All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 101
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Article62% of staff said employers took interest in wellbeing
Nearly two-thirds (62%) of UK employees still working from home said their employer has taken a genuine interest in their wellbeing and mental health during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.A total of 2,000 adults were surveyed for financial services business Canada Life’s research, which revealed that 63% found remote working has ...
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ArticleThe Employee Benefits Awards returns next week
The countdown to the eagerly anticipated Employee Benefits Awards 2021, in association with Aon, has almost come to an end, as the 19th annual event is set to take place next week.The awards is returning to an in-person ceremony on Friday 12 November, after last year’s took place online due ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 29 October – 4 November 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 29 October – 4 November 2021 were: Kellogg's provides paid leave for fertility treatmentLifting the lid on working lunch choicesEXCLUSIVE: 36% of employers offer no fertility support Stephenson Harwood offers electric cars to staffPoll: 33% of employers to consider menopause policies34% of ...
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Supplier articleWhy a broad health and wellbeing benefits provision is so important
We all know that looking after our health and wellbeing is important, but with so much information and so many methods out there – it can get confusing.Another thing to keep in mind is that one size doesn’t fit all. Your different employees will require different approaches to support them.As ...
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Article19% of staff want workplace mental health support
New research has highlighted that one in five workers (19%) would be more likely to consider working for an organisation if it offers dedicated mental health support.An independent survey of 1,000 office-based workers, carried out on behalf of third workspace facilitator Reef App, explored which perks would be most appealing ...
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Article69% of HR leaders struggle to improve employee experience
New data has revealed that 69% of HR leaders admit that their efforts to improve employee experience are being prevented by a lack of a clear strategy.Benefex, the employee benefit provider behind employee experience platform OneHub, published the white paper Employee experience in the new world of work based on ...
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OpinionSophie Wahba: What can employers do to manage stress in the workplace?
Managing the mental wellbeing of employees is a matter of growing concern for many business owners, as the stress of the last 18 months has taken its toll on the workforce.A 2020 Perkbox survey called The 2020 UK workplace stress survey suggests that an astonishing 79% of British adults commonly ...
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ArticlePoll: 33% of employers to consider menopause policies
Employee Benefits poll: One-third (33%) of organisations are considering introducing menopause or pregnancy loss policies for their employees.According to Employee Benefits’ latest research, 29% of employers confirmed that they have recently launched initiatives relating to these issues, while 38% said they have not done this.The poll follows many UK businesses ...
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Article83% of employers have a hybrid working model
New research has revealed that 83% of businesses are now offering a hybrid working model to all employees.London-based recruitment firm Totum Partners found that 50% have a company-wide hybrid working policy in place, while the other half have published guidelines that can be interpreted by location or each individual. One-third ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 36% of employers offer no fertility support
More than a third of UK businesses have no plans to offer fertility support to their employees, despite growing recognition of its benefits.Research from Peppy, the digital health and wellbeing platform, showed that 36% of employers do not provide this support and have no plans to do so in the ...
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ArticleKellogg’s provides paid leave for fertility treatment
Kellogg’s is to offer support, including paid leave and manager training, for staff experiencing menopause, fertility treatment and pregnancy loss.The cereal giant, which employs 1,500 people in the UK, has launched a raft of measures to “break the silence” on issues often avoided in workplace conversations.Staff experiencing the menopause at ...
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Supplier articleThe new age of flexible benefits
By Lee Thompson, Head of Solutions Delivery at Reward GatewayAs the world around us changes, many of my peers are entering a new world of hybrid, or even fully remote, work, yet they still have the same (lack of) technology when it comes to their working life, particularly when it ...
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ArticleLifting the lid on working lunch choices
Something for the weekend: For many of us, a working lunch for the past year and a half has meant little more than ambling to the kitchen to grab a snack (and then repeating at regular intervals). But, as more people return to the office, research has lifted the Tupperware ...
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Supplier articleHow empathy can lead to employee retention
Leadership styles in business vary from one to the next, but one character trait that is steadily becoming essential in the modern workplace, especially since COVID-19, is empathy. It’s the importance of taking into consideration how your actions or inaction affect those around you, and in business, this is fundamental ...
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ArticleLove Energy Savings lets staff work from space
Energy retailer Love Energy Savings is extending its flexible working approach by allowing its employees to work from space.The Bolton-based company’s initiative is part of its 'Flexible-Flexible' policy, which enables workers to set their own hours and work from home or anywhere else.Phil Foster, Love Energy Savings’ chief executive, said: ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 22 October – 28 October 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 22 October – 28 October 2021 were: RSA commits to becoming menopause friendlyBudget 2021: Pay rises announcedCoventry Building Society supports staff wellbeing on returnHow can employers support the work-life balance of staff on their return to the workplace?Zurich UK sees 300,000 paternity ...
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ArticleHalf of employees under excessive stress
Nearly half of UK employees (47%) say they have experienced “excessive” stress in their workplace over the past year, prompting one in eight (13%) to consider quitting their job and nearly one in 10 (9%) to actually to do so.The 2021 Mental health, stress and quitting smoking study by vape ...
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Supplier articleHow virtual GPs are supporting mental health
By Tracey Ward, Head of Business Development & Marketing at Generali UK Employee BenefitsBeing forced to work – and essentially live – remotely for much of the last year and a half has made virtual GP services a lifeline for many employees.“These services were taking off before Covid-19, but people ...
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Goldsmiths lecturers win worker rights battle
Lecturers at Goldsmiths University in London have won a battle to claim ‘worker status’, rather than be treated as independent contractors.The short-course university lecturers will now be entitled to a range of employment rights, includes being paid at least the national minimum wage, according to their legal team at employment ...
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ArticlePreact introduces unlimited holidays for employees
Technology firm Preact has introduced an ‘unlimited holidays’ scheme, alongside offering time off for mental health and wellbeing and a wellbeing allowance, to help staff cope with the stresses and strains of working through the pandemic.The benefit, which has been gradually rolled out across the business this month (October), allows ...