All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 141
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Article94% of employers have introduced measures to support staff welfare
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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Supplier article‘Tis the season to say thanks and celebrate your employees
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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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: Increasing Employee Productivity
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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Supplier articleIs your business ready for the world of work post-Covid?
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 ...
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Article33% of employers have reviewed sickness policies due to Covid-19
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 ...
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ArticleHala Group launches wellbeing platform to support 2,000 staff
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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Supplier articleHow to improve Diversity & Inclusion in the workplace
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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Supplier article3 ways to improve retention with employee benefits
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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AnalysisEmployee Benefits – A Cost-Benefit Analysis
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 ...
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ArticleWest Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership launches wellbeing hub
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 ...
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Article26% believe their employer is concerned about their wellbeing
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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Supplier articleThe future of workplace health
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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Supplier articleDigital health remains front and centre with second lockdown
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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Supplier articleReward Gateway Extends its Employee Engagement Platform to Disrupt and Elevate the Flexible Benefits Experience
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 ...
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Supplier articleEmployee Benefits and what it means to your employees
Employee benefits have become more important than ever before, gone are the days where they are considered a 'nice to have'. In the war for talent that threatens organisational productivity, as well as employees wanting a lot from their jobs on top of just their monthly salaries, more and more ...
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Article22% of organisations align benefits with national or world events
Employee Benefits poll: A fifth (22%) of organisations have aligned employee benefits initiatives with national or world events.A poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 22 responses, found that national events, such as World Health Mental Health Awareness Day, and Black History Month have encouraged 22% of employees to restructure benefits ...
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ArticleWickes rewards 8,000 staff with three days of additional leave
DIY retailer Wickes is rewarding its 8,000 employees with three days extra of paid holiday in December 2020.The extra days of leave, that will run from 24 December to 26 December, is to reward employees for their hard work during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, and to further support the wellbeing ...
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Supplier articlePreparing your workforce for a COVID-19 Vaccine
There’s a strong possibility that a COVID-19 vaccine will be approved in the coming months, but there is still uncertainty around when it will be available to the general public. Whilst we wait for the release of the highly anticipated vaccine, let’s begin to address whether we ...
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: Extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
This week marks the beginning of the second week of the national lockdown put into place across England to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.During this time, we have been communicating with our customers regularly to provide more clarity over the details of the extended Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. This ...
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ArticleTSB extends mental health support to friends and families of staff
British bank TSB is enhancing itsmental healthsupport benefit for employees to allow them to includea member of their family or a friend. In May 2020, TSB partnered with mental health platform Unmind to support the wellbeing of its 6,600 employees during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus). Due to the ongoing uncertainty of ...