All Healthcare and wellbeing articles
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ArticleExclusive: Clarity Business Travel implements cancer support for employees
UK travel management firm Clarity Business Travel has introduced specialist cancer support for its employees.
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Novuna
The benefits on offer at financial services firm Novuna.
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Case StudiesPodcast: Novuna ensures its benefits package supports employee attraction and retention goals
Mike Turnbull, compensation and benefits manager at Novuna, discusses how the financial services firm focuses its reward strategy around flexibility and security for staff.
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ArticleJCDecaux and Reiss introduce pregnancy loss friendly workplace package
JCDecaux and Reiss have introduced a pregnancy loss friendly workplace package for its UK employees.
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ArticleEuropean Space Agency searches for individuals to lie on waterbed for 10 days
Scientists at the European Space Agency have begun searching for volunteers to take part in a study to recreate some of the effects of space flight on the body.
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Article46% of UK workers have taken extended sick leave in past five years
Nearly half (46%) of UK workers have taken extended sick leave in the past five years, with 19% being out of work for between one to five months, according to research by Barnett Waddingham.
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ArticleYodel enhances employee wellbeing support
Parcel carrier Yodel has introduced access to an AI-powered dashboard, through which it can respond to staff mental health pressures by identifying wellbeing trends and insights, in order to enhance its employee wellbeing support.
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ArticleCVS Health receives menopause-friendly accreditation
CVS Health has received menopause-friendly accreditation as part of its commitment to supporting employees through the condition and their aging journeys.
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ArticleTribunal dismisses disabled magistrate’s discrimination, harassment and victimisation claims
A magistrate who was classed as disabled due to fibromyalgia has had her claims of disability discrimination, harassment and victimisation dismissed at an employment tribunal.
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AnalysisWhat can employers do to help reduce long-term sickness absence?
Robust absence management systems and line managers trained to support employee health are essential frontline defences in tackling long-term absence.
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Case StudiesArqiva prioritises employee health with dedicated wellbeing strategy
Arqiva introduced a wellbeing strategy in 2013 and recruited a dedicated wellbeing person to run it.
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Article31% of employees believe benefits have positively impacted wellbeing
Although 67% of employers believe their benefits package has had a positive impact on overall staff wellbeing, only 31% of employees agree, according to research by Unum UK.
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ArticleCiphr joins endometriosis-friendly employer scheme
Ciphr has joined the endometriosis-friendly employer scheme as part of its commitment to support staff affected by the condition.
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ArticleSick pay changes mean 1.3 million will receive up to £100 more a week
More than a million low-paid workers will be entitled to higher statutory sick pay rates in changes expected to be introduced next year.
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Article21% of employees need more time off work after a bereavement
A fifth (21%) of employees have said they need more time off work to help them grieve following a bereavement, according to research from MetLife.
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Case StudiesPodcast: Sol Retail ensures benefits package evolves alongside employee need
Sol Retail has a business philosophy to provide benefits that are both highly valued by the employee and also brings advantages for the employer
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Sol Retail
The benefits on offer at Sol Retail include unlimited unpaid leave, beauty treatments and employer-funded private medical insurance.
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AnalysisTop tips to keep healthcare costs down in 2025
Employee feedback and benefits usage data can determine where employers can create cost savings.
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Case StudiesImpression prioritises cost-effective healthcare through flexible and autonomous benefits
Performance marketing agency Impression aims to keep its employees healthy through flexible and autonomous cost-effective benefits.
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Case StudiesAGS Airports manages healthcare benefits costs through restructuring and feedback
AGS Airports manages its healthcare benefit provision costs by working with providers to maintain the level of cover available, while restructuring its offering to employees.