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Article25% of employees have not had a wellbeing check-in during lockdown
Just days before the one-year anniversary of lockdown, research by Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) has revealed that a quarter of staff have still not had a wellbeing check-in since the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic started.Timed to coincide with MHFA’s ‘My Whole Self Day’, the survey further found that nearly a ...
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ArticleEmployers ignoring employee mental health
A week before the one-year anniversary of lockdown, damning research by Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) reveals many employees have yet to receive any form of wellbeing support from their employer.Timed to coincide with MHFA’s ‘My Whole Self Day’, today's research has found that since the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic started, ...
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ArticleHR professionals report low morale
HR and benefits professionals are employees too – and according to a new report, it is they who continue to feel undervalued, citing feelings of an 'us' and 'them' culture with HR being excluded from the top table.According to HR and payroll software provider Natural HR's research, HR in 2021 ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: TSB takes a proactive approach to employee wellbeing and mental health
Employee Benefits Insights 2021: TSB's approach to employee wellbeing follows a cycle of support, which includes building resilience and raising awareness of mental health.In a virtual session entitled Building resilient teams – a whole-person, whole-organisation approach, sponsored by Unmind, Sarah McPake, head of talent, insights and inclusion at TSB (pictured), ...
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ArticleCMAC unveils 'Time Out’ wellness week
Managed transport and accommodation group CMAC is planning to stage a number of employee wellbeing events from Monday (22 March).The organisation's ‘Time Out Week’ aims to encourage its 150 workers to make time to take breaks, and give them tools to manage their mental health and resilience during lockdown.Time Out ...
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ArticleWorkers ‘desperate' for wellbeing support
Research from global health services company Cigna has revealed workers are in serious need of more employer wellbeing support, with two-thirds claiming they are ‘desperate’ for bosses to find ways to help them cope with life's challenges.The survey found that two-thirds (66%) of staff said they felt they were ‘always-on’, ...
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ArticleBP employees to work from home twice a week
BP has joined a growing list of large corporates making a shift towards more permanent working from home arrangements by asking staff to do so two days a week.The oil company said it expects all of its 25,000 office-based employees to adapt this pattern as part of its move to ...
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ArticlePawternity leave among the perks employees really want
Something for the weekend: Work perks have long been used by employers to inject a feel-good factor into the lives of employees and as a tool to retain top talent, but benefits such as paid pawternity leave haven't always made the cut.Now a new UK poll of 2,000 people by ...
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ArticleBig disconnect revealed in healthcare benefits provision
Research among 2,000 UK employees and HR decision-makers has revealed a big disconnect between what is expected from staff and the benefits provision they receive.Organisations claim they now believe health benefits are the most important when it comes to attracting and retaining talent as they look to grow beyond the ...
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ArticleHMRC taskforce created to investigate furlough fraud among employers
Budget 2021: Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has announced the creation of a ‘taskforce’ to tackle fraud within the furlough scheme.Sunak revealed a £100 million investment in the HM Revenues and Customs' (HMRC) Taxpayer Protection Taskforce to crack down on those who defraud Covid-19 (Coronavirus) government support initiatives, including ...
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ArticleGovernment retains income tax exemptions for employees' Covid-19 tests
Budget 2021: Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has announced that the income tax exemptions for Covid-19 tests and home office expenses will be extended.In his Budget 2021, Sunak announced that the tax exemption and national insurance contributions (NICs) disregard for Covid-19 (Coronavirus) antigen tests provided by, or reimbursed by, ...
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ArticleSick pay rebate scheme to continue for SMEs
Budget 2021: Delivering his Budget to the House of Commons, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has confirmed that the statutory sick pay (SSP) rebate scheme for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will remain in place.The scheme, which was announced at last year’s March Budget, allows SME employers to claim ...
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ArticleFuel duty frozen for eleventh year
Budget 2021: In his Budget 2021 speech, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced a freeze on fuel duty rates for the eleventh year running.Addressing the House of Commons, Sunak announced that fuel duty will remain frozen at 57.95p per litre for both petrol and diesel.Sunak also announced that fuel ...
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ArticleHavas UK rolls out wellbeing app to 2,200 staff
Advertising agency Havas UK has announced it is this week starting a full company-wide roll-out of wellbeing app YuLife to all of its 2,200 staff, after a successful trial with around 110 workers during 2020.Life insurance firm YuLife de-risks employers’ workforces by encouraging individuals to make health-improving behavioural changes through ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Less than half of UK firms have a wellbeing strategy
Despite being nearly a year into lockdown, less than half of businesses (44%) have a wellbeing strategy in place, according to Aon research exclusively shared with www.employeebenefits.co.uk.The study polled 332 employee benefits and rewards specialists for the company's UK benefits and trends survey 2021 and found that only a minority ...
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ArticleWall's finds happiness more valued than pay
Something for the weekend: “My boss told me to have a good day. So I went home.” It’s an old joke but one employers might be heeding after Wall's research revealed that 78% of people believe happiness and wellbeing should be prioritised over money.The global survey of 12,500 people by ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: Flexible working is good for business
Earlier this week, we reported that HSBC is planning to drastically cut back on its office space – by 40% globally – in a move towards more permanent flexible working arrangements.Brought about “by a very different style of working post-Covid than we had before”, other banks have announced similar measures ...
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OpinionDr Carolyn Axtell: Remote working requires regular wellbeing conversations
As a result of restrictions during the pandemic, more people are working from home and are using online meeting platforms to collaborate with others. There are some efficiencies and benefits related to this way of working as people don’t have to travel between meeting rooms and can flip from meeting ...
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Case StudiesThe Unmistakables uses multiple lines of communication to check in with employees
Asad Dhunna is the CEO of The Unmistakables, a London-based diversity and inclusion agency that aims to help organisations become more representative from the inside out. The business was founded in 2018 and employs 12 members of staff. For Dhunna, staff welfare and supporting employees to lead balanced lives has ...
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AnalysisHow can employers cut through video-call fatigue to communicate benefits efficiently?
Need to know:Employees are struggling with communication overload; employers can reduce overwhelming them by breaking information down into bite-sized pieces.Employers have many options available to them for communicating benefits to a remote workforce, including newsletters, infographics and quizzes.Kindness, compassion and trust trump traditional formal benefits in these uncertain times.Cronkshaw Fold ...