All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 122

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    Mental Health Awareness Week: Focusing on your employees' mental health

    2021-05-11T08:19:14Z

    This week is 2021’s Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK. This is the UK’s national week to raise awareness of mental health and mental health issues as well as to encourage action to promote the message of good mental health for all, both in the workspace as well as ...

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    Stephen Perkins: Informed and thoughtful innovation is needed to keep benefits relevant

    2021-05-11T05:00:19Z

    In an article published in autumn 2018, The overlooked essentials of employee wellbeing, McKinsey drew attention to what’s an often-overlooked form of ‘reward’ for employees - namely the benefit of giving people more influence over their work life. Flexibility in devolving control from employer to employee was said to foster ...

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    Poll: Two-thirds of employers against pay cuts for home workers

    2021-05-10T10:00:34Z

    Employee Benefits poll: Employers have given a clear thumbs down to implementing pay cuts for staff who continue to work from home beyond the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) lockdown.According to Employee Benefits latest survey, two-thirds (67%) of organisations are against reducing the wages of employees who continue to work from home post ...

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    Dixons Carphone announces 9% pay rise and investment in staff wellbeing

    2021-05-10T09:08:50Z

    Retail giant, Dixons Carphone, which owns Currys PC World and Carphone Warehouse, has today announced that staff will soon have their pay boosted by 9% as part of a group-wide investment in colleague reward, wellbeing and training.The investment is Dixons Carphone’s response to a need to retain and upskill its ...

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    80% of staff have health and wellbeing worries

    2021-05-10T08:23:58Z

    Polling by Group Risk Development (Grid), the industry body for the group risk sector, has revealed a massive four in five employees report having health and wellbeing concerns.The research was compiled to coincide with the start of the UK's Mental health awareness week (10 - 16 May), and revealed 79% ...

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    Darren Skinner appointed Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust interim HRD

    2021-05-10T08:00:22Z

    Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) has appointed Darren Skinner as its interim director of human resources.Skinner, who joins today (10 May), will be with the trust for at least the next nine-12 months. His remit will be to lead its Workforce and Organisational Development Team.He will also ...

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    86% of largest employers commit to empty offices

    2021-05-07T09:28:01Z

    A total of 43 out of the UK's 50 largest employers have told the BBC that they will not insist staff come back to offices permanently once the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has abated.In a poll carried out by the broadcaster, the overwhelming majority of organisations said they would embrace a ...

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    The top 10 most-read articles between 29 April – 5 May 2021

    2021-05-07T05:00:40Z

    The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 29 April – 5 May 2021 were: RHP refreshes its benefits strategy with a renewed focus on personalisation27% of employers unable to create wellbeing ROI caseEmployers launch gender pay gap campaignEnd of furlough will lead to spike in tribunalsForest Bathing to boost ...

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    Improving morale with Ed Sheeran

    2021-05-07T05:00:29Z

    Something for the weekend: Forget trying to boost morale and energise your team with virtual group yoga sessions, time out with the digital office dog, online pod walkathons, and by posting snacks and drinks to them in place of the Friday night office get together (although make no mistake, the ...

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    Mental health claims 'doubled' during 2020

    2021-05-07T05:00:13Z

    New data from Zurich has found claims for mental health doubled during 2020 when compared to 2019 – with only cancer generating more need for support.In advance of Mental Health Awareness Week which starts on Monday (10 May), the insurer revealed that more than £1.7 million was paid out to ...

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    ­­­Kavitha’s keynote: Mental health must be a priority

    2021-05-07T05:00:06Z

    With Mental Health Awareness Week beginning on Monday (10 May), it is disheartening to discover mental health is not a “cultural priority” for 43% of employers, according to new research.The report by Koa Health found that this admission came despite 56% of organisations having witnessed a rise in demand for ...

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    KPMG unveils flexible hybrid working model

    2021-05-06T10:36:53Z

    Accounting firm KPMG is to offer its UK employees the option to work from the office on a ‘four-day fortnight’ rotation, as a part of a new hybrid working model coming into force post-Covid-19 (Coronavirus).The deal, starting in June, gives staff the opportunity to spend up to four days of ...

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    41% of employees trust financial wellbeing tools

    2021-05-06T09:28:59Z

    Financial wellbeing tools must improve in the aftermath of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, according to new research.Willis Towers Watson's Future of financial wellbeing study revealed that only 41% of employees would trust financial wellbeing provisions provided by their employer. This figure was only 26% among Baby Boomers and 36% among ...

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    Mental health not a priority for 43% of employers

    2021-05-06T08:34:19Z

    New research has showed a startling mismatch between rising demand for mental health help and this failing to translate into a priority for businesses.According to Koa Health’s Wellbeing at work report, more than half of UK organisations (56%) questioned said they had seen an increase in employee demand for support ...

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    Has workplace menopause support improved in recent years?

    2021-05-06T05:00:34Z

    Need to know:The menopause is one of very few issues in the workplace that people still feel awkward talking about.In the past five years, there has been a significant improvement in the support that’s available to women. Employers increasingly understand the many reasons why it’s so critical to help women ...

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    Dr Vanessa Beck: There is still a long way to go to normalise menopause conversations in the workplace

    2021-05-06T05:00:28Z

    Menopause in the workplace has become a much more common subject of public discussion, but what has not yet been established is whether this makes any difference to individuals and their workplaces. Drawing on three surveys conducted with the general public between June and July 2018 as a baseline survey; ...

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    Case Studies

    How Santander UK supports its people through the menopause

    2021-05-06T05:00:07Z

    Santander UK started supporting its colleagues through the menopause in 2019. It began by raising awareness of the menopause and its implications among its 21,900-strong employee base.The financial services company updated its communications with menopause key facts and sources of support and conducted a survey to better understand the needs ...

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    UK third worst in Europe for sick pay

    2021-05-05T09:39:09Z

    With sick pay rapidly becoming a hot topic due to Covid-19 (Coronavirus), a new league table has highlighted which countries offer the best and worst deals in Europe.Whether employers should pay just statutory pay or enhanced pay to encourage isolation or vaccination has become a moot point across the continent, ...

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    End of furlough will lead to spike in tribunals

    2021-05-05T09:15:45Z

    Employers could see a surge in tribunal claims when the government’s furlough scheme ends in September this year, according to a study by insurance brokerage Gallagher.Its Business Litigation Index found that more than half (56%) of businesses have faced accusations or claims of unlawful behaviour, with employee disputes making up ...

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    Use of flexible hours drops due to pandemic

    2021-05-05T09:02:30Z

    The use of flexible hours has dramatically dropped since the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic began – mainly because people have been forced to work from home.This is the main conclusion of new research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), which found forms of flexible working - such as ...