All Employee wellbeing articles – Page 30

  • katherine chapman
    Opinion

    Katherine Chapman: Living wage brings clear benefits to employees and employers

    13 August 2019

    The Social Metrics Commission's Measuring poverty report, published in July 2019, found that 14 million people are now in poverty, with four million trapped in 'deep poverty', with incomes at least 50% below the official breadline. What is perhaps equally as shocking is that many of these people are in ...

  • poverty
    Analysis

    How can employers tackle in-work poverty?

    13 August 2019

    Need to know:Identifying employees struggling with in-work poverty is difficult, but offering universal solutions can ensure that financial wellbeing initiatives benefit all those in need.Simple measures, such as exploring how to best manage overtime or introducing flexible working, can help staff improve their finances more effectively.A financial wellbeing strategy that ...

  • Alfie-Stirling
    Article

    Think tank proposes increases to wages and annual leave to boost UK’s productivity

    12 August 2019

    Image credit: NEFBritish think tank the New Economics Foundation (NEF) has proposed that minimum wages and statutory paid holiday entitlement be increased in order to improve the UK’s productivity.The Time for demand: Boosting productivity with public investment, minimum wages and paid holiday report, published in August 2019, suggested that bolstering ...

  • Gatwick-Airport
    Article

    Gatwick Airport to introduce bus service for 20,000 on-site employees

    9 August 2019

    West Sussex-based Gatwick Airport has announced that it will be introducing a new shared bus service for the 20,000 individuals working on-site, 2,500 of whom are employed directly by the airport itself, to provide a more cost-effective, stress-free and sustainable commute.The new bus service, provided by Zeelo, has been designed ...

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    Supplier article

    VSP Vision Care outlines the need for keeping an eye on glaucoma

    8 August 2019

    Many authorities now recognise diabetes as a major health threat that can be identified via signs of early onset detected during comprehensive eye exams. But another major candidate for early detection is glaucoma, a complicated disease that damages the optic nerve and leads to progressive, irreversible vision loss.Often considered the ...

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    Supplier article

    Top tips for reducing eye strain in the digital workplace from VSP Vision Care

    8 August 2019

    In an increasingly digital age, how many hours a day do you spend staring at a screen? An hour? Three to four hours? More? According to recent findings from The Vision Council, 60% of us spend five or more hours a day with our eyes fixed on a smartphone, laptop, ...

  • support
    Article

    EXCLUSIVE: Only 10% do not currently offer mental wellbeing support to employees

    7 August 2019

    EXCLUSIVE: Only 10% of respondents do not currently offer any form of mental wellbeing education or support, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Benefits research 2019, which surveyed 290 HR decision-makers and was published in May 2019, found that the number of organisations that do not offer mental wellbeing support ...

  • BD-Network
    Article

    EXCLUSIVE: BD Network introduces wellbeing credit accounts for all staff

    7 August 2019

    EXCLUSIVE: Marketing agency BD Network has launched a new wellbeing benefit for its 50 London-based employees, aiming to support staff wellness and facilitate fitness opportunities.The new benefit, provided by GoSweat, was implemented on Friday 2 August 2019. It provides each member of staff with their own GoSweat account, which is ...

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    Supplier article

    11 exercises to do at your office desk

    7 August 2019

    Sitting for hours on end at your desk isn’t doing your health any wonders… We spend too much time tied to our desks buried in emails and work. The modern workplace has changed and we pass the majority of time sat down. Therefore, it is important for you to have ...

  • counselling
    Article

    EXCLUSIVE: Four-fifths offer counselling services or EAPs

    5 August 2019

    EXCLUSIVE: Counselling or employee assistance programmes (EAPs) are offered by 82% of organisations, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Benefits research 2019, which surveyed 290 HR decision-makers and was published in May 2019, also found that this is a considerable rise from the 69% that used EAPs in 2018, demonstrating ...

  • David-Capper
    Article

    Half of employees suffer workplace stress and anxiety during summer

    5 August 2019

    Almost half (48%) of employee respondents experience workplace stress and anxiety over the summer months, according to research by Westfield Health.The Wellbeing index report, which surveyed 2,014 UK employees and 250 HR professionals in June 2019, also found that 37% of HR staff feel that their organisation does not do ...

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    Supplier article

    How to fit exercise into your working life

    5 August 2019

    When you decide to become healthier, it can be difficult to fit exercise into your working life. We all have very busy schedules and sometimes cutting out that time for exercise can seem like a mission. However, scheduling exercise into your working life doesn’t have to be stressful.Create a fitness ...

  • Work-life-balance
    Article

    Poll: 22% do not have the resources to offer life leave to employees

    2 August 2019

    Employee Benefits poll: Around a fifth (22%) of Employee Benefits readers do not have the resources to offer a life leave benefit to their employees.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 37 responses, also found that 19% believe their organisations would be interested in providing life leave as an ...

  • Confessions
    Article

    Confessions of a benefits manager: Candid conducts a risk assessment

    2 August 2019

    There is some guy called standing by my desk with a clipboard. He is ticking boxes furiously. Erm, can I help you? I ask. He frowns and holds out a hand reluctantly. I’m Ben, senior health and safety consultant, he tells me. That’s a relief, for a minute I thought ...

  • physio
    Article

    EXCLUSIVE: Access to on-site physio and massage therapy has increased by a quarter

    31 July 2019

    EXCLUSIVE: Access to an on-site physiotherapist or massage therapist increased by 24 percentage points between 2018 and 2019, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Benefits research 2019 report, which surveyed 290 HR decision-makers and was published in May 2019, also found that access to subsidised catering has risen by 16 ...

  • Gymshark
    Article

    Gymshark sees 91% of staff log on to benefits platform since October 2016

    31 July 2019

    As of July 2019, online fitness clothing and accessories retailer Gymshark has seen 91% of its 300 UK-based employees log on to its employee benefits platform since its launch.The Birmingham-based organisation partnered with Perkbox in October 2016 to launch the platform, aligning with Gymshark’s commitment to focus on employee wellbeing.The ...

  • Maria-Miller
    Article

    Women and Equalities Committee puts discrimination responsibility on employers

    31 July 2019

    The Women and Equalities Committee has recommended that the emphasis for raising workplace discrimination issues should lie with employers, public authorities and service providers, rather than individual employees.The Committee published its tenth Enforcing the Equality Act: The law and the role of the Equality and Human Rights Commission report on ...

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    Supplier article

    The cost of cancer

    31 July 2019

    The cost of cancer on your private medical coverCancer is having a significant impact on the UK population. Every day more than 980 people are diagnosed with cancer.1 Earlier diagnosis now provides better hope of beating the disease. However, while the annual scale and costs of treatments are on the ...

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    Supplier article

    How to make your health a priority this summer

    30 July 2019

    The summer holidays can become a little bit hectic when the kids are off and you have lots going. From holidays to normal day-to-day life, healthy habits can often fall to the back of your priority list and understandably so. It’s important to try to keep healthy habits at the ...

  • Matthew-Jackson
    Article

    Three-fifths cite attracting and retaining talent as top objective for 2019

    29 July 2019

    Almost three-fifths (56%) of employers cite attracting and retaining talent as the top objective for their benefits strategy in 2019, compared to 82% in 2018, according to research by Thomsons Online Benefits.Its Innovation generation: The big HR tech disconnect 2019/20 report, which surveyed 380 global HR and reward professionals with ...