All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 142
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Less than half of UK firms have a wellbeing strategy
Despite being nearly a year into lockdown, less than half of businesses (44%) have a wellbeing strategy in place, according to Aon research exclusively shared with www.employeebenefits.co.uk.The study polled 332 employee benefits and rewards specialists for the company's UK benefits and trends survey 2021 and found that only a minority ...
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Supplier articleNew Cars are Crucial for Employee Engagement
With the government releasing their roadmap out of lockdown, many workplaces will find themselves preparing to return to the office. As an employer, you should consider the best and safest way for your workforce to make the journey to your workplace.If your employees drive to work, it’s important you think ...
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Supplier articleWhat You Need To Know About Cycling To Work
Since the introduction of the government’s cycle to work scheme in 1999, there has been a vast increase in the number of people who cycle to work in Britain.With the government releasing a roadmap out of lockdown, more people will be preparing to move back to the office. This means ...
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Supplier articleReport shows employee mental health taking a big hit during COVID and calls for employers to do more
The COVID-19 pandemic is posing huge challenges for employers as their staff report widespread feelings of enhanced stress, anxiety, and depression. This is according to research commissioned and published by SilverCloud Health in its 2021 Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing Report. A third-party research firm surveyed 1,288 ...
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ArticleAcas calls for paid vaccine time off
The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) is calling on employers to give their staff paid time off when they have Covid-19 (Coronavirus) vaccinations.In new advice, Acas wants organisations to provide the right level of support – which it said includes paid time off for staff to attend vaccination appointments ...
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ArticleStaff feel disconnected from group protection
Research by Legal and General has found significant levels of employee disconnect with group protection, with only 16% of those polled believing employee assistance programme (EAPs) are very relevant to their health needs.Data – compiled after polling more than 1,000 UK workers with access to income protection, critical illness cover ...
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ArticleWorkers did £24 billion in unpaid overtime during 2020
Number crunching by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has revealed the extent to which Britons have put in unpaid overtime since the start of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The data – released to coincide with Work Your Proper Hours Day today (26 February) – found that more than three million people ...
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ArticleWall's finds happiness more valued than pay
Something for the weekend: “My boss told me to have a good day. So I went home.” It’s an old joke but one employers might be heeding after Wall's research revealed that 78% of people believe happiness and wellbeing should be prioritised over money.The global survey of 12,500 people by ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: Flexible working is good for business
Earlier this week, we reported that HSBC is planning to drastically cut back on its office space – by 40% globally – in a move towards more permanent flexible working arrangements.Brought about “by a very different style of working post-Covid than we had before”, other banks have announced similar measures ...
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ArticleA third of over-50s have seen pay cuts
New research by SunLife suggests it has been the over-50s who have suffered significant pay cuts since the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic began.A poll conducted by the organisation among 1,051 respondents aged 50-plus revealed 30% had seen their hours or salaries cut; 25% had been furloughed, and one-in-10 had lost their ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Brunel University to discuss making benefits engaging without breaking the bank
EXCLUSIVE: Hazel Robinson, associate director of HR, head of reward and wellbeing at Brunel University, London, is to address how employers can make the most of their benefits and rewards packages without it costing the earth in a Covid-19 (Coronavirus) ravaged world.Speaking at Employee Benefits Insights 2021, an online series ...
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Supplier articleHow to improve support for employees with invisible disabilities
In the UK, 1 in 5 people have a disability, of which 80% are classed as an invisible disability.1 This means that there is a possibility that someone you work with will be impacted. The trouble is you might not know. Either that, or you – or the employee concerned ...
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OpinionDr Carolyn Axtell: Remote working requires regular wellbeing conversations
As a result of restrictions during the pandemic, more people are working from home and are using online meeting platforms to collaborate with others. There are some efficiencies and benefits related to this way of working as people don’t have to travel between meeting rooms and can flip from meeting ...
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ArticleEHRC confirms extra six months for pay gap reporting
Just weeks after the government signalled that employers would not be penalised for failing to submit their gender pay gap data, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has now confirmed that enforcement for non-reporting will be suspended for six months.The suspension - due to the impact of Covid-19 (Coronavirus) ...
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ArticleHSBC to move to permanent flexible working
HSBC is to radically cut back on its office space and switch to having a more permanent agile workforce, according to the company's chief executive.The move – a direct response to the rise in home working brough about by the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic – will see the bank reduce its ...
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ArticleStaff doubt longevity of Covid-19 benefits
Research by HR software provider Personio has found the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has had a big impact on the types of benefits employers are offering staff, with a strong focus being on providing flexible hours and mental health provision.But the study also revealed satisfaction with what was being provided was ...
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Supplier articleHow to better equip your line managers to support employees with cancer
Cancer hasn’t gone away. But the problem might well become compounded thanks to the pandemic. So, now is the time to better equip your line managers to help. Poor line manager knowledge of how to support employees with cancer, coupled with a perceived lack of access to relevant services, represent ...
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ArticleSaffron Building Society gains Good Business accreditation
Saffron Building Society has become only the second mutual to become accredited as a Good Business Charter (GBC) member.The GBC is a not-for-profit organisation supported by the Trades Union Congress and the Confederation of British Industry which identifies 10 specific workplace criteria to ensure organisations are committed to improving employee ...
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Supplier articleHR trends to watch out for in 2021
We have all had to adjust to change since the COVID 19 pandemic. From remote working, greater emphasis on employee wellbeing and mental health and adapting to the new employee experience. Here’s a look into the new normal working world and HR trends to look out for this 2021.Feeling more ...