All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 130

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    The benefits offered by Avison Young

    2021-03-04T06:00:53Z

    The benefits offered by Avison YoungPension A group personal pension (GPP) for all employeesHealthcare and group riskPrivate medical insurance: employer funded as a core benefit dependent on job grade, all employees are able to buy through the flexible benefits scheme.Group income protection: employer funded for all employees.Dental insurance: Available to ...

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    Avison Young ensures its reward strategy is agile and people centric with a flexible offering

    2021-03-04T06:00:14Z

    Avison Young recognises the importance of providing a reward strategy that, while supporting its overall business strategy, absolutely has its employees at the centre. The philosophy behind the property organisation’s reward strategy is that it provides benefits that align with the needs of its employees and upholds its talent management ...

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    Government retains income tax exemptions for employees' Covid-19 tests

    2021-03-03T15:33:36Z

    Budget 2021: Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has announced that the income tax exemptions for Covid-19 tests and home office expenses will be extended.In his Budget 2021, Sunak announced that the tax exemption and national insurance contributions (NICs) disregard for Covid-19 (Coronavirus) antigen tests provided by, or reimbursed by, ...

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    Sick pay rebate scheme to continue for SMEs

    2021-03-03T14:58:06Z

    Budget 2021: Delivering his Budget to the House of Commons, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has confirmed that the statutory sick pay (SSP) rebate scheme for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will remain in place.The scheme, which was announced at last year’s March Budget, allows SME employers to claim ...

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    Covid-19 sees executives embrace mental health

    2021-03-03T10:36:42Z

    The Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has been responsible for a generational shift in executives' attitudes to mental health, according to new research by Bupa.Data from the healthcare provider's latest Global executive wellbeing index found there has been a permanent shift in the attitudes of UK business leaders, with seven in 10 ...

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    Havas UK rolls out wellbeing app to 2,200 staff

    2021-03-03T10:07:45Z

    Advertising agency Havas UK has announced it is this week starting a full company-wide roll-out of wellbeing app YuLife to all of its 2,200 staff, after a successful trial with around 110 workers during 2020.Life insurance firm YuLife de-risks employers’ workforces by encouraging individuals to make health-improving behavioural changes through ...

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    9 workplace trends impacting employee experience in 2021

    2021-03-03T08:30:01Z

    COVID-19, like most of us, isn’t going anywhere any time soon. Even if the global pandemic magically disappeared overnight, there’s no magic reset button that brings us back to our previous ways of working. In fact, the sentiment amongst most Brits is that it’s worth ditching our old-school ways of ...

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    Investing in your people is good for everyone’s health

    2021-03-02T17:10:00Z

    Properly investing in employee wellbeing is more important than it has ever been. The last year has seen both employers and employees needing to adapt and be responsive in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Working from home, balancing caring commitments, experiencing minimal socialisation and facing either ...

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    The Neuroscience of Gratitude

    2021-03-02T17:08:16Z

    Gethin Nadin, Director, Employee Wellbeing, Benefex.Building closer bonds with other people is a core survival mechanism for us humans. Looking back to the ‘tribe and fire’ history of human life on earth, we can see how much we’ve always needed other people to survive. Gratitude plays a huge part in ...

  • Women twice as likely to quit due to caring responsibilities
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    Women twice as likely to quit due to caring responsibilities

    2021-03-02T11:15:51Z

    New research from Vodafone - released to coincide with the introduction of its new global parental leave policy - has found that women are more than twice as likely than men to quit their jobs because of caring responsibilities.The finding, revealed in the telecommunications company's Lost connections: supporting carers in ...

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    Gerald Eve offers menopause and fertility support

    2021-03-02T10:59:08Z

    Property advisory business Gerald Eve has become the first firm in the sector to offer its staff the ‘Peppy’ support service.Peppy – an app-based healthcare and wellbeing provision delivered on smartphones – helps guide employees through challenging times, such as the menopause, fertility issues and parenthood.Services provided via the app ...

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    10 Random Ways To Pay It Forward COVID-19

    2021-03-02T08:30:48Z

    Many of us are struggling to adjust to the ‘new normal’ during these challenging times. We must remember to be kind to ourselves and others, research shows that helping others is good for our mental health, reduces stress, and improves our overall wellbeing.It is vital to remember that kindness breeds ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: Less than half of UK firms have a wellbeing strategy

    2021-03-01T09:00:16Z

    Despite being nearly a year into lockdown, less than half of businesses (44%) have a wellbeing strategy in place, according to Aon research exclusively shared with www.employeebenefits.co.uk.The study polled 332 employee benefits and rewards specialists for the company's UK benefits and trends survey 2021 and found that only a minority ...

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    New Cars are Crucial for Employee Engagement

    2021-02-26T11:27:57Z

    With the government releasing their roadmap out of lockdown, many workplaces will find themselves preparing to return to the office. As an employer, you should consider the best and safest way for your workforce to make the journey to your workplace.If your employees drive to work, it’s important you think ...

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    What You Need To Know About Cycling To Work

    2021-02-26T11:22:42Z

    Since the introduction of the government’s cycle to work scheme in 1999, there has been a vast increase in the number of people who cycle to work in Britain.With the government releasing a roadmap out of lockdown, more people will be preparing to move back to the office. This means ...

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    Report shows employee mental health taking a big hit during COVID and calls for employers to do more

    2021-02-26T10:18:00Z

    The COVID-19 pandemic is posing huge challenges for employers as their staff report widespread feelings of enhanced stress, anxiety, and depression. This is according to research commissioned and published by SilverCloud Health in its 2021 Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing Report. A third-party research firm surveyed 1,288 ...

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    Acas calls for paid vaccine time off

    2021-02-26T10:09:44Z

    The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) is calling on employers to give their staff paid time off when they have Covid-19 (Coronavirus) vaccinations.In new advice, Acas wants organisations to provide the right level of support – which it said includes paid time off for staff to attend vaccination appointments ...

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    Staff feel disconnected from group protection

    2021-02-26T09:56:32Z

    Research by Legal and General has found significant levels of employee disconnect with group protection, with only 16% of those polled believing employee assistance programme (EAPs) are very relevant to their health needs.Data – compiled after polling more than 1,000 UK workers with access to income protection, critical illness cover ...

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    Workers did £24 billion in unpaid overtime during 2020

    2021-02-26T06:00:33Z

    Number crunching by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has revealed the extent to which Britons have put in unpaid overtime since the start of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The data – released to coincide with Work Your Proper Hours Day today (26 February) – found that more than three million people ...

  • Wall's finds happiness more valued than pay
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    Wall's finds happiness more valued than pay

    2021-02-26T06:00:03Z

    Something for the weekend: “My boss told me to have a good day. So I went home.” It’s an old joke but one employers might be heeding after Wall's research revealed that 78% of people believe happiness and wellbeing should be prioritised over money.The global survey of 12,500 people by ...