All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 110
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Supplier articleConversations on hybrid working aren’t working says CEO
In the great return to office many possibilities and pitfalls remain. According to CEO and Founder of Bubble, Ari Last, “too much discussion surrounding hybrid working is fixated on where the employee is going to be physically, instead of how we as leaders intend to keep people’s ...
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Supplier articleSurvey: Work-Life Imbalance Threatens Return To Office
For UK companies grappling with severe labor shortages, inadequate family support is proving harmful to both parents and employers. At the onset of the summer holiday break, we collected feedback from the experts in this area - working parents. Roughly 1 in 4 entered into the holiday ...
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ArticleKier motorway workers in sick-pay protest
Motorway workers employed by construction and infrastructure firm, Kier, will today hold a protest rally at its Bedfordshire headquarters to raise awareness about non-standard levels of sick pay being offered within the organisation.The on-the-ground field-based staff, who provide a 24/7 service to ensure the roads of Hampshire, Surrey, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire ...
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ArticleEmployers still failing to offer financial education
New research has suggested employers are still not doing enough to help staff navigate their finances.According to a poll by Wealth at Work, even after the effects of jobs losses and furlough, a significant 41% of organisations are still failing to offer employees any support to enable them to better ...
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Article68% of employers consider pay cuts for home workers
A new survey by HR software provider CIPHR has found that more than two-thirds (68%) of employers are now debating whether to implement pay cuts for home workers.According to the research, even though around half (53%) of organisations have actually saved money by not having employees attend the workplace, there ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 39% of employers support mental health
New research has revealed that fewer than four in 10 UK organisations believe they adequately support mental health for modern-day purposes.The findings from global professional services organisation Aon were compiled from the views of 100 UK and 700 global businesses. It identified the resilience of organisational workforces, which were assessed ...
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ArticleCommunity Integrated Care allows four-day working week
Social care charity Community Integrated Care has introduced a four-day working week for its more than 300 employees.The plan, which started this month (August), allows head office and support function staff to condense their normal working hours into four days rather than five, choosing either the Monday or Friday as ...
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Article71% of workers value other perks over pensions
Almost three-quarters (71%) of UK workers value office drinks, travel schemes, flexible hours and other perks over pensions, according to new data.Research from e-bike subscription service Dash Rides and Sapio with 2,013 UK workers showed that despite this, employees still rate a pension provision in their top four benefits, along ...
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Article20% of employers offer no support for ill staff
New research has revealed that one in five employers do not offer any form of support for newly injured, ill or disabled staff.Research undertaken on behalf of Group Risk Development (Grid), the industry body for the group risk protection sector found that of the four in five who do offer ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid gets in training
It is not often that the organisation development (OD) team do something I admire. Most of the time it suggests pointless activities rather than helpful training, making us categorise the workforce by competency or by ‘high potential’.OD programmes are all so depressing. I mean, if you are not categorised as ...
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ArticleWomen lose 9.3 work days a year due to PMS
The stigma surrounding days off due to premenstrual syndrome (PMS) causes women to lose an average of 9.3 days a year as a result of related symptoms, according to new data.Personalised period care organisation Yoppie conducted a nationwide obstetrics and gynaecology study into productivity loss due to menstrual-related symptoms, which ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 6 August - 12 August 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 6 August – 12 August 2021 were: Amey and Mace launch staff menopause appBack to bad habits in the workplaceGreat Western Railway boosts drivers' starting salariesTop companies shamed for minimum wage failingsEmployment tribunals citing menopause quadruples41% of employers list pensions as a ...
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ArticleMore employees want Fridays off than Mondays
Something for the weekend: Ever fancied having Fridays off work on a regular basis? Or maybe you'd prefer to have Mondays off to enjoy a post-weekend lie-in? Either way, you may soon have the opportunity to take your pick.Flexibility in terms of employees' working hours has become more commonplace following ...
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ArticleReboot Digital PR trials four-day working week
Digital marketing agency Reboot Digital PR has offered all of its employees the chance to work a four-day week as part of a trial that began last week.According to Reboot, its aim with this initiative is to improve performance, productivity, work-life balance and overall employee welfare. Members of staff’s working ...
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ArticleMorrisons gives staff Boxing Day off
Morrisons will close its almost 500 shops on Boxing Day in order to give its more than 110,000 staff the day off.According to the UK’s fourth-largest supermarket chain, it wanted to reward staff for working hard in the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic with an extra day of leave.Last year, some supermarkets ...
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ArticleOne in four employers have not given paid time off for vaccines
New research has found that a quarter of British employers have not been giving their staff paid time off for Covid-19 (Coronavirus) vaccinations and have no plans to allow it.The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) commissioned YouGov to ask businesses in Britain about whether they would be allowing staff ...
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Supplier articleResearch: Gender equality setbacks are harming business
Evidence is mounting for company leaders to treat gender diversity as a business-critical investment. Recently the European Sociological Review published a report on the gender pay gap that’s been making headlines. Conducted by University College London, researchers found women face a pay penalty of 45% as long ...
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Supplier articleWebinar: Design a benefits framework that helps you increase usage and stand out as an employer of choice
Looking to increase benefits usage and enhance your Employee Value Proposition? Then you should join our upcoming webinar to discover practical tips and examples to help you get your benefits in shape for now and the future. Tune in to learn how to: Support the new ...
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ArticleEmployment tribunals citing menopause quadruples
The number of employment tribunals concerning menopause has quadrupled since 2018, according to new research.The Menopause Experts Group analysed court records and found that there were 16 tribunals that cited menopause last year, up from six in 2019 and just five in 2018, with 20 expected over the course of ...