All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 10

  • Managing sickness absence
    Opinion

    Louise Lawrence: Legal implications and requirements of managing sickness absence

    4 September 2024

    Managing sickness absence can be a daunting task for many employers to handle, as it often requires striking a fine balance of having a delicate approach in supporting employees, while considering business needs of minimising business disruption and costs. An October 2023 report from the Chartered Institute ...

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    Coventry Building Society and Unum named Best Places to Work in Financial Services

    3 September 2024

    Coventry Building Society, benefits provider Unum and insurance firm Admiral Group have been named as some of the best places to work in financial services and insurance in 2024. The list was created by global workplace culture firm Great Place To Work UK by analysing the responses ...

  • Argyll cancer support
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    Exclusive: Argyll introduces cancer support for staff

    3 September 2024

    London office provider Argyll has launched comprehensive cancer support for its 200 members of staff as a new employee benefit.Through a partnership with specialist cancer support services provider Reframe Cancer, Argyll’s employees will be able to access a variety of services that meet the individual needs of cancer patients and ...

  • mental health provision
    Article

    Exclusive: Only 15% of staff have been asked about mental health provision needs

    2 September 2024

    While 54% of employers claimed to have asked what mental health provision employees need, only 15% of employees said they have actually been asked, according to new research by Benenden Health. The healthcare provider surveyed 2,000 UK employees and 500 business leaders and found that 45% of ...

  • health check programme workplaces
    Article

    Government rolls out health check programme to workplaces

    2 September 2024

    The government has rolled out a health check programme to workplaces across the country, aiming to better protect more than 130,000 people across the country from heart disease, kidney disease and diabetes. The checks, which employees can complete at work, record information which is used to determine ...

  • Schroders introduces permanent flexible working policy
    Article

    NHS Professionals and Schroders sign up to heating benefit scheme

    30 August 2024

    NHS Professionals, Clear Bank, advertising and public relations agency Havas and asset management firm Schroders have signed up to a home heating employee benefit scheme. The benefit, which is provided by home improvement consultancy Heat Scheme, will give their employees access to one-to-one consultations, heating efficiency assessments ...

  • Encirc wellbeing
    Article

    Encirc opens looped walkway for employee wellbeing

    30 August 2024

    Something for the weekend: Glass container design, manufacturing, bottling and logistics firm Encirc has created a looped walkway at its Derrylin, Northern Ireland factory, which it has now opened for its employees to use for their wellbeing. The 560 metre looped walkway was created with Business in ...

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    Pluxee UK Uses Olympic Lessons to Answer the Question: How do you motivate employees?

    29 August 2024

    Solidarity, teamwork, inclusivity, motivation—what can the Olympics teach us about employee motivation? We’ll explore how to incorporate these values into your workplace culture by drawing on Olympic themes. Discover what drives employee motivation, enhances engagement, and increases productivity. Continue reading to discover how to motivate your employees: ...

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    Analysis

    What are the priorities for public sector reward agendas?

    29 August 2024

    Credit: tete_escape/ Shutterstock Need to know: In the public sector, financial constraints, benefit guidelines and stakeholder scrutiny can make reward more challenging. Years of reforms mean public sector employees often perceive their pensions as offering poor value: creative communications could help to change this misconception. Highlighting ...

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    How to support the mental health of hybrid and remote workers

    27 August 2024

    Data shows remote workers tend to be more productive and enjoy a better work-life balance, which sounds promising. However, statistics also reveal that remote work can lead to feelings of isolation and loneliness, contributing to stress and other health issues. Our research aligns with this concern, indicating ...

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    How Haleon help employees boost savings and prepare for their financial future.

    23 August 2024

    https://youtu.be/mJln_Q8wivoHaleon plc is a FTSE 100, British multinational consumer healthcare company with over twenty thousand staff globally. Haleon is committed to supporting the wider wellbeing of employees and wants to provide employees with support for various aspects of financial wellbeing.They therefore partner with WEALTH at work to offer financial wellbeing ...

  • Rising workload mental health
    Article

    Increased workload behind mental health absences for 40% of employers

    23 August 2024

    Two-fifths (40%) of employers cite rising workloads as the main reason for staff being off work with mental health illness, according to research by health and wellbeing provider HCML. Its survey of 503 employees in organisations with more than 50 workers, and 200 HR leads, HR directors, ...

  • Budapest best workcation city
    Article

    Budapest named the world’s best workcation city for 2024

    23 August 2024

    Something for the weekend: Budapest, the capital city of Hungary, has been named the world’s best workcation city for 2024 in research by International Workplace Group. Following the increase in popularity of workcations, where people combine work with travel for a few days at the end of ...

  • physical health support
    Article

    40% offer physical health support to help staff stay in or return to work

    22 August 2024

    Just two-fifths (40%) of employers offer staff support around their physical health to help them stay in or return to work, if they are injured or have a new illness or disability, according to research by industry body Group Risk Development (Grid). Its survey of 500 HR ...

  • Parkdean Resorts menopause
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    Parkdean Resorts introduces menopause support for employees

    21 August 2024

    Credit: Colin Burdett / Shutterstock.comHoliday park operator Parkdean Resorts has introduced dedicated support and services to its employees who are going through the menopause.Workers at all of Parkdean Resorts’ UK parks and offices can now access an online menopause clinic that provides holistic care, provided by My Menopause Centre. In ...

  • Bromford Housing Association menopause
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    Bromford Housing Association receives menopause-friendly accreditation

    20 August 2024

    Bromford Housing Association has received menopause-friendly accreditation as part of its aim to become a more inclusive employer.The accreditation was established by Henpicked: Menopause in The Workplace and recognises proven practices that embrace menopause in the workplace. Employers who demonstrate their effectiveness in culture, policies and practices, training, engagement and ...

  • 87% of businesses offer benefits to support health and wellbeing
    Article

    40.6% of employers have between 0-25% health and wellbeing benefits take-up

    20 August 2024

    Employee Benefits poll: Two-fifths (40.6%) of organisations revealed that their employee take-up of health and wellbeing benefits was between 0-25%, according to a survey of Employee Benefits readers.One-fifth (21.9%) of respondents said that their employee take-up of these type of benefits was between 26-50% and 51-75%. Meanwhile, 15.6% answered that ...

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    Analysis

    What could the Labour government mean for employers' reward and benefits strategies?

    20 August 2024

    Credit: Mistervlad/Shutterstock Need to know: The Labour government’s Employment Rights Bill will enhance employee rights but there are concerns that proposals could have unintended consequences, adding cost, disadvantaging some businesses and their employees, and affecting recruitment strategies. Extending pay gap reporting to ethnicity and disability may ...

  • Bath Building Society health
    Article

    Bath Building Society introduces suicide prevention and mental health tool

    16 August 2024

    Bath Building Society has installed a digital mental health crisis intervention tool as part of its commitment to support employee emotional health and suicide prevention. Through a partnership with R;pple Suicide Prevention Charity, the building society has deployed the R;pple browser extension on all staff computers in ...

  • 15 August 2024
    Article

    The top 10 most read articles between 9 - 15 August 2024

    16 August 2024

    The top 10 most read articles between 9 - 15 August 2024 on employeebenefits.co.uk were: Manager on sick leave for four years not unfairly dismissed Heineken UK hosts townhall show dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion Job Centre security guards across England strike over pay Employee ...