All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 134
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ArticleEmployers embrace wellbeing benefits
Group risk industry body Grid has unveiled what it calls an “encouraging increase” in employer-provided wellbeing benefits provision in response to Covid-19 (Coronavirus).In a poll of HR directors, it found 48% now felt they had greater responsibility for the mental health of their staff than they did before the pandemic. ...
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ArticleMinisters to win maternity leave rights
A legal loophole that meant ministers effectively needed to resign to be able to spend time with their newborn child has been addressed, with the announcement of the first reading of the Ministerial and other Maternity Allowances Bill yesterday.Due to ministers being appointed by the prime minister (PM), they are ...
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ArticleRevolut moves to permanent flexible working
Banking services app provider Revolut has this week confirmed it will permanently move to flexible working arrangements.From now on, the organisation's 2,000+ employees have a choice about when and how often they would like to work from home, and how often they would like to work in an office.Despite 98% ...
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Supplier articleWhy is the Employee Experience so important?
If someone were to ask what drives a business, on the whole, the answer would be customers. Because without customers, there is no business. However, with equal measure, if not greater importance, employees actually make a business, as they are the cogs which in fact make the business tick on ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Employer relationships weakened by Covid-19
EXCLUSIVE: Covid-19 (Coronavirus) has permanently changed employer-employee relationships, including employee attitudes to benefits, according to research by MetLife exclusively shared with Employee Benefits.The study, presented in a report entitled ‘Re:Me’, questioned 300 employers and 900 workers and found 62% of staff felt their relationship with the employer had changed, with ...
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Supplier articleHow to boost mental health post January blues
While there is hope that some normality is around the corner, employees are faced with the long slog that is lockdown 3.0. With mental health declining over the last 10 months, organisations should anticipate a rise in feelings of loneliness, anxieties, and staff burnout. It’s a critical ...
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ArticleC-Suite suffers most from mental health issues
Global research looking into mental health and resilience has found it is the C-suite that is suffering the most – although all employees say they want their company to do more to support them.Data compiled by Oracle and Workplace Intelligence revealed 53% of executives are struggling with mental health issues, ...
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ArticleDechert Wellness Week focuses on resilience
Global law firm Dechert LLP is deploying a host of mental health and resilience tools, as well as running fun activities, as part of its second annual ‘Wellbeing Week’ this week.The theme of the week – which includes offering resilience webinars and videos on mindfulness and stress management – was ...
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ArticleCMAC pledges to keep online workouts
Transport solutions company, CMAC Group, has announced it will make its twice-weekly High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) sessions a permanent fixture for staff – even after staff return to the office.The sessions were initially launched last April, as the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic first gripped the nation.But after growing in popularity ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Insights Online Series: 15-19 March 2021
Employee Benefits is to host a second online event exploring the latest trends, insights and solutions that provide effective and efficient reward strategies in a Covid-19 (Coronavirus) world.Leaders from organisations including Birds Eye and BAE Systems are among those who will speak during the Insights Series, which runs from 15-19 ...
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Supplier articleUse the latest HR trends to transform your workplace
Did you know that 45% of adults in England have reported that they sometimes feel lonely? Or that employee burnout is on the rise? Or that you could fail to attract 4 out of 5 millennial candidates if your diversity and inclusion programmes are not up to scratch? With a ...
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ArticleGrampian Housing Association offers Wellbeing Day
Grampian Housing Association has announced it is giving staff a ‘wellbeing day’, initially to help them cope with the pressures of lockdown.According to Chris Mathieson, the association’s compliance, engagement and support lead, staff can use their day whenever they want – all they have to do is ensure they are ...
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Supplier articleMaking your benefits work for you: A step-by-step guide
Charlotte Godley, Head of Proposition, BenefexWhen I first started in employee benefits some 20 years ago, all that was available under an employer benefit arrangement outside of Pension were insurances, additional holiday and the odd lifestyle benefit like wine clubs and retail vouchers. Whilst insurance and holiday remain the most ...
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Supplier articleStress in the workplace – find out how we can help ourselves and each other
In the second in our two-part blog series on stress, we use this post to suggest some practical steps that employers and employees can take to help tackle high-level stress, especially during the COVID pandemic.These suggestions are based on best practice advice given by the NHS and show how making ...
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Supplier articleXexec launches Chrome Extension revolutionising employee benefits
Xexec has launched the first-of-its kind Chrome Extension for every user of its employee discounts platform, revolutionising employee benefits. Available to all clients, Xexec’s new Chrome Extension will automatically present relevant deals straight from the portal to every employee using the Chrome Search Engine.By simply installing the Xexec Chrome Extension ...
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Supplier articleAbsence management: how to better equip your line managers
By Tracey Ward, Head of Business Development and Marketing at Generali UK Employee BenefitsThe 1st February marks #NationalSickieDay; arguably not something worthy of celebration. But it does help highlight a problem; one that has shown a marked resurgence recently. So, this day could be seen as a useful reminder on ...
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ArticleLockdown benefits ‘not fit for purpose’
New research by employee benefits provider Edenred suggests staff are dissatisfied with the level of support they are getting from their organisation – with lockdown benefits branded ‘not fit for purpose’.The research, which questioned 2,000 UK employees, found employers were seen to be falling short in the areas of reward ...
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ArticleSMEs create surge in demand for employee benefits
Results of the 2021 Employee Benefits and Workplace Satisfaction Survey from financial wellbeing provider Drewberry found that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) were responsible for a huge surge in demand for new employee benefits types last year.According to the data, nearly half (47.4) introduced additional employee benefits during 2020 – ...
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ArticleOne-in-five employees have no flexible working options
Research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has revealed a serious lack of flexible working opportunities – leading it to call for flexibility to be a day-one right.The research finds one-in-five employees (19%) currently work in organisations that offer no flexible working options at all, while nearly a ...
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Supplier articleSupporting Mental Health at Work
Time to Talk Day 2021 will be held on Thursday 4 February, and aims to increase conversations about mental health and wellbeing. According to Time to Change, even small conversations about mental health have the power to make a big difference, and employers should encourage discussion within the workplace.It goes ...