All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 116
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ArticleAsos launches health-related leave policies
Asos has unveiled a packaged of policies to support employees through health-related life events, regardless of their sex or circumstances.Employees can take time away from work for events such as pregnancy loss, fertility treatment, cancer treatment, gender reassignment surgery, and to manage menopause symptoms.Asos CEO Neil Beighton said: "All of ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: The Football Association uses benefits to drive diversity agenda
Employee Benefits Live 2021: Employers should ensure that diversity and inclusion (D&I) is "baked in" to their benefits strategy in order to attract a wider talent pool and provide equity of opportunity, the Football Association's diversity champion has advised.Delivering the keynote address on the first day of Employee Benefits Live ...
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ArticlePrinces launches new flexible working initiatives
Food and drink manufacturer Princes has introduced two new flexible working options for staff following their return to the office this week.The first choice is a hybrid working model, with its 500 employees able to choose to work two days remotely and three days in the office. The second option ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Live 2021 set to welcome delegates at ExCeL London
Employee Benefits Live 2021 is back and for the first time since 2019 will be welcoming delegates in-person to this key industry event, taking place at ExCeL London on 6-7 October 2021.This exciting and stimulating two-day conference and exhibition, which is the largest dedicated reward and benefits event in Europe, ...
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Article67% of employers think hybrid working helps growth
New data has found that two-thirds (67%) of employers believe remote or hybrid working is crucial to their future growth as a business.Global bank HSBC’s latest Navigator research, which polled more than 2,100 business leaders from 10 global markets, highlighted that organisations are reacting to the demands of the workforce ...
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ArticleChris Mathieson: Should employers offer extra days off to support employees’ wellbeing?
Sipping champagne and enjoying afternoon tea with friends, luxuriating with spa treatments, hitting the golf course, climbing Munros. These are just some of the ways employees are spending their new wellbeing day as part of the Feeling Great at Grampian initiative.Grampian already offers a generous leave and benefits package, but ...
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ArticleSusan Gee: Should employers offer extra days off to support employees’ wellbeing?
Wellbeing has been on high on the agenda for the past decade but more recently the pandemic has brought it into sharp focus, with employers recognising that a key component of business sustainability is reliant on employees being fit and healthy.Many organisations use wellbeing benefits to attract and retain employees, ...
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ArticleSimon Blake: Should employers offer extra days off to support employees’ wellbeing?
Mental ill health costs employers £2.4 billion per year, and that’s without taking into account the impact of the past 18 months. The Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has seen staff stress levels rise as people face uncertainty and job insecurity. So it’s no surprise that despite life starting to feel a ...
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Article41% of staff workplaces affect wellbeing
New research has found that 41% of the workforce feel that their workplace has negatively impacted on their wellbeing during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Global absence organisation Edays, which surveyed 500 employees across the UK to determine the impact of the workplace on their wellbeing and changes to their perceptions over ...
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Supplier articleAutumn’s Surprising Ability to Affect Employee Productivity
The 22nd of September marked the beginning of Autumn. While cold weather and dark days may seem daunting, they can have a positive effect on your employee productivity. Hence why the more you can prepare for Autumn, the better your employee engagement, wellbeing and productivity will be. Likewise, understanding your ...
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ArticleAchieving dreams at Employee Benefits Awards 2021
The Employee Benefits Awards 2021 continues to draw closer every week, as the 19th annual event is set to take place in six weeks’ time and will be returning to an in-person ceremony.The finalists for the 23 accolades at this year’s awards have now been revealed and all of the ...
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ArticleDoggy perks tempt staff back to the office
Something for the weekend: For those employers struggling to motivate staff to return to the office, Rover.com has the ultimutt solution to boost morale - doggy perks.Latest research by the pet-sitting and dog-walking network has revealed that two-thirds of dog owners (66%) would be more willing to get back to ...
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Supplier articleGenerali Employee Benefits Network (GEB) and Bupa Global announce strategic partnership
GEB and Bupa Global announce partnership to provide international private medical insurance (IPMI) and international employee benefits solutions to new and existing corporate customers The new agreement means customers can be assured of consistent and comprehensive IPMI cover, managed within their global employee benefits arrangements ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: McDonald’s to give keynote at Employee Benefits Live
EXCLUSIVE: Neal Blackshire, director of global total rewards at fast food chain McDonald’s, will be giving the closing keynote about rewards strategy on Wednesday 6 October at Employee Benefits Live 2021.‘Adapting rewards and benefits on a global scale’, will take place at the end of the first day of the ...
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ArticleFour-day week most sought-after benefit
Almost two-thirds of Britons would like to work a four-day week, according to research into the popularity of various employee benefits.Only 39% of UK workers were happy with their current benefits package at work, while 43% think they could be improved. One in 10 of 2,200 adult workers polled by ...
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Article47% of British staff work when ill one day a week
Nearly half (47%) of British workers admitted to doing their job when feeling unwell physically or psychologically at least one day per week, according to new research.Wellbeing solutions provider LifeWorks has released its monthly Mental Health Index, which revealed a negative mental health score among 2,000 Britons for the 17th ...
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Supplier articleEnhancing employee resilience
Work. Social life. Finances. Wellbeing. Chances are you’ve experienced a lot of change in one or more of these areas in recent times and this only begins to scratch the surface of the effects of the pandemic on our lives.It’s this change, and more specifically how we respond to it, ...
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ArticleAverage charity CEO salary increases by 3.6%
The average salary of chief executives in charity organisations rose by 3.6% last year, according to an annual survey by the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO).The Pay and equalities 2021 report found that the median annual pay received by CEOs in the voluntary sector increased from £55,993 ...
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Article60% of employers have no plans to offer extra time off for mental health
Employee Benefits Poll: Awarding staff extra days off to support their mental health is finding lukewarm support among organisations, according to the latest survey by Employee Benefits.Just over a third (36%) of respondents confirmed that they are planning to give employees extra days off for their mental wellbeing, with another ...
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ArticleBluestone National Park Resort holds staff appreciation day
Pembrokeshire holiday park Bluestone National Park Resort held an appreciation day in recognition of the hard work and commitment employees have demonstrated this year.The event, which took place on 24 September, rewarded 700 staff members with high-street vouchers and doughnuts, as well as other sweet treats especially made by a ...