All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 133
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Supplier articleHow to support employee mental wellbeing with employee benefits
No doubt a key priority for HR in 2021 is to support employee mental wellbeing.Indeed, HR knows first-hand the effects of the pandemic on mental health, with a reported 70% increase in the stress-related absence in 2020 among HR professionals in the UK.In helping support employees with their mental wellbeing, ...
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ArticleMental health-related absenteeism costs rose to £14 billion in 2020
Mental health-related absence cost UK businesses £14 billion last year, according to research by Westfield Health, with Covid-19 (Coronavirus) largely to blame.Its Coping with Covid report found mental health-related absenteeism costs rose by £1.3 billion during 2020, compared to 2019, as working from home, furlough and pay cuts brought radical ...
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Supplier article4 key pillars of a successful flexible benefits programme
Hi, my name is Lee, and I am addicted to technology.Working in the flexible benefits space for close to a decade, I’ve seen firsthand the impact it can make to an employer to deliver a seamless, incredible experience for their employees – how a client’s eyes light up when we’ve ...
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Case StudiesGett invests in its people with choice of flexible working patterns
Gett is a ground travel platform for businesses that puts clients’ preferred ride-hailing apps and car services in one place. It introduced Gett Flexi in August 2020. Gett’s global workforce of just under 1,000 employees can now choose whether they work four or five days a week.Tyson Niemeyer, chief executive ...
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AnalysisCould a four-day working week become the norm?
Need to know:What’s the secret of better retention, higher productivity and improved wellbeing? Some employers think it’s a four-day working week.Four-day working weeks can help organisations to attract and keep the best talent, which employers like recruiters MRL Consulting Group have discovered. Employees also report that they are less stressed ...
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Supplier article5 power tips for parents working from home with kids
Working from home can be challenging for some people at the best of times, they may not have the right desk to work from, have noisy neighbours, a partner who is distracting, or not much space to differentiate from work and rest. But if you add children who need to ...
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OpinionRanjit Dhindsa: What do employers need to plan for 2021?
It's been said that 2020 was an unprecedented year, but perhaps 2021 will be an even bigger test. Last year, businesses had to deal with the final countdown to Brexit coupled with a pandemic that still continues to plague the world.This year, employers will again need to juggle a number ...
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Case StudiesCase Study – How 87% Helped The Air Ambulance Community Focus On Mental Wellbeing
The air ambulance community is known for its agility and innovation, its willingness to take a problem and solve it. By now, the problem is well known: employees of blue light servicesare some of the greatest at risk of experiencing a range of mental health issues. For ...
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Article100,000 NHS staff now have early access to wages
More than 100,000 NHS staff across seven trusts are now able to have early access to their earned and extra shifts pay, after they joined Allocate Instant Pay by Wagestream.The deal means workers at trusts including Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital and ...
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ArticleEmployers failing to communicate on health and wellbeing
As many as half of employers are still not engaging in the health and wellbeing of their staff, according to a new report by Health Shield.Despite mental health charities indicating employee wellbeing is now reaching crisis levels, the health cash plan provider's study found a substantial 48% of bosses had ...
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Case StudiesMoneypenny designs its health and wellbeing strategy around employee demand
Telephone answering service Moneypenny employs 850 staff at its Wrexham head office and 250 in Atlanta, US. Since launching in 2000, staff health and wellbeing has been its top priority, which is reflected in a healthcare offering based on employee demand.Chief operating officer Ceri Henfrey says: “People have different things ...
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OpinionNick Pahl: Employers should review their approach to health and wellbeing support
Are employers providing the right benefits going forward? It is crucial help is offered to employers so they can shift quickly to offer the correct benefits to maintain employee health and wellbeing.We know the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic is having a major impact on how and where we work. Are benefits ...
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AnalysisHow can employers align their healthcare strategies with employee needs?
Need to know:Employee healthcare programmes that try to be all things to all staff may appear generous, but are less likely to be used by employees than a strategic approach that offers the most in-demand benefits.The use of data, including sickness absence data, can help to identify some of the ...
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ArticleCruden Group appoints Joanne Hadwin
Cruden Group, one of Scotland’s largest development and construction groups, has announced the appointment of Joanne Hadwin as group head of HR.Hadwin brings more than 20 years’ experience in human resources to the role, having previously been HR manager at Motherwell Bridge, HR and training manager at Arthur Mckay and ...
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ArticleDon’t withdraw flexible working, report warns
Less than a week after the CIPD launched a campaign demanding staff are given flexible working from day one, a Bright Horizons' report has warned employers face an ‘iceberg of staff discontent’, if flexibility is removed once Covid-19 (Coronavirus) restrictions are over.The report - its Modern Families Index - found ...
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Supplier articleNational surveys reinforce need for renewed focus on employee mental health
With two recent government surveys* revealing the impact of the pandemic on mental health, there is no doubt that as we enter another month of lockdown 3.0, mental wellbeing in the workplace should be at the top of the agenda for companies. Companies across the country have ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: BAE Systems to discuss mental health at EB Insights 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Claire Walsh, health, wellbeing and injury prevention manager UK and rest of the world at BAE Systems, will discuss how employers can support employee mental health during times of uncertainty at Employee Benefits Insights 2021.The ‘Placing mental health at the very centre of your wellbeing strategy’ session will be ...
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Supplier articleTips on staying positive in the workplace
Workplace positivity and keeping an optimistic attitude 24/7 hasn’t been easy since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, one of the many challenges business owners and employees have faced over recent months has been maintaining workplace positivity and continuing to have an upbeat positive culture and mindset. With reduced social ...
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: Tailor Your Benefits to a Multi-Generational Workforce
When it comes to employee benefits, it’s never “one-size-fits-all”.In recent years, workforces in the UK are becoming increasingly multi-generational, multi-location and encompassing wider diversity than ever before. This is why it’s vital that you think about the types of benefits you need to offer, as well as how these benefits ...
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Supplier articlePension scams rife almost one year on from when Covid-19 first struck
How to protect pension scheme membersThese uncertain times are often seen as a window of opportunity for scammers looking to prey on vulnerable individuals, with a recent report by Action Fraud finding that pension scams had become one of the most common types of fraud to occur last year. In ...