All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 124

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    EXCLUSIVE: Wellbeing benefits boost business performance

    2021-04-27T08:34:52Z

    New research by Aon has categorically linked employee wellbeing benefits with increased business performance.According to data from the global professional services firm's 2021 Global wellbeing survey, companies that improve their employee wellbeing performance also see a 1% rise in customer satisfaction and retention.The study further found that a 3.5% increase ...

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    Dechert gives staff extra day off and $1,000 bonus

    2021-04-27T08:22:40Z

    Global law firm Dechert LLP has announced it is offering every business services member of staff ‘A Day to Thrive’ – an extra day of leave that they can use however they like.This year's Day to Thrive follows its successful introduction in 2020 and links to the company’s THRIVE@Dechert wellbeing ...

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    Case Studies

    Pick Everard tracks employee wellbeing trends

    2021-04-27T05:00:59Z

    Construction sector consultancy Pick Everard had already put in place measures to help employees cope with the pressure of the last year, including setting up a wellbeing toolkit, increasing the number of mental health first aiders to 33, and introducing a ‘call a colleague’ scheme.But when HR director Elizabeth Hardwick-Smith ...

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    Analysis

    How can benefits technology help employers identify wellbeing needs?

    2021-04-27T05:00:38Z

    Need to know:The Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has underlined the need for employers to keep track of employee mental health.Apps and surveys can provide vital information.Wearables and mood-tracking technology can also help inform strategy.Keeping a watchful eye on employees’ physical and mental health has never been so important. Not only are ...

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    Channel 4 launches pregnancy loss policy

    2021-04-26T08:13:20Z

    Television company Channel 4 is today (26 April) launching a dedicated pregnancy loss policy for employees.The move – which coincides with tonight’s airing of the broadcaster’s new series ‘Baby Surgeons: Delivery Miracles’ programme – comprises everything from dedicated emotional support to two weeks of leave on full pay; paid leave ...

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    Companies that give more and take less- Innocent drinks

    2021-04-26T07:30:05Z

    Innocent Drinks’ was founded by three university graduates in 1999, Richard Reed, Adam Balon and Jon Wright. The business provides smoothies and juice and is sold in various coffee shops and other outlets around the world.Innocent Drinks’ workplace culture embraces healthy living, an approach that it integrates with its reward ...

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    Unpacking 4 examples of compelling Employee Value Propositions

    2021-04-26T07:06:05Z

    Today, business leaders have to look at their overall EVP through the lens of the changing needs of employees shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now the EVP must focus on inspiring and supporting employees with initiatives and technology that can help make a meaningful impact on your employees’ day-to-day lives, ...

  • Poll: Almost two-thirds of employees do not monitor wellbeing strategies
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    Poll: 61% of employers do not monitor wellbeing strategies

    2021-04-26T05:00:44Z

    Employee Benefits poll: As the impact of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic continues to reverberate across the workforce, three in five employers are not monitoring the impact of their wellbeing initiatives on staff productivity, retention, and engagement.According to Employee Benefits’s latest straw poll, 61% of organisations do not measure how their ...

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    Addison Lee loses gig economy 'workers' appeal

    2021-04-23T10:21:27Z

    In a further victory for gig economy staff not currently deemed ‘workers’, the Court of Appeal has ruled that drivers employed by minicab firm Addison Lee can now be granted ‘worker’ status – with all the national minimum wage and paid holiday entitlement this brings.At a hearing yesterday (22 April), ...

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    The Landmark London to offer mental health support

    2021-04-23T09:40:43Z

    The Landmark London has announced plans to support the mental health of its workforce by running bespoke mental wellbeing sessions as it prepares to welcome employees back from furlough and open its doors to guests again on 14 May.All 218 members of staff at the 120-year-old luxury hotel will be ...

  • Kavitha’s keynote: Choosing to challenge
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    Kavitha’s keynote: The true cost of working from home

    2021-04-23T09:24:28Z

    Employee Benefits has reported on a number of stories relating to working from home lately - particularly following the pandemic - and many have been about its positive effects on employee wellbeing and work-life balance.However, two of our stories this week have highlighted the potential pitfalls for those working remotely, ...

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    The top 10 most-read articles between 15 April – 21 April 2021

    2021-04-23T05:00:46Z

    The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 15 April – 21 April 2021 were: What does the Pensions Schemes Act 2021 mean for workplace pensions?Facebook moots pay cut to work from homeMetro Bank team walks over 1,700 miles as part of wellbeing challengeSurrey Fire and Rescue Service rolls out ...

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    Recruits offered £500 to stop looking at Instagram

    2021-04-23T05:00:00Z

    Something for the weekend: Remember the first Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic lockdown and how we all decided to learn new skills, such as basket weaving, tap dancing, becoming fluent in Mandarin and landscape painting? Not to mention all those health and fitness goals, of course. And then we thought we’d just ...

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    NHS wellbeing hub to provide mental health support

    2021-04-22T09:32:08Z

    The NHS is set to launch the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Health and Wellbeing Hub to support the mental health and wellbeing of more than 50,000 of its workers.Staff will be offered a range of instant access services for free, including emotional and psychological support, which will be available around ...

  • Hachette
    Case Studies

    Hachette is working to close the book on its gender pay gap

    2021-04-22T05:00:44Z

    Hachette UK is a publisher which includes well-known divisions such as Hodder and Stoughton, Headline Publishing Group, and Quercus, with 1,700 employees spread across the UK. It has been working steadily to close its gender pay gap.Saskia Bewley, head of diversity and inclusion at Hachette UK, explains: “Before the pandemic, ...

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    Webinar: Small actions for better financial wellbeing

    2021-04-21T14:05:00Z

    Join Dr. Andrew McFaull, from King’s College London, and myself, Director of Employee Wellbeing at Benefex, to reflect on how Covid-19 has impacted employees’ financial wellbeing in two primary ways: those who retained employment and saved money, and those more likely to be furloughed and hit financially. ...

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    Just Eat to offer minimum pay, holiday and sickness rates

    2021-04-21T09:04:04Z

    Just Eat, the food delivery service, has said it will offer riders minimum pay, sick pay and holiday entitlement by the end of the year as boss Jitse Groen seeks to make good on his pledge to end gig working across the business.According to the company, most of its riders ...

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    Wellbeing a "permanent shift" in benefits provision

    2021-04-20T09:25:17Z

    Covid-19 (Coronavirus) has brought about a permanent shift in benefits provision towards mental health and wellbeing, according to new research by Towers Willis Watson.Data from the global advisory company's Emerging trends in health care delivery report, published today (20 April), found 87% of employers now say they are ‘concerned’ about ...

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    Analysis

    Has the pandemic affected health and wellbeing priorities around the globe?

    2021-04-20T05:00:50Z

    Need to know:Cultural differences, varying health risks and legislation drive employers’ health and wellbeing priorities around the world.The biggest differences in provision are in mental health, with the US and Western Europe most advanced in the support they offer employees.The pandemic has accelerated the provision of health and wellbeing support ...

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    Opinion

    Sally Wilson: Global workforces are facing similar health and wellbeing issues

    2021-04-20T05:00:36Z

    Amid a constant news feed about the differential impact of Covid-19 (Coronavirus) on individual countries it is easy to forget areas of commonality: regardless of geographical location, the issues facing employees are similar. The ‘work at home if you can’ message has been heeded by much of the developed world ...