All Editorial articles – Page 35
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OpinionProfessor Andrew Smith: The changing nature of work, resilience and mental wellbeing
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused many changes in the nature of work. These challenging times may reduce wellbeing and there is a need to review current knowledge about work and wellbeing, and develop approaches to cope with new issues.The first phase is education and many organisations are now used to ...
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Case StudiesTime Etc's organisational culture builds resilience among employees
Some organisations were better prepared for the Covid-19 pandemic because they had already established a culture that strengthened resilience among their employees, including Time Etc, a Birmingham-based virtual assistant service that employs around 40 people in its head office.Barnaby Lashbrooke, chief executive officer (CEO), says: “Resilience has little to do ...
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Supplier articlePain management consultation: What employers need to know
With musculoskeletal (MSK) problems accounting for two fifths (40%) of all sickness absence before the pandemic, and predictions of an increase in MSK related insurance claims due to inadequate home working arrangements, eating more and exercising less over the last few months, it seems timely that NICE is suggesting a ...
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Supplier articleHome working not working from home
As remote working has suddenly become the norm, it’s time to ponder what that really means.Picture this. The sun is warming your face. The fresh air is filling your lungs. You raise your coconut to sip your drink, but the gentle breeze moves the straw. You chase it with your ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Zurich UK to discuss embracing flexible-working at EB Reset 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Emma Francis, diversity and inclusion lead at insurance organisation Zurich UK will discuss how businesses, have and can, further adapt to flexible working among their workforce at Employee Benefits Reset 2020.The strategy session titled ‘Embracing flexible working’ will take place at 2.30pm on Monday 5 October in the first ...
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ArticleScottish government introduces mental health support package for school staff
The Scottish government has introduced a new funding package to support the mental health of employees working at schools due to the pressures of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, effective October 2020.The mental health support, provided by Barnardo’s Scotland, and charity Place2Be, will provide online one-to-one counselling sessions, as well as ...
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Supplier articlePreparing for a possible second wave of Coronavirus - is there anything you can do?
Despite lots of countries making strides to keep coronavirus under control, the fact is that this bug is still out there. At the moment, it’s not currently known how many of us have immunity to it. Estimates vary widely, and there’s a lot of speculation going on. Governments are trying ...
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OpinionMatthew Lawrence: How technology has a role to play in improving employees' resilience
You have got that call to return, a dozen urgent emails to respond to, a podcast you have been meaning to listen to, 8,764 steps still to walk, your latest online credit card statement to pay… and it is not even 9am. Know the feeling?On a day-to-day basis, benefits are ...
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Case StudiesNHS Property Services adopts flexible-working policy to manage change
When lockdown restrictions were imposed during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic in March 2020, employers like NHS Property Services (NHSPS) were faced with having to make significant changes to their businesses.With 1,000 of its 5,000 of its employees working primarily in office-based roles, NHSPS initially found it challenging to address the ...
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AnalysisHow can employers manage the impact of change on their employees?
Need to know: The Covid-19 pandemic has created huge amounts of change in the way employees work and organisations operate.Employers can introduce initiatives to help build and support resilience among employees.Pulse surveys and benefits, such as recognition programmes, can support this aim.The Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has brought sharp shifts of ...
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OpinionAlison Bernard: Supporting employees through Covid-19
We are living through turbulent times, and many people are experiencing grief, loss, anger and frustration due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. The division between work and life has never been more blurred, and as employers, we need to respect and support our people and the myriad emotions they are ...
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OpinionDebbie Lovewell-Tuck: Boosting resilience remains key priority
As our Resilience Week, in association with Aon, draws to a close, it is time to reflect on some of the trends and issues currently shaping employers’ strategies in this area.There are few that would dispute that 2020 has been a challenging year. Very few of us are likely to ...
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Supplier articleInsurance & Wellbeing: Getting The Right Mix Of Benefits For 2021
With the coronavirus pandemic showing little sign of coming to an end anytime soon, many companies are looking at the group risk and health insurances that they have in place to review their needs going forward.Discussions within the industry highlight that many business owners want to know how these types ...
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Article67% of staff are looking forward to connecting with colleagues when returning to the office
Just over two-thirds (67%) employees in the UK are most looking forward to communicating with their fellow colleagues when returning to the office, according to research by CIPHR.The study of 1,000 UK employees, published in September 2020, also found that over half (53%) are looking forward to free food and ...
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Supplier article2020: Year of the health benefits acceleration
Covid-19 has forced employee wellbeing into the limelight and made businesses take their employees’ health seriously. Host, Gethin Nadin, and special guest, Chris Rofe discuss how Covid-19 has accelerated workplace wellbeing initiatives and increased employee demand for healthcare benefits.Chris joins us from our partners at Lockton – the world’s largest ...
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Supplier articleAIB partners with Gympass to give employees ‘anytime, anywhere’ access to wellness solutions
AIB, a leading financial services group predominantly based in the Republic of Ireland, has partnered with Gympass, the UK’s largest corporate wellness platform, to bring its 9,500-strong workforce ‘anytime, anywhere’ access to wellness solutions.The Gympass partnership gives AIB employees access to over 2,000 fitness facilities, alongside a wealth of ...
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ArticleZurich UK introduces flexible-working policy for 4,500 employees
Insurance organisation Zurich UK has introduced a permanent flexible-working policy for its 4,500 employees due to the high demand for remote working since the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.This new policy is an extension of the original flexible working policy the organisation had in place prior to the pandemic. Employees now have ...
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Supplier articleHow to communicate with remote workers
By Alana Kiner, Client Success Manager at Reward GatewayAt the start of the pandemic, many companies whose workforces were entirely office-based had to transition overnight to being fully remote. Keeping employees connected, engaged and happy was a challenge many businesses faced.One of our clients, C Space, encountered these issues as ...
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Supplier articlePing pong holds the secret to post-Covid employee benefits
Employee Benefits. Table Tennis. There’s not an obvious connection. But the attitudes towards this mini game of back and forth could be telling.It’s March 2020, and things are a bit weird. Scrap that, things are unprecedented. We’re all being confined to our homes to escape a threat that we don’t ...
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Supplier articleFive ways to support your employees’ mental health in the workplace
2020 has been – oh, go on, let’s say it – an unprecedented year: COVID-19 has brought unforeseen challenges and upheaval on a huge scale, fundamentally changing the way we socialise, travel, shop and work. Successful organisations have remained sensitive to these developments and conscious of their inevitable toll on ...