All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 140

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    Busy Bees Benefits: Virtual GP Services - Have You Used Them?

    2020-11-27T16:39:23Z

    Have you ever experienced trying to get a doctor’s appointment, only to be told there is a wait of several weeks? Trying to get an appointment can be difficult in the best of times, but more so now than ever, following the outbreak of the coronavirus.As an employer, it’s important ...

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    Engagement Excellence Live: On-demand presentations

    2020-11-27T10:44:26Z

    By Charlotte Neal, Senior Employee Engagement Specialist at Reward GatewayDid you miss out on last week's Engagement Excellence Live: Innovate & Evolve to Support Your People? I have to say, we had a great day piling up loads of advice and stories around how to reinvigorate your workforce through key ...

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    Sir Robert McAlpine builds on its future-proofed reward strategy with a family focus

    2020-11-26T06:00:32Z

    As a construction and civil engineering business with a history spanning over 150 years, family-friendly benefits may not be an obvious thing that springs to mind when considering Sir Robert McAlpine’s reward strategy. However, as a family-owned and run organisation, the employer recognises the importance of providing support and assistance ...

  • Rostrum introduces enhanced health and wellbeing benefits
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    Rostrum introduces health and wellbeing scheme for staff

    2020-11-24T10:04:22Z

    PR and content marketing agency Rostrum has introduced a health and wellbeing benefits plan for its 28 employees.The new scheme, which is provided by Health Shield, offers Rostrum employees access to 24-hour counselling support and an online GP service, as well as discounts on fitness and wellbeing initiatives, including gym ...

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    Encouraging your employees to use wellbeing to cope with the extended work from home reality

    2020-11-24T09:06:38Z

    Working from home for some employees is an alien concept which takes some adjustment. When you’re used to a routine that involves travelling to the office, chatting with colleagues, getting into the office ‘buzz’ and collaborating on work projects in the real world of physical meetings, suddenly being plunged into ...

  • Hermes UK launches mental health first aiders programme
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    Hermes UK launches mental health first aiders programme

    2020-11-23T11:29:58Z

    Parcel delivery organisation Hermes UK has appointed 72 mental health ambassadors to promote good mental health across its organisation.The organisation, which employs 5,500 staff, has equipped 72 volunteers with the resources and skills to support staff that are struggling with mental health issues during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The mental health ...

  • 94% of employers have introduced measures to support staff welfare
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    94% of employers have introduced measures to support staff welfare

    2020-11-23T11:04:56Z

    The vast majority (94%) of employers have introduced measures to support employee wellbeing, according to research by recruitment firm Wade Macdonald and law firm Doyle Clayton.The research, which surveyed 150 HR leaders, found that 88% of organisations favour employee assistance programmes (EAP) as a form of support, followed by 55% ...

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    ‘Tis the season to say thanks and celebrate your employees

    2020-11-23T09:30:16Z

    With a Coronacoaster of a year, Christmas and end of year celebrations don’t need to be cancelled. Quite the opposite in actual fact. With so much uncertainty and the umpteen challenges and changes which 2020 has brought professionally and personally, it’s more important now than ever before, to recognise, engage ...

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    Busy Bees Benefits: Increasing Employee Productivity

    2020-11-20T16:01:57Z

    At work, a range of factors can impact productivity. This includes wages, business infrastructure and employee health.Collectively, British organisations lose billions of pounds each year due to lost productivity. Employees taking sick leave or staff underperforming as a result of their poor health cause this.Fortunately, there are many ways an ...

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    Is your business ready for the world of work post-Covid?

    2020-11-20T15:45:53Z

    We live in extraordinary times, with an unheard-of level of change being forced upon us all. In less than six months COVID-19 has redefined how we travel, shop, socialise and just as dramatically how we communicate and interact in the world of work.With 300 million virtual meetings a day now ...

  • 33% of employers have reviewed their sick pay policy due to Covid-19
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    33% of employers have reviewed sickness policies due to Covid-19

    2020-11-20T10:59:21Z

    One-third (33%) of employers have reviewed their organisation's sickness policy due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, according to research by Paydata.Its UK reward management survey – Autumn 2020 results, which surveyed 204 HR and finance directors and reward and compensation specialists, also found that two-thirds (66%) have not, and do ...

  • Hala launches benefits platform to support 2,000 staff
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    Hala Group launches wellbeing platform to support 2,000 staff

    2020-11-19T10:30:43Z

    Hala Group, which operates 74 Domino's pizza stores across the UK, has launched a wellbeing platform to support its 2,000 UK employees.The platform, which is provided by Perkbox, offers staff access to a range of benefits and tools designed to help individuals manage their physical, emotional, mental, social and financial ...

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    How to improve Diversity & Inclusion in the workplace

    2020-11-19T08:40:56Z

    When it comes to creating more diverse, equal and inclusive organisations, we know one thing is true: We have to be better. Embarking on any journey means being prepared for what’s ahead and knowing that it’s ongoing – there’s no 'finish line,' but rather you’re constantly learning and improving.The experiences ...

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    3 ways to improve retention with employee benefits

    2020-11-18T15:56:29Z

    Building a happy, high-performing and strong team starts with employee retention. Investing time, effort and resources into building a working environment employees love is one of the keys to long-term success.Part of that is having employee benefits in place that resonate with your staff. It’s your company’s chance to offer ...

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    Employee Benefits – A Cost-Benefit Analysis

    2020-11-18T11:51:00Z

    We are often asked at Xexec about how to justify and measure the costs of running a company-wide, national, or global employee benefits scheme. The answer we often give is that there are many ways to skin a cat! But the truth is, that each client we ...

  • West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership launches wellbeing hub for staff
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    West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership launches wellbeing hub

    2020-11-18T11:30:27Z

    West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership is to launch a wellbeing hub to support the mental health of its 100,000 employees and 270,000 unpaid carers.The organisation has received over £1 million from NHS England and NHS Improvement to develop its wellbeing hub, which will launch to staff in ...

  • 26% of staff believe their employer cares about their wellbeing
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    26% believe their employer is concerned about their wellbeing

    2020-11-18T11:24:23Z

    Approximately one-quarter (26%) of respondents believe that their employer is genuinely concerned about their wellbeing, according to research by Aviva.Its Embracing the age of ambiguity report, which surveyed 2,000 employees working for organisations that employ over 1,000 staff, also found that more than two-fifths (43%) of employees describe their wellbeing ...

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    The future of workplace health

    2020-11-17T12:37:05Z

    Gethin Nadin, Director, Employee Wellbeing, BenefexJoin Benefex’s next Wellbeing Wednesday webinar, where we’ll be speaking with Harry Bliss, Co-Founder of Champion Health. Champion Health aim to optimise workplace health and generate happy, healthy workplaces through the use of their innovative data-focused approach. After speaking at the 2020 Forum, Harry returns ...

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    Digital health remains front and centre with second lockdown

    2020-11-17T11:09:46Z

    As the country adjusts to the second lockdown, businesses are once again seeing workforces dispersed by the return of remote working. Although no-one wants to be in lockdown again, the lessons we learned from the first lockdown see businesses better prepared for this one. The first long lockdown came as ...

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    Reward Gateway Extends its Employee Engagement Platform to Disrupt and Elevate the Flexible Benefits Experience

    2020-11-17T08:40:08Z

    Reward Gateway has extended its technology platform to simplify, consolidate and integrate flexible benefits while dramatically improving the user experience. The employee-first platform seamlessly integrates with any third-party flexible benefits provider, reducing administration time and driving increased benefits uptake.Benefits are all hosted on a customised and branded hub that uses ...