All Employee wellbeing articles – Page 4
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ArticleExclusive: Evaluating and developing employee wellbeing initiatives is critical
Employee Benefits Live 2024: As wellbeing is central to an employer’s foundations, it is critical to keep evaluating and developing initiatives, as highlighted during the first day of Employee Benefits Live 2024 on 8 October. This was just one of the points discussed by Hayley Manning, HR ...
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Supplier articleUnderstanding Carroll’s CSR Pyramid and Other CSR Frameworks
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become a core element in the way businesses operate today, and it’s only getting more important for businesses to attract talent, investment, and consumer trust. Today, there are lots of CSR models, but Carroll’s CSR Pyramid forms the basis of our ...
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ArticleExclusive: Visibility in the workplace can help staff to be their authentic selves
Employee Benefits Live 2024: Improving awareness and visibility in the workplace can allow employees to be their authentic selves, said Mark Foster in his keynote address on 9 October at Employee Benefits Live 2024. Opening the second day of the conference with his presentation titled Embracing authenticity: the power of ...
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ArticleExclusive: Interlinking financial, mental and physical wellbeing can ensure support is well-rounded
Employee Benefits Live 2024: It is beneficial to ensure financial, mental and physical wellbeing are all interlinked in order for employers to offer a range of appropriate employee support, according to Wolseley and The Big Word Group. During a session titled The holy trinity of financial, mental and physical wellbeing ...
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ArticlePrivate medical insurance found to be most in-demand employee benefit
Private medical insurance (PMI) has been found to be the most important perk that employees look for in their benefits package, according to research by benefits technology provider Zest.
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Article14% of employers offer dedicated cancer support to employees
Employee Benefits poll: Just over a tenth (14%) of organisations offer dedicated cancer support to their employees, according to a survey of Employee Benefits readers.
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ArticleEgress, Adobe Systems and Cisco named Best Workplaces in Tech 2024
Cloud email security provider Egress, software firm Adobe Systems and digital communications business Cisco have been named some of the Best Workplaces in Tech 2024.
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Article67% of staff do not feel they can fully switch off or keep work-life boundaries
While 93% of employees said work-life balance was critical for good overall wellbeing, 67% do not feel they can fully switch off or keep work-life boundaries, according research by Protime UK. Its report The work-life boundary gap – why it matters and how to fix it, which ...
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ArticleGI Group Holding becomes member of women’s charity to raise awareness
Recruitment firm GI Group Holding has become a founding member of the charity Wellbeing of Women to raise awareness of the wellbeing of all women. GI Group Holding is made up of the brands GI Group, Marks Sattin, Grafton, GI Pro, Intoo and Tack TMI. As a ...
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ArticleUK among worst countries for work-life balance
Something for the weekend: As a nation, we are well-known for complaining. This has been proven in Access People’s latest research, which found that while Spain ranked top for work-life balance, the UK lags behind when compared to other countries. Conducted by the HR systems specialist, which ...
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ArticleMotability Operations' staff experience beekeeping in wellbeing initiative
Something for the weekend: Employees at Motability Operations, based in Edinburgh, created a buzz during their lunch hour by taking part in a beekeeping experience through a new wellbeing initiative. The organisation, which employs 200 employees, runs the Motability Scheme for more than 80,000 disabled people in ...
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ArticleZurich UK offers 4,500 employee free Covid-19 antibody test
Insurance organisation Zurich is offering all of its 4,500 UK employees a free antibody test, after a recent survey of its employees found that 95% of staff would like to to be tested.As well as in the UK, the test which was piloted in Switzerland, is being rolled-out in all ...
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Supplier articleArcadis safeguards employee wellness with Gympass partnership
Arcadis, the leading global design and consultancy organisation for natural and built assets, has taken steps to safeguard wellness within its workforce by partnering with Gympass, the world’s largest corporate wellness platform.The agreement gives the 3,800-strong Arcadis workforce in UK and Ireland immediate access to the Gympass platform comprising a ...
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ArticleHow is Coronavirus impacting health and wellbeing strategies?
Has the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic changed the way your business offer healthcare and wellbeing benefits? What is your strategy to reduce workplace absence?Employee Benefits readers now have the opportunity to have their say by participating in the exclusive Employee Benefits Healthcare Research 2020, this survey has been designed to benchmark ...
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: How to Manage Your Teams to Avoid Employee Burnout
Over the last four months, we have faced new health and well-being challenges because of the stress and anxiety that have been caused by the corona virus and lock down. The increased emotional stress has arisen for a range of reasons, which include: Difficulties in balancing work and home lifeFinancial ...
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Supplier articleEmployee voice: what is it and why is it so important?
All employees like to feel they have a voice in their workplace, but would yours agree that they are actually being listened to? Do they have the chance to freely voice their thoughts, opinions and reservations, without worrying about the personal or professional outcomes? If your workforce is to truly ...
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: Adapting Your 2020 Business Strategy
Over the last decade, employee expectations have changed dramatically. This is especially significant as we ease out of the government’s lock down following the corona virus pandemic.It’s becoming increasingly clear that although salary remains important, offering a competitive and flexible employee benefits package works to attract and retain employees. By ...
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Supplier articleEight Foods to Fight Tiredness
We all get that slump that you just can’t shake where tiredness takes over. Sometimes we haven't eaten enough, sometimes we've eaten too much! Either way, food plays a key part in our energy levels. To help you ward off tiredness, we've searched for the best foods to make you ...
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ArticleFour Seasons Health Care provides full sick pay for 15,000 care workers
Four Seasons Health Care (FSHC) will pay 15,000 care workers full pay if they have to self-isolate due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Employees working at any of its 185 facilities, who have been self-isolating or have contracted the virus since April 2020, will also have their pay backdated.Since the beginning ...
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Supplier articleGympass adds personal training to suite of employee wellness services
Gympass, the UK’s leading corporate fitness platform, has expanded its UK offering for employees by adding Personal Training to its suite of services.Employers who partner with Gympass can now offer their employees up to eight online Personal Training sessions a month as part of their membership. The inclusion of Personal ...