractive benefits help your business to stand out to new recruits, particularly among younger Millennial and Gen Z workers who look for more ...
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AnalysisBuyer’s guide to financial education
What is financial education? Financial education as a benefit can take many forms. At its simplest, it could mean providing online or workplace-based resources which employees can access in order to boost their understanding of their finances and the benefits available to them. At the higher end, financial education programmes ...
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Supplier article2023 Employee Benefits Trends: How do your benefits stack up?
Through 2022, we all faced quite volatile macroenvironmental circumstances to say the least.Through 2023, businesses will face recessionary challenges along with changing employee expectations.Employee benefits will play a key role in supporting the overall pay, benefits and compensation package to help employers build and maintain strong teams and weather the ...
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ArticleGlamorgan County Cricket Club becomes Disability Confident Committed employer
Glamorgan County Cricket Club has been accredited as a level one Disability Confident Committed employer.The club pledged to ensure its recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, to communicate and promote vacancies, offer interviews to disabled people, anticipate and provide reasonable adjustments as required, support any existing employee who acquires a ...
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Supplier articleTips for the workplace: hybrid working and loneliness
“There’s a future where you never leave your home and after COVID is over, the most dangerous thing will be loneliness,” said Airbnb cofounder and CEO Brian Chesky at a recent conference. The comment was made when discussing the impact of remote and hybrid working on workers and organisations.Before the ...
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Supplier article5 reasons why you should support your employees' financial literacy
Financial literacy is a term you may be hearing more and more these days, but what does it actually mean?Put simply, financial literacy is the level of knowledge you need to make well-informed decisions about your finances. Rather than a random stab in the dark, you’re equipped with the right ...
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Supplier article3 ways to care for your team’s mental wellbeing this holiday season (and yours too!)
Author: Jennifer Gendron - Global Chief Commercial Officer at Koa Health - Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing Solutions The holidays can feel unduly stressful, as if all of us are rushing so that we can relax. With end-of-year deadlines and other time-sensitive priorities, everyone is ...
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Supplier articleTop tips to help employees manage their money this festive season
After months of rising prices, this fast-approaching festive season may be a daunting prospect for many when we consider what is usually spent on purchasing gifts, clothing, and decorations, as well as nights out or hosting Christmas dinner. For example, the Bank of England estimates that we spend on average ...
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Supplier articleTop tips to help employees manage their money this festive season
After months of rising prices, this fast-approaching festive season may be a daunting prospect for many when we consider what is usually spent on purchasing gifts, clothing, and decorations, as well as nights out or hosting Christmas dinner. For example, the Bank of England estimates that we spend on average ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Organon introduces digital health support for employees
Credit: Formatoriginal / Shutterstock.comGlobal healthcare business Organon has introduced access to health support from digital app Peppy via Axa Health, for all of its 600 UK-based employees and their partners.Employees will be able to receive menopause, fertility and reproductive health, women’s health, family and baby, men’s health and other areas ...
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ArticleWatch Employee Benefits’ free women’s health webinar
Employee Benefits’ webinar, How important is women’s health at work?, is now available to watch for free on demand. The webinar, in association with Peppy, was broadcast live at 11am on Wednesday 7 December. Debbie Lovewell-Tuck, editor of Employee Benefits, was joined by Sam Blevins, health and ...