All Employee wellbeing articles – Page 4
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: Building Workplace Resilience with Employee Benefits
The pandemic has changed life for many people across the country, not only in terms of how work is organised, but in how employees respond to the demands being placed on them. Work, home and social life have been fused together through home working and an increased number of people ...
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Supplier articleInvestment in employee wellbeing during lockdown pays off
Spending more while business is compromised under lockdown may seem counter-intuitive. Yet when that investment is in your employees’ health and wellbeing, it is money well spent.Daisy Corporate Services (dcs.tech), the UK's leading provider of IT, communications and cloud solutions, was already committed to its employees’ physical and mental wellbeing ...
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Supplier articleHow to Avoid Burning out at Work
Employees who start early, stay late, don’t take breaks and work on the weekends can end up burning out. Other factors can be large workloads, difficult colleagues and endless deadlines. These can all lead to a loss of motivation, productivity, positivity, passion and general low morale. Let’s look at how ...
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Case StudiesTata Consultancy Services supports global workforce with remote wellbeing resources
IT services firm Tata Consultancy Services employs around 448,000 people around the world, of which 19,000 work across the UK and Ireland, based in the organisation’s offices and those of its clients. Ramkumar Chandrasekaran, HR director in the UK and Ireland, says: “When the threat of the pandemic started to ...
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AnalysisWhat does the Covid-19 pandemic mean for international benefit strategies?
Need to know:Digital benefits and online platforms are set to increase as more employees around the globe work remotely.International demand for health and protection benefits is up, with a focus on wellbeing and lower-cost options.Different experiences of the pandemic mean local benefits solutions are important.With the Covid-19 pandemic forcing much ...
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OpinionLucie Greene: The future of work post-Covid 19
When it comes to workplaces, one of the most obvious changes we will see post-Covid 19 is the shift to remote working. Most businesses have been suddenly thrown into remote working and have had to very quickly set their teams up virtually. This is something we will see continue post-pandemic. ...
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Supplier articleConsiderations for dealing with the impact of coronavirus
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to escalate our priority at this time is the welfare of our people, and we continue to monitor guidance and introduce any measures necessary to keep them safe.We know that your people are your top priority too and this is made all the harder when ...
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Article79% of employees say household pay cuts have affected their mental health
Of the 61% of employees that have seen a member from their household take a salary reduction, 79% say it has affected their mental wellbeing, according to research by Barnett Waddingham. Its survey of 2,017 full-time and part-time employee also found a further two-fifths (40%) have experienced increased anxiety over ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 87% of businesses offer benefits to support health and wellbeing
EXCLUSIVE: The majority (87%) of employers offer benefits to support the health and wellbeing of employees, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits research 2020, published in May 2020, which surveyed 269 HR decision-makers, found that the number of respondents that offer benefits in support of this goal has ...
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Supplier articleSet up for success: How leaders can boost wellbeing and productivity
Have you lost track of what day it is or how many weeks we’ve spent working in socially-isolated conditions? Are you experiencing a blur in your 2020 calendar as the personal/professional boundaries dissolve? And are you looking for strategies that will help you juggle the competing demands between home and ...
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: Getting to Work Safely During Social Distancing
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the demands of social distancing have significantly increased the popularity of cycling. As lockdown has begun to ease, there has been an increase in the use of public transport, as people have started using it to get to work.There is a range of ...
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Supplier articleSupporting your remote workforce in unprecedented times
Working in isolation for a prolonged period can be taxing both mentally and physically, making it more important than ever that employers are visibly and effectively supporting their people. However, for more than 50% of companies, the mass working from home experiment that we now find ourselves in presents unchartered ...
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OpinionColin Barnes: How will benefits, wellbeing and employee expectations change as we reshape in a post-Covid-19 world?
It goes without saying that Covid-19 has forced immense change.Although there is some degree of uncertainty over how the workplace will look once the pandemic has finished, there are some key areas emerging where we are predicting great change. We have defined four key phases which business will go through: ...
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Supplier articleGoing above and Beyond during Corona Virus; Chilton Meadows
“Going above and beyond is something that comes naturally to the staff team at Bupa’s Chilton Meadows Care Home in Stowmarket Suffolk,” says Home Manager, Tania Thompson, who has been nursing for three decades and working at the care home for the last three years.“The team’s priority is keeping residents ...
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: Attracting & Retaining Staff Without Straining Your Finances
As a small business owner, you are constantly faced with the question of how to stay competitive with your larger counterparts? After all, in every aspect of running a business, staying competitive can be difficult for smaller companies. How, specifically, can you attract and retain employees at the same level?However, ...
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Article35% of employees continue to work while sick
Just over a third (35%) of employees have continued to work from home while being unwell, according to research by Canada Life.Its research, involving 2,000 working adults, and 500 small-to-medium business (SME) decision-makers, also found that two in five (40%) did not feel their illness was serious enough to take ...
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Supplier articleProtecting mental health while working from home
Since the UK – and now, much of the world – moved into a state of ‘lockdown’ following the Covid-19 outbreak, mental and emotional wellbeing (which includes mental health) has come even more to the forefront for workplaces. It seems, just as organisations began tackling mental health, a new pandemic ...
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Supplier articleExercise among employees is for life, not just lockdown
An active workforce is not just healthy: studies show that it is also more productive, more engaged and - most importantly – happier. Employers are in a unique position to positively influence engagement in physical activity by their staff and, encouragingly, recent Deloitte research showed that 78% of employers are ...
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Supplier article8 Ways to Relieve Back Pain
Back pain is one of the most common reasons for missed work and can be made worse by sedentary lifestyles. A combination of sitting in front of a computer all day with a lack of exercise is a perfect storm. However, simple lifestyle changes can help to ease aches and ...
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Article65% of employees say work has a negative impact on their mental health
Just under two-thirds (65%) of employees say work has a negative impact on their mental health, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).Its survey of 6,000 employees found this was up by 9% from its previous survey in 2018, which found that just over half ...