All articles by Debbie Lovewell-Tuck – Page 25
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19: Punter Southall insight - Are your organisation’s healthcare benefits fit for purpose?
When was the last time your organisation properly reviewed employee healthcare benefits?In the last few years, much of employers’ attention around their employee benefits has been focused on pensions. Auto-enrolment and more recently, April 2015’s pension freedoms, have seen organisations directing their energy and budgets to delivering effective retirement solutions ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Should enhanced leave be extended to all staff?
How far should employers go in supporting employees’ circumstances outside of the workplace?Earlier this week, employee engagement firm Reward Gateway revealed that it is introducing unlimited fully paid leave globally for parents who are primary carers during the first year after the birth or adoption of a child.Permitting staff such ...
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ArticleBenefits can offer a real enhancement
According to Japanese author Haruki Murakami: “Image is everything. You don’t spare any expense to create the right image. And word of mouth is critical. Once you get a good reputation, momentum will carry you.”This is certainly true in the corporate world where reputation can directly impact on the bottom ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: How effective is the national living wage?
The national living wage was back in the headlines this week, when restaurant chain Zizzi was reported to have reviewed how tips are distributed to waiting staff and to have cut back on the choice of free meals offered to employees.Even before the national living wage came into effect earlier ...
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ArticleA multi-generational workforce presents challenges and opportunities
Few employers now will not have personal experience of having five generations of employees in the workplace – and the challenges and opportunities this presents.Certainly, having members of the baby-boomer generation, and the wealth of knowledge and experience they have amassed during their careers, working alongside members of generation Z ...
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16, Westfield Health: We are sitting ourselves to death
It has been almost 10 years since smoking was banned in public places in the UK and it seems a lifetime ago that little groups would regularly disappear from the office for breaks throughout the day for their nicotine fix in the cold.Although the health implications of smoking are well-documented, ...
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14, VSP insight: Blue light from digital devices – Is it impacting employees?
According to research by eMarketer, published in September 2015, UK adults are averaging more than eight hours per day on digital devices. We are continuing to hear more about the increase in reports of eye strain and visual fatigue related to digital devices. It is part of a wave of ...
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13, Simplyhealth: Tackling the workplace’s last taboo
Sleepless nights, feelings of panic, anxiety and a lack of concentration will never be conducive to an engaged and productive workforce. None of us should have to live with the symptoms of too much mental or emotional pressure on a daily basis, but the reality is that a huge number ...
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8, Denplan: Placing oral health at the heart of employee wellbeing
Some 82% of employers that provide a dental plan for staff believe that this enhances employee wellbeing, according to the Corporate decision maker’s survey, published by Denplan in xx 2016. The survey also showed that the number of organisations offering dental insurance as an employee benefit has also been steadily ...
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10, Health Shield: A flexible future for health cash plans
Health cash plans are a simple and affordable way for employers to look after the health and wellbeing of their employees. They can help organisations of all shapes and sizes to reduce absenteeism, improve their duty of care, and increase the morale and productivity of their workforce.With UK organisations now ...
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6 Cigna: Back in control
Problems such as back, neck and muscle pain are the most common cause of workplace absence, according to the Sickness absence in the workplace report, published by the Office for National Statistics in February 2014. Musculoskeletal issues also account for the largest amount of healthcare spend across different industry sectors. ...
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45 Axa industry insight: Shaping up now and for the future: How a positive wellbeing strategy drives better physical and mental health
There is much more to managing wellbeing at work than simply knowing what makes employees happy. Employees today are coping with a vast range of physical, psychological and social factors, all of which can have a huge impact on their performance. What can an employer do to help?Driving healthy behaviours ...
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33 Benefex industry insight: The psychology behind financial wellbeing
It has been suggested that economics is a branch of psychology. So it stands to reason that an individual’s attitude to financial wellbeing is rooted firmly in their mindset.In 2002 I graduated with a degree in psychology. Although useful at times, never has it become more vital to my work ...
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39, Punter Southall Industry insight: Why wellness in the workplace is changing the face of employee benefits
· Wellness in the workplace has undergone significant growth in the past three years (up by 274%). It is estimated that by the end of this decade, we could see wellness strategies within over 75% of organisations.· Nearly 40% of employers which offer wellness strategies do so to increase ...
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Article23% have seen retirement plans impacted by low interest rates
Just under a quarter (23%) of respondents expect to have to work past the age of 65 due to the impact of low interest rates on their retirement savings, according to research by Canada Life Group Insurance.Its survey of 855 full and part-time employees found that among this group, 16% ...
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Article28% cite flexible working as a factor in remaining with current employer
More than a quarter (28%) of respondents say that the ability to work flexibly has been a factor in them remaining with their current employer, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).Its Employee outlook April 2016: Focus commuting and flexible working, which surveyed 1,051 working ...
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OpinionGwyneth Williams: The great gender divide
In February, the government published its draft gender pay gap regulations, expected to come into force in October 2016. The gender pay gap is hardly a new phenomenon (the Equal Pay Act was introduced over 45 years ago in 1970), nor has the subject been short of publicity in recent ...
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AnalysisUnderstanding pensions governance
From April 2015, all firms that operate workplace pension schemes have been required to establish and maintain an independent governance committee (IGC), which has a clear duty to act independently of the business. All IGCs must produce a publicly available annual report setting out information on the schemes’ value for ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Success deserves to be celebrated
One of the things I love most about my role – and there are many – is judging the Employee Benefits Awards each year. One of the reasons I became a journalist is that I’m intrinsically curious and the whole judging process presents a real insight into what employers are ...
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ArticleSporting life is a rich repository of lessons
The political unrest in Brazil is currently overshadowing preparations for this year’s Olympic games for many. Yet, when the curtain rises on the opening ceremony, eyes around the world will be on Rio to support and cheer on their national teams.As the competition gets underway, spectators could take away much ...