All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 103

  • Emma-Clark
    Opinion

    Emma Clark: Breaking the staff menopause taboo

    2021-10-20T07:55:02Z

    All women will experience the menopause at some point during their life. It can also impact both trans and non-binary people who may not identify as female. Most of those who experience the menopause will do so between the ages of 45 and 55, and between 75% and 80% of ...

  • Timpson
    Article

    Timpson to cover hormone replacement therapy costs

    2021-10-19T14:26:00Z

    Timpson is offering to pay for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) prescriptions for employees experiencing the menopause. Announcing the policy on World Menopause Day yesterday (18 October), chief executive James Timpson said staff will be able to claim back the cost of their HRT prescriptions via expenses. The ...

  • Kingsley-Napley
    Article

    Kingsley Napley signs Menopause Workplace Pledge

    2021-10-19T08:01:54Z

    London-based law firm Kingsley Napley has announced that it has signed the Menopause Workplace Pledge, which is run by the charity Wellbeing of Women.The firm is currently the only London law firm on the charity’s employer list.By signing the pledge, which is supported by the Duchess of Wessex, Kingsley Napley ...

  • Clipper-Logistics
    Article

    EXCLUSIVE: Clipper Logistics launches financial wellbeing policy

    2021-10-19T08:01:03Z

    Clipper Logistics has announced that it has rolled out a financial wellbeing policy built around flexible pay in order to remove the locked pay cycle as of today (19 October).Based in Leeds, UK, the logistics solutions business that employs more than 9,000 team members across more than 50 distribution centres, ...

  • Zoe-Lyons
    Article

    Zoe Lyons to host Employee Benefits Awards 2021

    2021-10-19T08:00:22Z

    Comedian Zoe Lyons will host the Employee Benefits Awards 2021, which will take place on Friday 12 November 2021.Now in its 19th consecutive year, Lyons will welcome delegates back in person to the awards at its exciting new venue at Old Billingsgate in London. It is the go-to annual event ...

  • Half of employers believe Covid-19 will help see value in flexible working
    Article

    Multiplex adopts flexible working for UK staff

    2021-10-18T11:12:45Z

    International construction contractor Multiplex has introduced a new flexible working initiative in the hope that it will improve gender balance within the business.The policy, dubbed Multiplex Flex, will provide its 825 members of staff in the UK with different options for flexible working. This will include early finishes on Fridays, ...

  • menopause
    Article

    EXCLUSIVE: 26% of workplaces unaffected by the menopause

    2021-10-18T08:05:26Z

    According to new research, 26% of employers believe their organisation is either not affected by any employee having menopause-related health conditions or does not have any staff of menopausal age.The findings, undertaken by Opinium on behalf of digital health and wellness platform Peppy, also highlighted that 32% of companies think ...

  • DFS
    Article

    DFS introduces staff menopause guidelines

    2021-10-18T08:05:17Z

    Furniture retailer DFS has launched new menopause guidelines for employees to encourage supportive conversations around the subject on World Menopause Day (18 October).According to the business, which employs 4,000 people, it will provide staff and their partners with a range of supportive tools and materials. They will have access to ...

  • 7 in 10 teaching professionals admit to feeling burnout at work
    Article

    64% of staff have experienced burnout or fatigue

    2021-10-18T08:01:51Z

    New data has found that almost two-thirds (64%) of employees have experienced burnout or fatigue.Research carried out for mental health clinic Pam Wellbeing’s Health at work report explored the issues most undermining employee health, as well as what they want and need to stay healthy. The nationwide survey found that ...

  • B4S-EBSpost
    Supplier article

    Why We’re Awarding London Startups £50,000 In Free Childcare

    2021-10-15T08:16:00Z

    The current childcare crisis is affecting the competitiveness of every startup in the UK today. More childcare centers and nurseries have shut in London than in any other part of the UK. Throughout the pandemic, working parents–all too often women—were forced to leave full-time employment due to ...

  • bath-tub
    Article

    Hotels.com offers $5,000 to relax in a bath

    2021-10-15T08:04:22Z

    Something for the weekend: Do you love to soak your troubles away in a bath after a hard day’s work? Well, look no further, as hotel chain Hotels.com, conscious of the fact that tubs in hotel rooms appear to be dying out, has created the coveted position of a bath ...

  • Discovery
    Article

    Discovery Communications introduces pregnancy loss policy

    2021-10-15T08:03:33Z

    Discovery Communications has launched a new pregnancy and baby loss policy to support its UK employees and to mark this year’s Baby Loss Awareness Week (9-15 October).According to the organisation, which employs 1,200 people, the initiative acknowledges that baby and pregnancy loss must be met with a compassionate response in ...

  • Kavitha
    Article

    Kavitha’s keynote: Supporting World Menopause Day

    2021-10-15T07:55:33Z

    With World Menopause Day taking place on Monday (18 October) and the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee due to report on its menopause in the workplace inquiry, now is an ideal time to look at what policies and provisions are already being offered in today’s workplaces.This week we ...

  • Menopause
    Article

    Landwood Group introduces staff menopause policy

    2021-10-14T11:29:24Z

    Manchester-based property and asset business Landwood Group has implemented a new staff menopause policy as part of its commitment to remove female progression barriers within the property sector.According to the group, which employs around 30 people, the approach involves the menopause being formally classed as a health condition and ensures ...

  • Mental Health
    Article

    87% of HR staff had more mental health discussions

    2021-10-14T08:08:28Z

    New research has revealed that 87% of HR leaders have experienced more employees than usual disclosing mental health issues.Benefex published its new white paper, Employee experience in the new world of work, which included responses from more than 200 employers and explored changing dynamics and demands within workforces, as well ...

  • Howard-Kennedy
    Article

    Howard Kennedy launches staff healthcare policies

    2021-10-14T08:03:20Z

    London-based law firm Howard Kennedy has introduced policies for employees affected by pregnancy loss and experiencing fertility investigations or treatment.The firm, which employs more than 50 partners and 350 members of staff, launched its pregnancy loss initiative this month to coincide with Baby Loss Awareness Week (9-15 October), which was ...

  • Remote-Working-2048x1327
    Article

    58% of staff cannot relax due to remote working

    2021-10-13T08:09:37Z

    New research findings have revealed that more than half (58%) of employees believe the increase in remote working has meant they are unable to relax or switch off from work.Audio and video products creator Poly’s new report titled The Poly evolution of the workplace also considered changing attitudes to the ...

  • Karen-Plumbley-Jones
    Opinion

    Karen Plumbley-Jones: Guidance for employers on the furlough scheme end

    2021-10-13T07:00:30Z

    How many jobs have been saved by the furlough scheme? We won't ever know the answer to that question, but 11.6 million jobs have been supported by the scheme at some point. That equates to roughly 40% of the total UK workforce and we have seen far fewer redundancies than ...

  • University-of-Sheffield
    Article

    University of Sheffield introduces menopause app

    2021-10-12T08:04:50Z

    The University of Sheffield has launched a specialist app to support staff who are experiencing or have been affected by the menopause.The university aims to create a menopause friendly workplace, eliminate the stigma around the topic and level the playing field for women experiencing the condition, which is why it ...