All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 110
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Supplier articleTrends in Reproductive Health Benefits in the UK
AUTHOR: Jessica Freedman BAThe rewards and benefits landscape has been rapidly evolving in the UK, including adoption of reproductive health benefits as an essential part of the benefits package. Here are a few recent trends to be aware of:1. US employers are expanding benefits to the UKLeading companies across industries, ...
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Supplier articleMental Health in the Workplace
Mental health in the workplace, when ignored, can create costs for employers. Everyone has the right to decent and productive working conditions. For people living with mental health, this can make it hard for them to achieve (Gabriel and Liimatainen, 2000). It is critical for human resource departments and managers ...
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Supplier articleThe Most Cost-Effective Way You Can Lease A Brand New Electric Car In 2022
Businesses have never faced as many challenges as they do with 2022 approaching. Quite apart from the usual competitive marketplace, the ‘unknowns’ presented by Brexit and the COVID pandemic have created an economic outlook like nothing anyone has ever seen. At the best of times businesses have to keep a ...
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ArticleEdison365 to launch four-day working week
Innovation management platform Edison365 has announced plans to introduce a four-day working week for its 30 employees at its UK and USA offices.The business implemented a four-and-a-half-day week six months ago following a successful trial in 2020, where staff finished at 2pm on Fridays, and their work-life balance was found ...
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ArticleArtfarm becomes living wage employer
Independently owned hospitality business Artfarm has become an accredited living wage employer due to its commitment to pay all employees a rate higher than the national minimum wage (NMW).The company, which operates sites in Scotland, Somerset and London, will now ensure that all of its 200-plus members of staff currently ...
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Supplier articleWhat are Reproductive Health Benefits?
AUTHOR: Jessica Freedman BAReproductive Health ExplainedThe World Health Organisation defines reproductive health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, in all matters relating to the reproductive system and to its functions and processes” (WHO). It means having control ...
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ArticleAB InBev launches enhanced parental leave policy
Drink and brewing business AB InBev has introduced an enhanced parental leave policy for its 13,500 employees in the UK and Europe to include leave allowance increases for primary and secondary caregivers.Effective from this month (November), all primary caregivers staff will be entitled to paid leave increase from 16 to ...
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ArticleWalker Morris introduces staff sabbatical scheme
Law firm Walker Morris has launched a sabbatical scheme this month (November) for all of its solicitors with more than two years of service, with around 160 people currently eligible for it.A sabbatical can be taken after workers have built up a defined period of service post-qualification from 1 November ...
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ArticleBaker McKenzie enhances family friendly initiatives
Global law firm Baker McKenzie has updated its family friendly policy provisions in order to recognise some of the challenges faced by working parents and carers in current society.The organisation will now offer enhanced paternity pay and leave with immediate effect, which will be extended from two to 12 weeks ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 12 November – 18 November 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 12 November – 18 November 2021 were: Centrica introduces electric car salary sacrifice schemeLidl gives pay rise to 21,000 employeesUniversity of Lincoln wins Grand Prix at Employee Benefits Awards 2021 What are employees looking for in the employee experience of the future?Train ...
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Article20% of staff would choose a remote job
Just one in five UK employees would look for a fully remote job as opposed to 51% who prefer a hybrid environment, where they have the flexibility to choose daily whether to work from home or the office.Hybrid workforce scheduling app Schej carried out research among UK employees and managers ...
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Supplier articleHow to support employees going through fertility treatment in the workplace?
AUTHOR: Zoya Ali BSc MScStill a hushed and taboo topic - almost 1 in every 6 couples have fertility issues in the UK-that’s about 3.5 million. The global infertility rate is increasing as people choose to have children later in their lives, with the average age to have a first ...
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Article47% of staff worry about their work-life balance
New research has revealed that almost half (47%) of employees are worried about maintaining a work-life balance after returning to the office.Software and service business Advanced spoke to 1,058 employees in decision making roles working in UK organisations in the UK for its 2021 Workforce trends survey, and found that ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 39% of employers say men wait to discuss health
Two-fifths (39%) of employers admitted that their male employees wait until a health problem becomes severe before talking to their line manager or HR department.Digital health platform Peppy spoke to 504 HR decision makers and discovered that 37% said that one of the main issues when trying to manage men’s ...
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Case StudiesUniversity Hospitals of Northamptonshire group supports staff experience
The University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group, which includes both Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals, employs around 10,000 members of staff who work within the group model.The group has many initiatives and benefits that help to improve the employee experience just by being part of the healthcare sector.Mark Smith, chief ...
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OpinionRebecca Florisson: What managers can do to make hybrid working inclusive?
Many employers and employees have experienced first-hand both the joys of enhanced flexibility remote working affords and the lack of a commute against pressures on wellbeing resulting from the feeling of living at the office and being unable to disconnect.With the return to the office now well underway, many employers ...
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ArticleStreamGo introduces four-day working week
Sunderland, UK-based virtual and hybrid events platform StreamGo has announced that it will implement a four-day working week.The organisation's 18 employees will initially move to a 32-hour working week from 35 hours as of 22 November in order to see how it affects operations, allowing the business to resolve any ...
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Supplier article7 reasons to provide hormone testing for employees
AUTHOR: Ruby Relton BSc MScWhy test your hormones?Our hormones govern our health by carefully coordinating many functions across our body. When this system gets out of order, it can have a big impact on our sleep, weight, mood and energy. Our hormonal health tells us a lot about our overall ...
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ArticleUniversity of Lincoln wins Grand Prix at Employee Benefits Awards 2021
University of Lincoln was presented with the highly sought-after Grand Prix award at the Employee Benefits Awards 2021.The Grand Prix is the 'winner of winners' accolade, selected from the winning entries across all other categories. It is given to the organisation that most impressed judges with its overall achievements.University of ...
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Supplier articleHealthy Environment: Consider Your Desk An Extension Of Your Body.
In light of back-care awareness and eye-injury prevention month, exploring the benefits of a healthy environment at work seems fitting. With nearly eight million days of work lost to back pain alone, we must become more aware of our desk environment.The following article will show how your work setup significantly ...