All Employee wellbeing articles – Page 10
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Article48% of employers improve employee wellbeing during Covid-19
Almost half (48%) of employers have improved their wellbeing strategies since the Coronavirus pandemic has forced the majority of employees to work from home, according to research by fit4thefight.Its survey of 2,000 employees in April 2020, also found that one in four (24%) of employers are actively addressing employee wellbeing ...
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Supplier articleWatch the recording: Nurturing employee morale and supporting wellbeing
Want to learn how HR leaders are navigating changing priorities and increasing stress, while nurturing employee morale and supporting wellbeing?Watch the recording of our latest webinar to discover how to:Strengthen culture and connect employees as businesses work harder than ever to connect new remote teams and essential workers.Reinforce your purpose ...
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Supplier articleGoing above and Beyond during Corona Virus; Tadworth Grove
Working together as one teamWe work as one team at Tadworth Grove Care Home. We’re always thinking of new ways to entertain and appeal to our residents’ interests. Whatever they are. Everyone gets involved, from choosing activities such as afternoon tea to our nutritious menu, that is filled with resident ...
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Supplier articleSix ways to stay calm in the wake of Coronavirus
How many times have you Googled the word Coronavirus in the last 24 hours? Or maybe you haven’t needed to, because it’s everywhere you turn. Cobra meetings, updates, statements, Tweets… The current socioeconomic climate can be overwhelming. It can seem impossible to strike a balance between staying informed to remain ...
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Supplier articleHow HR can ride the tidal wave of a disrupted workforce
With the onset of the Coronavirus has come with it a tidal wave of communications, fears, behaviours and mental health matters that, likely, we’ve never had to deal with before and certainly on not such an unprecedented scale. We’re all trying to react, cope and plan at pace to ensure ...
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Supplier articleHow much do you need to pay for your benefits platform?
We are living in unprecedented times across the globe. Times that call for courage and vision by its leaders to take the right steps in managing the COVID-19 pandemic crisis and come up with practical solutions to take us forward. This is no different in the employee benefits industry.While it ...
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Supplier articleWhen lockdown ends, will your business be ready to start again?
Increasingly, health and wellbeing in the workplace is being globally recognised as key drivers of socio-economic development. With the large impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on people, businesses and entire countries, the world of work will begin to look differently going forward.Whilst businesses and HR professionals have been slowly ...
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Supplier articleKeeping colleagues connected through continued lockdown
As the lockdown continues, it is challenging our work culture and risks people feeling isolated from the camaraderie among colleagues.Four weeks in and most businesses have mastered the wealth of tech including Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Slack while the likes of ‘HouseParty’ and WhatsApp Groups are helping on the social ...
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Supplier article5 ways to achieve a work-life balance while working from home
When working from home exclusively the boundaries between your personal and professional lives start to blur and what once was a haven to escape the daily demands and pressures of the workday, has now become a dual-purposed vicinity. Working from home allows for somewhat more flexibility which can help with ...
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Supplier articleImproving Sleep During Lockdown
For your average commuter with a well-established routine, this new lifestyle of working at home has the potential to drastically impact sleep patterns. It’s easier than ever to slip into bad screen-time habits, such as Netflix binge-watching or spending more time on social media before bed. Not only this, but ...
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ArticleGovernment introduces £60,000 life assurance scheme for front-line healthcare workers
Front-line health and care employees in England will be covered by a life assurance scheme that financially benefits their family if they die due to Covid-19 (Coronavirus).On 27 April 2020, the government announced bereaved family members will receive £60,000, totaling approximately double the average pensionable pay for NHS employees.The government ...
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Supplier articleSocial wellbeing: Where workplace loneliness and diversity meet
At first glance, social wellbeing may seem like a relatively isolated division of wellbeing – or even a less-important one compared to say financial or mental wellbeing. But like all intersections of wellbeing, it contributes to a wider picture of wellness as a whole, and in turn informs employee experience.Positive ...
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Supplier articleHelping employees stay motivated with Recognition
Finding motivation and staying focused can be difficult for employees not used to working from home. Even for those who are, the added anxieties associated with a pandemic, plus the pressure of keeping families occupied or having someone in the house on furlough can all create a distracting and disengaging ...
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Supplier articleTop tips to keep employee morale high
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic is being felt globally. One of the ways it is having an impact is by forcing people to work remotely. This can result in staff feeling more isolated or anxious, which is a concern for responsible employers and can result in lower productivity across ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: How are employees coping during lockdown?
How are your employees coping with life under lockdown? While the government’s extension of lockdown and social distancing measures was not unexpected, it may have evoked mixed emotions for some. While most will undoubtedly understand and appreciate the steps that are being taken to minimise the impact of Covid-19, many ...
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Supplier articleGoing above and Beyond during Corona Virus; HillHouse
Keeping family connected during these difficult timesWe know the importance of family contact for our residents and we’ve seen great support from relatives to the measures we took to keep their loved ones and our people safe. For some of our residents who are used to seeing family members on ...
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Supplier articleGoing above and Beyond during Corona Virus; Bayford House
Inter-generational communication continues to bring smiles to our residentsBupa’s Bayford House Care Home in Newbury has been delivering elderly nursing and residential care for the past 30 years.Over the past few weeks, our care homes have been lucky enough to receive an abundance of beautiful cards, letters and drawings from ...
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OpinionCarol Clarke: SDL stays in touch virtually with global workforce to support their wellbeing
SDL has over 4,500 employees across 39 countries and 60 offices around the world. Covid-19 (Coronavirus) has changed the way we work and collaborate with our colleagues and, even though we have supported agile working for many years, it is still a huge change for our global teams.One of our ...
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OpinionShabnam Ramzan: Snowflake supports the overall wellbeing of staff during a crisis
At Snowflake, our people are our greatest asset and we want to make sure that Snowflake is a great and safe place to work. One way that we can do this is by offering a comprehensive range of employee benefits that are designed to help look after health, wellbeing and ...
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AnalysisHow can employers support the health and wellbeing of a global workforce during a health crisis?
Need to know:The Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic is an unprecedented situation but international healthcare plans will already have provisions in place for such a situation.Benefits such as employee assistance programmes and telemedicine help to support global workforces by providing 24-hour-a-day access to support and medical advice.If evacuation is not an option ...