All articles by Employee Benefits – Page 28
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Supplier article3 ways to boost productivity (by prioritising mental health)
Author : Stephen Dunne - Chief Product Officer at Koa Health - Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing SolutionsEven as employers continue to increase their investment in employee wellbeing and workplace mental health, companies are losing billions[1] due to poor mental health. And one of the most worrisome mental-health-related problems when ...
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Supplier articleIS CHRISTMAS 2022 CAUSING EMPLOYEE STRESS LEVELS TO RISE?
Halloween is last week’s news, and it is officially acceptable to talk about Christmas – even though, from a business perspective, it’s been on all our minds for a while. It’s also International Stress Awareness Week, so we’re once again focusing on this subject.We recently talked about How to avoid ...
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Supplier articleHOW TO AVOID PRE-CHRISTMAS BURNOUT
With stress Awareness Week just around the corner and the festive season on the horizon, we’re keeping the focus on your employees’ mental and physical wellbeing.For those employees celebrating Christmas, it can be a bittersweet time of the year. On the one hand, you can get a break from work, ...
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Supplier articleRECOGNISE AND REDUCE STRESS IN THE WORKPLACE
Wednesday, 2nd November, is National Stress Awareness Day, and from Monday 7th November, an entire week will be dedicated to stress awareness internationally.It’s essential to keep the information flowing because, as a society, phrases like ‘you’re stressing me out’ are a standard part of our vocabulary, and we’re at risk ...
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Supplier articleHOW YOUR CHRISTMAS REWARDS CAN MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE
We’re living in a climate of uncertainty and a cost-of-living crisis. Quite rightly, mental health is high on everyone’s agenda, as is the need to focus on the importance of the individual and the need for a work-life balance.The festive season may come with images of bells and all things ...
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Supplier articleAddressing the common pitfalls of employee benefits
What are your employees saying about your employee benefits?The answer to this question might be different for different organisations.Here, we’ll attempt to address the common problems employees typically have with their benefits to help you mitigate against them or solve them moving forward.Sometimes, it’s a simple fix and a case ...
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Supplier articleMENTORING IN THE WORKPLACE: DISCOVER THE BENEFITS TO YOUR BUSINESS
It was National Mentoring Day – a day created to recognise the importance of mentoring in the workplace for the individual, business, and employees. Held annually on 27th October, the mission is to make ‘mentoring accessible to any individual, child, business, or group that needs it, regardless of age, background, ...
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Supplier articleHow a bespoke benefits platform can improve engagement
A bespoke employee benefits platform can be just what you need to suitably reward your team.While an off-the-shelf solution can also work too to house all your company benefits, a bespoke platform can take your benefits to the next level.How bespoke you decide to go with your benefits platform may ...
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Supplier articleREDUCING CONFLICT IN THE WORKPLACE
According to research published by ACAS in 2021, workplace conflict costs UK businesses £28.5 billion annually, working out at around £1000 per employee. Using survey data provided by CIPD, the report found that almost 10 million people suffered conflict in the workplace. In some instances, the conflict proved detrimental to ...
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Supplier articleHow to help your employees make good financial decisions in challenging times
Author : Tracey Ward, Head of Business Development and Marketing at Generali UK Employee BenefitsWhile governments around the world do what they can to tackle inflationary pressures, employers need support to: understand employee needs; help employees make smart financial decisions; and investigate how existing benefits and provider partnerships can help.In ...
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Supplier articleCooper Parry launch a firm-wide volunteering day, resulting in 1286 hours of community action.
Cooper Parry isn’t your average accountancy firm. They’re committed to making life count. Recently Cooper Parry launched a firm-wide annual volunteering day where 247 employees signed up to take part.Over two-thirds of the company workforce put down their tools and took action to help local charities and communities on one ...
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Supplier articleMENOPAUSE IN THE WORKPLACE: A MINDFUL AND SUPPORTIVE APPROACH
Tuesday 18th October is World Menopause Day. This year, television presenter Louise Minchin will be Continuing the Conversation in a partnership between the British Menopause Society and ITN Productions Industry News.You may ask why Sodexo Engage, an employee engagement expert, is joining this conversation. The answer is simple: menopause affects ...
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Supplier articleMaking Sustainability Action Simple - How to Engage Your Whole Team with Doing Good.
So you’ve figured out the goals and targets for your CSR agenda, but how do you move this out of the boardroom to engage your employees, clients, consumers or other stakeholders with your plans?Taking the first steps toward proactively making a difference and caring about other issues apart from profit ...
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CHRISTMAS IN THE OFFICE: HOW TO REMAIN INCLUSIVE
Your workforce is unique and diverse in interests, beliefs, and backgrounds. Employees may be office-based, hybrid, or fully remote. No business looks the same, and each employee is an individual, so why do employers often choose a ‘one-fits-all’ approach to employee Christmas gifts and rewards?From October onwards, Christmas messaging is ...
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Supplier articleMaking the most of mental health support: how to improve take-up
Author: Jamie Styles - People Director at Koa Health - Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing SolutionsFollowing the coronavirus pandemic, a myriad of problems have unfolded for employees and employers alike. Almost 6 times as many employers have indicated an uptick in mental health issues among their staff since the pandemic[1], ...
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Supplier articleHow the workplace can ease the cost of living crisis
The Reward & Employee Benefits Association (REBA) in association with WEALTH at work has launched its new workplace Financial Wellbeing Research 2022, with responses from nearly 300 companies representing around 1 million employees. It found that cost of living concerns are dominating the risks to the workforce’s financial wellbeing.Employers cite ...
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Supplier articleWORK AND LIFE: BOOST EMPLOYEE RETENTION BY CREATING A CULTURE OF FLEXIBILITY
It’s National Work Life Week, organised by Working Families; a UK charity focused on removing the barriers that those responsible for caring for others face in the workplace. This year, the campaign focuses on flexible working and how it’s more important than ever during the cost-of-living crisis.Before the coronavirus pandemic, ...
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Supplier articleBlack History Month At Work
How To Celebrate Black History Month At WorkOctober is a great time to recognize and celebrate Black History Month at work. Black History Month was first celebrated in 1987 after many people felt that black history was not recognized in the UK.A lot of research has gone into the importance ...
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Supplier articleBREAK THROUGH BARRIERS IN THE WORKPLACE THIS DYSLEXIA AWARENESS WEEK
Dyslexia Awareness Week, organised by the British Dyslexia Association, aims to raise awareness about dyslexia and provide resources to schools, businesses, and the public on the 2022 theme of ‘Breaking through Barriers’.As a business that has been awarded ‘Gold’ accreditation for the Investors in People framework, Sodexo Engage focuses strongly ...
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Supplier articleGreen Initiatives In The Workplace: Why Implement Them?
Importance of Green Initiatives in the WorkplaceSustainability in the workplace means that a business uses green initiatives to positively impact the wider environment and society. A report carried out discovered that 77% respondents agreed that companies should be more transparent about their environmental impact and show how they are aiming ...