All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 132
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ArticleHybrid working prompts flexibility demands
Hybrid working is here to stay, according to Robert Half’s Demand for skilled talent report – and it is causing staff to demand more flexibility-related benefits.According to the research, which was co-produced by labour analytics firm Burning Glass Technologies, 63% of professionals admitted their job was perfectly doable at home. ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: The value of employer support and trust
Mental wellbeing has been an issue that has been climbing higher up the agenda at many organisations for a long time, and its ascent has only accelerated during this pandemic. Therefore, findings from Incomes Data Research earlier this week that revealed almost all (98%) employers had taken specific steps to ...
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Supplier articleHow Dunelm used technology to drive 600% increase in communications engagement
By James Docherty, Client Success Manager at Reward GatewayDunelm, the UK's leading home furnishing retailer with 10,500 employees, began its engagement journey with Reward Gateway in 2017. Whilst centralising benefits and improving EVP was the first step, the pandemic has shifted the organisation's attention to internal communications, wellbeing and finding ...
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Supplier articleGlobal benefits trends for the coming year
Paul Andrews, Global Benefits Director, BenefexTwelve months ago, Covid-19 had barely entered much of the world’s consciousness. Though its effects were already being felt across Asia, here in the UK we remained blissfully ignorant. Fast forward to 2021 and the future remains uncertain, with no sign of the ‘new normal’ ...
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Supplier articleJosh Bersin is speaking at the Virtual Engagement Excellence Summit 2021
By Cristina Stoica, Growth Marketing Manager at Reward Gateway Creating a world-class, digital employee experience is essential as we enter into the new world of work. Moving forward, distributed work will be the standard, employees will need more support than ever before, and companies must connect their people through new ...
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Supplier article‘The NHS produces 5.4% of the UK’s greenhouse gases’
The healthcare sector is a major contributor to climate change. The WHO (World Health Organization) has described climate change as ‘the biggest threat to global health in the 21st century’. So how can the healthcare sector cut their emissions and reduce their carbon footprint?How does healthcare contribute to climate change? ...
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Supplier articleReviewing your benefits through a socially responsible lens
Gethin Nadin, Director, Employee Wellbeing, BenefexDecent financial reward is no longer enough to attract the best people to work for you. Employer brands, like consumer brands, need to show that they exist for a purpose beyond making profit. The message from employees is clear: “We want to work for responsible ...
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ArticleDelta Security Management to pay living wage
Security guard firm Delta Security Management has become the latest organisation to be recognised as a living wage employer.Accredited by the Living Wage Foundation, the company based in Crawley, West Sussex, will now pay its 10 full-time and four part-time staff at least £9.30 per hour. This is the outside-London ...
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Supplier articleHow to foster employee morale in the virtual work environment
Formerly the preserve of field sales and support managers, the challenge of keeping a team engaged and motivated while individuals are based in their own discrete locations is now widespread across many organisational departments. Throughout the pandemic, companies have looked for creative solutions that will support employees ...
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OpinionDr Rea Prouska: How can employers meet staff benefits needs in the current environment?
The current Covid-19 (Coronavirus) and Brexit crises are creating multiple challenges for employers. While business survival takes precedence in employer agendas, there are crucial employee consequences that also need to be addressed. These include the impact of adverse working conditions on employee motivation, job satisfaction, performance, productivity and on ...
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Supplier articleCo-op continues to focus on colleague wellbeing with Gympass partnership
Co-op, one of the world’s largest consumer?co-operatives, is bolstering its wellbeing offering for the company’s 62,000 employees by partnering with Gympass, the world’s largest corporate wellbeing platform. The agreement gives Co-op colleagues, the majority of whom are front-line key workers, access to Gympass’ wealth of digital wellness ...
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ArticleMajority of employers support the mental health of working parents
New research has found that of the options employers provide to combat pressures on remote working parents, mental wellbeing support overwhelmingly comes top.Incomes Data Research (IDR) polled workers at 40 organisations during January and discovered that almost all (98%) employers had taken specific steps to help employees with their mental ...
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Supplier articleAchieve greater ROI from your employee benefits scheme
Latest insights from 2000 HR decision makers and employees suggest a disconnect when it comes to benefit relevance and utilisation. Our latest white paper explores the utilisation of employee benefits and the impact of COVID on benefit design. Employee needs and expectations have evolved drastically over the ...
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: What is international private medical insurance?
In short, international private medical insurance ensures your employees are looked after by medical experts, no matter where they are in the world. It’s private medical insurance that covers you globally.It appeals to ex pats, in pats, high net worth clients, staff on short- or long-term assignments and anybody that ...
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: What does the future hold for employee benefit providers?
Wherever possible, it’s important that the people who make up your organisation feel good about themselves and their working environment. Relevant and effective employee benefits must play a key role in this.So what does the future hold for employee benefit providers?Lack of innovationPractical benefitsSalary sacrificeWork-life balanceEmployers offering high-quality employee benefits ...
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Supplier articleCreating a Win-Win Situation Through Employee Recognition
If you knew that 4 out of 5 of your employees wanted something and that meeting their wish would have a positive impact on your bottom line, you'd seriously consider taking immediate action, wouldn't you?We're not even talking about a pay rise! It turns out that 82% of employees would ...
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Supplier articleHow to Ensure your Managers are Empowered
How often do you hear people complain about their managers? Do you feel their grievance is justified?Whether the complaint is valid or not, the very fact that an employee perceives their manager as ineffective presents a problem. Something needs to change.In a recent study, we found that less than 50% ...
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ArticleExpat healthcare increasingly challenging
Businesses are finding it increasingly difficult to develop healthcare packages for international workers, according to a survey by AXA Global Healthcare.The World of Work research compares trends from 2017 and 2020, highlighting changes in the process of establishing and supporting international assignments.The survey found that of the 543 HR decision-makers ...
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Supplier articleGetting leadership on board with your DEI programme
If we were to do a poll of the steps most likely to be taken by businesses to address an equality challenge, I would guess that unconscious bias/cultural awareness training, graduate recruitment, and having a related employee resource group would come somewhere near the top. I’m right, aren’t I?The irony ...
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ArticleSussex Police Force de-stress with wellbeing dogs
Something for the weekend: Being a bobby on the beat can be hard at the best of times, but policing during the pandemic brings its own unique and stressful challenges - from breaking up illegal lockdown parties and fining hill walkers for carrying cups of coffee to being spat at ...