All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 14
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ArticleUnum UK receives Great Place to Work accreditation
Employee benefits provider Unum UK has been accredited as a Great Place to Work organisation in the UK.Great Place To Work recognises employers which have created a strong workplace culture, employee experience and leadership behaviours. Its accreditation process includes asking employees to complete a short confidential questionnaire about what they ...
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Supplier articleSustainability at the heart of everything… eco-friendly employee benefits
Monday, 22nd April, was Earth Day, and this year’s theme is Planet v. Plastics. The organisation is demanding a 60% reduction in the production of all plastics by 2040. Sustainability is at the heart of all we do at Pluxee UK, and we’re constantly striving to innovate ...
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ArticleCentral Co-op and Ikea UK shortlisted for Best benefits to support work-life balance
Retailers Central Co-op and Ikea UK have been shortlisted for the Best benefits to support work-life balance award at the Employee Benefits Awards 2024.The award was introduced for 2023, then known as Best benefits to support work-life balance and hybrid working. It recognises strategies that offer greater flexibility to help ...
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ArticleMichelin guarantees global living wage and enhances parental and healthcare benefits
Credit: ricochet64 / Shutterstock.comTyre manufacturing organisation Michelin is to guarantee a living wage for its more than 100,000 global employees, as well as enhancing parental and healthcare benefits.As part of its deployment of a living wage worldwide, to guarantee employees a salary equivalent to at least the living wage, Michelin ...
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ArticleHays rolls out wellbeing support for UK and Ireland employees
Recruitment firm Hays has rolled out wellbeing support for more than 2,700 employees across 79 sites in the UK and Ireland employees in order to improve its health and wellbeing strategy.Employees can now access 24/7 immediate integrated medical, mental health and personal safety support from a team of professionals via ...
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Case StudiesFutureheads supports financial wellbeing with targeted benefits
Digital and technology recruiter Futureheads provides employees with a range of benefits and guidance to help them through any financial pressures.Prior to the cost-of-living crisis, the London-based living wage employer already offered its 30 employees financial-related benefits such as a health cash plan, a season ticket travel loan, a technology ...
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AnalysisFiscal drag: how can employers offset the challenges of a difficult economy?
The frozen tax thresholds could see some employees ‘dragged’ into paying more tax and have less disposable income as a result.Employers should ask employees about their financial pressures to understand how to support them.A salary sacrifice arrangement can support employees who are dealing with the impact of fiscal drag.In his ...
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Article40% of women say lack of health support negatively impacts careers
Two-fifths (40%) of women believe their professional career development has been negatively impacted due to a lack of women’s health support in the workplace, according to new research.Healthcare provider Benenden Health surveyed 5,000 female employees and 1,000 business owners for its latest report. When asked how their health challenges had ...
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ArticleGovernment to review fit note system
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced government plans to review the fit note system for people who are not well enough to work.In a speech on 19 May, Sunak said the government will design a new system where people have easy and rapid access to specialised work and health support ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Should we be concerned about employee wellbeing levels?
How well is your workforce? While minor illnesses are a fact of life, what does your workforce’s health look like overall? Have absence rates improved or declined in recent years?Several pieces of research published in the last couple of weeks suggest that, overall, employees’ health and wellbeing levels have fallen ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 12 - 18 April 2024
The top 10 most-read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk between 12 - 18 April 2024 were: American Express and Unum UK among best employers for health and wellbeingThorntons enhances inclusive family-friendly policies40% of UK staff would choose a job with lower salary but generous benefitsExclusive: National Deaf Children’s Society introduces cancer support ...
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AnalysisHow to strike a balance between managing staff wellbeing and financial pressures
Credit: Andrey_Popov/ShutterstockNeed to know:The cost-of-living crisis is forcing more employees to take on additional work due to financial pressures, raising concerns around burnout.Pay strategies such as targeted pay increases, performance-related bonuses and earned wage access can help.Employers need to ensure there is a culture where people can discuss financial concerns.With ...
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ArticleGi Group ensures pay strategy and benefits support employees' wellbeing
Recruitment firm Gi Group has put measures in place to help its employees cope with the cost pressures they are under.Cindy Gunn, group head of people at Gi Group, says: “Recruitment isn’t the most profitable sector so we have to be a bit more creative to make sure our employees ...
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Supplier articleCreating a brighter tomorrow... financial wellbeing and mental wealth
Financial wellbeing and mental health are intrinsically linked. Employees with poor mental health are likely to be more heavily impacted by financial worries and less likely to make sound financial decisions. The risk is that both their financial situation and mental health can worsen. Read on to ...
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ArticleEmployee wellbeing levels drop since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic
Wellbeing levels among employees have dropped since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, falling from 73% in 2020 to 66% in 2023, according to employee engagement expert Inpulse.Insights from 30,000 employees across the UK and Europe formulated Inpulse’s Wellbeing index, which measures five core elements of wellbeing: work-life balance, support, ...
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ArticleThorntons enhances inclusive family-friendly policies
Law firm Thorntons has rolled out enhanced and inclusive family-friendly policies to support its more than 580 staff and partners.New mothers at the firm will receive treble the existing maternity pay, which will rise to 26 weeks at full pay and 13 weeks at half pay. Those adopting a child ...
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ArticleExclusive: National Deaf Children’s Society introduces cancer support for staff
The National Deaf Children’s Society has launched cancer support to its 270 employees.The charity’s employees will now be able to access a range of assistance for their own needs and their loved ones, provided by specialist cancer support service Reframe Cancer.This includes expert advice and emotional support through dedicated cancer ...
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Case StudiesAnchor uses menopause guidance to encourage conversations
In order to support any of its employees that are impacted by the menopause, Anchor has developed a specific guidance document to facilitate conversations around reasonable adjustments for perimenopause and the menopause.The housing and care provider for people in later life serves more than 65,000 residents in 54,000 homes across ...
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Case StudiesSpecsavers promotes workplace menopause support through networks
Eye care and audiology organisation Specsavers uses its employee network groups and policies to promote menopause support in the workplace.It has more than 2,500 optical, audiology and ophthalmology businesses in 11 countries and more than 23,000 UK employees.The organisation has multiple employee network groups, including its MenoTalk group which is ...
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AnalysisWhat will new guidance mean for menopause support in the workplace?
New guidance offers advice on reasonable adjustments employers can make, but these will vary depending on an employees’ role and an employer’s sector. Employers should adapt their policies according to the guidance to promote fairness and inclusivity in the workplace. It also highlights how to encourage ...