All articles by Debbie Lovewell-Tuck – Page 27
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9, Building employee engagement with health and wellbeing: Five top tips for HR and benefit professionals
There is more to promoting health and wellbeing in the workplace than adopting healthy living initiatives or introducing new employee benefits. It is about working with employees to develop strategies to improve their health physically and mentally. Providing practical support and building employee engagement is key to achieving this.Building engagement ...
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13, Recognition: creating an internal fan base in an organisation
When recording artists, actors and celebrities scoop awards, they always take time to thank their fans; because it is they that are fundamentally the key to their icon’s success.One stunning example of a fan base’s impact is Beatlemania: the screams of the Beatles’ hordes of supporters were so powerful in ...
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OpinionLovewell's Logic: Why should we celebrate success?
On Wednesday evening, I attended the Top Employers annual certification dinner, which recognised the 71 organisations that have been awarded a place on this year’s list – in a setting that wouldn’t have looked out of place in a Harry Potter novel.The employers recognised this year included: Asda, Estee Lauder ...
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ArticleWeigh up all the pros and cons of technology
Love it or loathe it, there’s no getting away from the fact that technology has made many aspects of our lives much easier. Everyday tasks can now be carried out at a touch of a button wherever we are and it has never been easier to keep in contact with ...
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43, Gymflex industry insight - Fit breaks
It has been nearly 10 years since the smoking ban was first introduced in England and Wales, although it is more like 25 years since employers began herding smokers into a designated area for their regular cigarette breaks. But that is exactly what they were: breaks from work. I even ...
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25, The changing face of health cash plans
The need for employees to find a way to cover healthcare costs is certainly not a new problem. Before the introduction of the National Health Service (NHS), workers had to find a way to provide for themselves and their families in times of sickness and ill health. It was out ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid is wined and dined
Every so often someone from Smarmy Consulting asks me out. I don’t mean in that way; I mean they offer me lunch. I don’t get too worked up about such jollies; I know there is no such thing as a free lunch. The price of this one will be that ...
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5, Cigna industry insight - Taking a global approach to wellbeing
Whether you are in London, Los Angeles or Lagos, it is likely that you will be facing many of the same health risks. Lifestyle-related health issues such as stress, obesity and chronic conditions are common in every developed country around the world, reducing productivity, and pushing up absence and healthcare ...
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9 Aetna industry insight - How to support a global workforce during times of geopolitical crisis
With last year’s terrorist attacks in Paris, the Brussels security lockdown and the downing of the Russian jet, employers are concerned with how they can support both local employees and UK staff based overseas, as well as those travelling abroad on business. What impact have these types of events had ...
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11, Aviva industry insight - International private medical insurance – engulfed by options
The area we think of as the Gulf is a maelstrom of modernist ambition and staunch heritage, driven by aspirations to succeed and guided by desires to conform. For instance: despite its influx of oil-fuelled wealth and supercars per square mile, it may surprise you to learn that the first ...
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OpinionLovewell's Logic: How far should employers go in monitoring staff?
How happy would you feel if you knew your employer was watching every little move you made?If you’re anything like me, I’d imagine the answer would be not very. That’s not because I’m ever trying to get away with spending the day internet shopping or trying to do as little ...
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How to ensure default investment strategies result in good member outcomes
With the majority of defined contribution (DC) pension scheme members using their scheme’s default investment solution, ensuring this is fit for purpose is vital for employers. There are several key issues that they must address to ensure their scheme’s default investment strategy results in good member outcomes. How have April ...
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OpinionLovewell's Logic: Are we heading for the death of email?
Happy New Year!Earlier this week, I read an interesting article exploring whether 2016 will finally see the end of the office email.The idea of banning email for work has been floating around for a few years now, but several organisations have now begun to bite the bullet and move to ...
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ArticleEqual pay for women is still a work in progress
In 1968, a strike by sewing machinists at the Ford Dagenham plant led to the introduction of the Equal Pay Act 1970, which prohibited any less favourable treatment in terms of pay and working conditions between men and women.Yet, despite its initial promise and intentions, just over 45 years later, ...
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41 Simplyhealth industry insight - Flexible benefits – the answer to greater employee engagement
Flexible benefits have certainly taken off in the last few years. With the cost of technology falling and more employers implementing a platform to support their pension auto-enrolment requirements, demand for flex keeps growing.Independent research commissioned by Simplyhealth in July 2015 showed that 51% of corporates surveyed revealed that they ...
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49, Axa industry insight - Creating a positive approach to psychological health
Breaking down stigma is an important first step to tackling the challenges of mental ill health in the workplace, but what else can employers do to encourage better mental health among staff? According to NHS England, there is a clear link between physical and mental ill health, emphasising the importance ...
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43, Aetna industry insight - International medical insurance – extending the care net
Standfirst: Traditional medical insurance is evolving to meet the growing demands of employers and their international workforces.The global nature of today’s commercial landscape has seen organisations expand across international boundaries with increasing frequency. The growing number of globally mobile employees has led to rising expectations of healthcare protection for staff ...
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41, Health Assured industry insight
Stress-related absence levels have risen and the working environment continues to put pressure on individuals. This is often as a result of modern technology preventing individuals from switching off, long working hours and high operational demands on individuals taking precedence over wellbeing.All of these factors take their toll on an ...
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Opinion
3 Sponsor's comment - Switch on to financial wellbeing
Many employees struggle to understand various financial issues that may relate to them and often fail to understand the many benefits on offer in the workplace. I believe employers can help to improve an employee’s financial wellbeing by providing them with the knowledge needed to make informed financial decisions, so ...
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13, Close Brothers industry insight: The importance of selecting the best-fit financial education
Summary box:Initiatives including auto-enrolment, changes to the state pension and the most recent pension freedoms have driven an increase in demand for financial education.But not all financial education solutions are equal and some may not engage with all staff within an organisation and so may not drive the best return ...