All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 136
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ArticleSurrey Fire and Rescue Service rolls out wellbeing app for staff
Surrey Fire and Rescue Services has announced the roll out of a wellbeing and fitness app for staff which is specifically aimed at supporting those who are working remotely from their colleagues and helps them reduce stress.The fire service began rolling out the ClassPass app in March, which gives members ...
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ArticleAwin's four-day working week sees positive impact on employee wellbeing
An ongoing trial of a four-day working week by affiliate marketing network, Awin, has been heralded as a major success after the firm posted substantially reduced absenteeism and a surge in applications from prospective employees.The firm trialed the new working hours in January to see if a reduced working week ...
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ArticleLooking for a new role on Looe Island?
Something for the weekend: We’ve all dreamt of getting away from it all, perhaps more so than ever before, as home working, endless team meetings, staring at the same four walls, and taking aimless lunchtime walks start to pall.So it will come as no surprise if Cornwall Wildlife Trust has ...
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ArticleMetro Bank team walks over 1,700 miles as part of wellbeing challenge
Metro Bank, the high-street challenger bank, has revealed the results of its month-long ‘team walk’ challenge during March.The walks, aimed at improving colleagues’ mental and physical health, were organised by the bank’s real estate finance team, who set themselves the challenge of walking 500 miles as a way of getting ...
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ArticleEmployers told to tackle false sense of flexible working
Joint research published today by employee research agency Karian and Box and The Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at Kings College London, has found that while employers broadly support home-working, a false sense of flexibility prevails where there is actually a lack of more targeted employee support.The report, which surveyed ...
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Supplier articleHow employees can boost their pension pot by 25% by saving just 1% more
By Jonathan Watts-Lay, Director, WEALTH at workMany employees are already paying 5% of their salary into their workplace pension through auto-enrolment, with an additional 3% employer contribution. However we know that many employers match additional contributions (up to certain limits), yet their employees may not realise this or understand the ...
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Supplier articleOutdated ‘employee of the month’ scheme? Here’s how Each Person can help
An employee of the month scheme is probably one of the most fundamental elements of employee recognition. Yet, when established incorrectly, it can cause problems for company culture, relations and even communication.Only 14% of organisations provide managers with the necessary tools for rewards and recognition which is perhaps why many ...
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OpinionVictoria Von Wachter: Untangling the knot of furlough leave entitlement
Many industries are gearing up to reopen on 12 April, bringing furlough to an end for thousands of employees.As Prime Minister Boris Johnson provides hope that borders may reopen on 17 May, these employees may be wondering how their previously furloughed status will affect their annual leave entitlement.Can employees expect ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Investigo supports staff wellbeing with core-office-hours trial
Exclusive: UK recruitment agency, Investigo, has this week begun a trial to give office-based employees the ability to choose a flexible-working pattern, as long as they are available between core hours.The trial gives employees the option to work for three days in the office between 10am and 4pm, and decide ...
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ArticlePoll: Health and wellbeing top focus for employers in 2021
Employee Benefits poll: Health and wellbeing is the top priority for organisations this year, closely followed by flexible working.According to Employee Benefits’ latest straw poll, 42% of respondents said their staff’s health and wellbeing are paramount in 2021.As Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic restrictions continue, another third (33%) of respondents said flexible ...
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Supplier articleCreative perks and initiatives to support and reward your team
The events of the last year have seen many businesses change the way they reward their staff.Many businesses have reviewed and adjusted their employee benefit schemes, utilised their benefits in entirely different ways to match changing needs, while many businesses have introduced brand-new perks to help combat the many challenges ...
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ArticleStress-related absence rocketed in 2020
Research by absence management provider e-days has revealed a shocking rise in the number of stress-related sickness days during 2020.According to the research, there was a 113% rise in stress sickness days when figures before and after the Covid-19 (coronavirus) were compared.As well as this headline figure, the data also ...
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ArticleBarclays outlines policy to avoid burnout among junior bankers
Barclays has told junior staff to take Saturdays off and book at least two five-day periods of annual leave a year in order to avoid burnout. According to media reports, the bank has urged analysts and associates not to work between 9pm on Fridays and 9am on ...
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ArticlePernod Ricard appoints new CHRO
Pernod Ricard North America has promoted Lani Montoya to chief human resources (HR) officer.Montoya has spent the past 10 years with the drinks company, holding various senior HR roles. She has previously been its director of global talent management (based in Paris) and more recently was director, global talent management, ...
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ArticleBank of America increases junior banker pay
Bank of America is to give its junior bankers globally a pay boost of $10,000 (£7,290) per year and will offer them wellbeing conversations.The move is in response to a sharp rise in deal activity and comes in the face of increased competition from rival banks, which has seen Credit ...
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ArticleCall to action launched for living wage
IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative, has published a Call to action: Better business through better wages, demanding companies take greater steps to pay a living wage to their staff.The group, which seeks to make trade more sustainable, launched the scheme to encourage organisations and their suppliers to take action. So ...
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Supplier articleHow To Help Staff With ‘Return To Work Anxiety’
After over a year of dealing with seemingly relentless lockdowns, the end is in sight.The worries that we have had over the past 12 months have included anxiety, fatigue, and work stress, all of which have soared as a result of the incredible changes to people’s lives in all domains ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: Financial awareness is paramount
The pandemic has thrown many people’s finances into disarray, with some finding themselves unexpectedly being made redundant, while others at the end of their careers may be having to delay their retirement to save more money.While everyone’s situation is different, in these trying times what has become increasingly apparent is ...
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ArticleHealth and wellbeing benefits boost SME productivity
Research by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has today (9 April) revealed that when small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) invest in health and wellbeing benefits it has a noticeable improvement in employee productivity.According to the study, three in five (60%) SMEs polled said that investing in health and wellbeing ...