All Benefits technology articles – Page 31
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Supplier articleWHY CULTURE IS CENTRAL TO MANAGING AND SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH AT WORK
If you think that ‘company culture’ amounts to having a table tennis table in the break room, or implementing Dress Down Fridays? Think again! Company culture is incredibly powerful, and impacts everything from key business outcomes through to acquisition, retention, and employee wellbeing. Creating a strong company ...
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AnalysisTop tips for introducing menstrual leave policies
An inclusive culture that supports menstrual health can help to increase employee satisfaction, ensure they feel valued and help them remain productive and engaged in the workplace.Employers can gauge from their employees whether to expand their existing leave policies to include menstruation rather than creating a separate one.When introducing a ...
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ArticlePhoebus Software launches mental health first aider initiative
Specialist software supplier Phoebus Software has trained five mental health first aiders to help any of its 119 members of staff in need of support.The employees who qualified as mental health first aiders have formed a committee to support staff in a confidential and non-judgmental way.On 11 May, during Mental ...
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Supplier articleTHE EMPLOYEE AND BUSINESS BENEFITS OF MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS IN THE WORKPLACE
We’re more stressed at work than ever before, and the impacts of that stress are probably having an impact on your organisation. The Covid-19 pandemic led to a significant spike in mental health issues, which is something that had already been on the rise since 2010, and ...
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ArticleEugene Farrell: Considering apps as part of a wellbeing strategy
Following a 32% growth in 2019 to 2020, there are now more than 350,000 health apps in the market, according to the IQVIA Digital health trends report published in July 2021, with Deloitte estimating more than 20% growth next year too. With one in five health apps supporting mental health, ...
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Supplier articleA fifth of UK adults have had someone trying to scam them out of money
A fifth (21%) of individuals have experienced someone trying to scam them out of their money, savings or investments. Nearly three quarters (71%) of these realised before it was too late, but 29% of those targeted lost money as a result.A survey of 2,000 UK adults was conducted by WEALTH ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid attends team planning meetings.
Big Bad Boss has had something of a promotion; he is now responsible for talent acquisition, as well as reward and HR data. The intention, of course, is that we will all work more closely together in these crazy inflationary times. The reality is rather different.Big Bad Boss has decided ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: GB Bank creates unique benefits proposition as a new organisation
tynanbarton · GB Bank/Employee Benefits podcastPhoto credit: Tom BanksListen: Specialist bank GB Bank faced the challenge of growing and creating its benefits proposition against the backdrop of the pandemic, following its launch in 2017. However, focusing on its employee value proposition during such a tumultuous time meant that it could ...
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Supplier articleHow small businesses can overcome common employee benefits challenges
Employee benefits are an investment in people that can pay real dividends for businesses of any size.Here, we’ll look at some of the common barriers businesses cite when looking to introduce employee benefits.Ultimately, these barriers can be overcome to help make benefits more accessible for more companies and their teams.The ...
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Supplier articleThe impact of money worries - WEALTH at work reveals its latest survey results and what employers can do to help
According to the latest research by the Office for National Statistics, 77% of people over the age of 16 reported feeling “very or somewhat worried about the rising cost of living.”WEALTH at work, a leading financial wellbeing and retirement specialist, has also conducted research that has looked at the impact ...
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Supplier articleWorkplace mental health: why the right foundations matter
Tracey Ward, Head of Business Development & Marketing at Generali UK Employee Benefits interviews Dr Julie Denning, Chartered Health Psychologist and Managing Director of Working To Wellbeing, Chair, Vocational Rehabilitation Association UK In March this year, the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) published its Mental wellbeing at work guidelines ...
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Supplier articleHow global benefits tech can help solve 3 big global benefits challenges
Meeting the needs of any workforce can be a challenge where employees now rightfully expect a more personalised benefits experience.On a global scale, this can be even trickier.There are a ton of different challenges that come with introducing benefits globally.Here, we’ve picked out 3 of the most common challenges and ...
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ArticleAmdocs rolls out unlimited paid holiday to UK staff
Amdocs, a provider of software and services to communications and media firms, is to extend its unlimited paid holiday programme to its UK employees from 1 July.The organisation, which employs 30,000 employees worldwide, with more than 6,000 in Europe and the Middle East and Africa, will allow every UK-based employee ...
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Supplier articleHow to utilise reward and recognition technology effectively
Now more than ever it’s crucial to utilise reward and recognition technology effectively and take reward digital.Hybrid and flexible working have made face-to-face and in-person reward and recognition much more difficult but opened up the world of digital reward and all the features that come with reward and recognition technology.In ...
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Supplier articleWHICH HEALTH AND WELLBEING ACTIVITIES WILL EMPLOYEES ENGAGE WITH AT WORK?
Supporting the wellbeing of your employees has never been more important. Although we appear to be emerging from the other side of Covid-19, the pandemic and lockdowns caused significant job insecurity and strain on our mental health. In fact a study from this year found that more ...
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Supplier articleCivility in the workplace
While a training program on workplace manners and courtesy may seem like overkill, the reality is; rudeness is an epidemic costing industry millions a year. Indeed, what society seems to be gaining in terms of both knowledge and technological advancement, it is losing out on basic social values that directly ...
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ArticlePremier Foods introduces modern working policies
Credit: T. Schneider / Shutterstock.comFood business Premier Foods has launched two new modern working policies this month that have been designed to support its office-based and manufacturing employees going through life-changing events.One of the policies will enable staff going through the menopause, medical treatment relating to gender reassignment or fertility ...
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Supplier articleWHICH TYPES OF REWARDS AND RECOGNITION ARE MOST EFFECTIVE AT ENGAGING EMPLOYEES?
Are your employees engaged? If you are not sure, then it means you haven’t thought about it and that probably means you’ve got an engagement problem. There are multiple ways organisations can engage their employees, but one of the most effective ways is hard work and consistent ...
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Supplier articleWhat is employee experience? Is it just a HR buzzword? What’s the difference?
Not everyone is entirely clear on the difference betweenemployee experience andemployee engagement.While both are important, there are certainly notable differences between the two and it’s necessary to address this distinction.“Employee engagement is a workplace approach resulting in the right conditions for all members of an organisation to give of their ...
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AnalysisMaking the most of employer accreditations
Need to know:Accreditations are proof of the positive work being done by organisations, as well as a long-term commitment to change.The process can be complex, with different challenges depending on the type and the employer, but an accreditation team should be on hand to help.Without a deeper commitment, reaching for ...