All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 143
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Supplier articleListen to our podcast on supporting mental health and wellbeing in the workplace after COVID-19
There can be little doubt that COVID-19 has hit the workplace hard. It has left an emotional mark on employees of organisations the length and breadth of these islands and around the world. It has put extraordinary pressure on the mental health of millions and is posing ...
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ArticleStaff expectations rise due to Coronavirus
Research by MetLife has found Covid-19 (Coronavirus) is responsible for rising expectations among employees, who believe managers owe them a greater level of ‘social responsibility’.The employee benefits provider's Re:me report found this included an expectation that employers take a far more holistic approach to accommodating the personal circumstances of their ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Employees happier but risk burnout
New data from employee engagement platform provider Glint has revealed employees’ overall happiness has increased, but there are signs that they are experiencing rising levels of poor mental health and burnout.The findings from the organisation's first Employee wellbeing report revealed happiness was 5.4% higher in December 2020 compared to December ...
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ArticleTop-rated employee perks for 2021 revealed
Analysis of more than 750,000 roles by search engine Adzuna has revealed the UK’s most popular employee perks to tempt them into switching jobs in 2021.In first two weeks of this month (February), the top trending benefits included working from home (WFH) allowances, and childcare and wellbeing support.According to Andrew ...
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Supplier articleHow to ensure longevity as a new business
The statistics are scary. In 2019, a study found that half of SMEs close within three years, with a predication that 75% of businesses wouldn’t last until 2024.Now, following the coronavirus pandemic, these statistics are even worse. In the current environment, we ask the question: What is it that makes ...
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Supplier articleWhy Group Income Protection remains important
Looking after the health and wellbeing of your employees has long been the most essential element in an effective employee benefits programme. Early intervention services can help in just that.Many employers provide Group Income Protection policies for their employees to ensure they continue to receive a regular income if they ...
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Supplier articleProtecting the financial wellbeing of employees during the pandemic and beyond
At times like these – when many households are surviving on a reduced income due to a reduction in salary or redundancy -– the need to protect employee financial wellbeing has never been more important.Jonathan Watts-Lay, Director, WEALTH at work comments; “Learning how to manage on a reduced income is ...
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Supplier article3 key considerations for the future of remote working
Since remote working became a necessity for many due to COVID-19 restrictions, companies and their employees have felt both the benefits and the drawbacks.When planning for the future, HR and managers will no doubt take all of these experiences into account.You may have already got feedback from your employees towards ...
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ArticleHybrid working prompts flexibility demands
Hybrid working is here to stay, according to Robert Half’s Demand for skilled talent report – and it is causing staff to demand more flexibility-related benefits.According to the research, which was co-produced by labour analytics firm Burning Glass Technologies, 63% of professionals admitted their job was perfectly doable at home. ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: The value of employer support and trust
Mental wellbeing has been an issue that has been climbing higher up the agenda at many organisations for a long time, and its ascent has only accelerated during this pandemic. Therefore, findings from Incomes Data Research earlier this week that revealed almost all (98%) employers had taken specific steps to ...
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Supplier articleHow Dunelm used technology to drive 600% increase in communications engagement
By James Docherty, Client Success Manager at Reward GatewayDunelm, the UK's leading home furnishing retailer with 10,500 employees, began its engagement journey with Reward Gateway in 2017. Whilst centralising benefits and improving EVP was the first step, the pandemic has shifted the organisation's attention to internal communications, wellbeing and finding ...
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Supplier articleGlobal benefits trends for the coming year
Paul Andrews, Global Benefits Director, BenefexTwelve months ago, Covid-19 had barely entered much of the world’s consciousness. Though its effects were already being felt across Asia, here in the UK we remained blissfully ignorant. Fast forward to 2021 and the future remains uncertain, with no sign of the ‘new normal’ ...
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Supplier articleJosh Bersin is speaking at the Virtual Engagement Excellence Summit 2021
By Cristina Stoica, Growth Marketing Manager at Reward Gateway Creating a world-class, digital employee experience is essential as we enter into the new world of work. Moving forward, distributed work will be the standard, employees will need more support than ever before, and companies must connect their people through new ...
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Supplier article‘The NHS produces 5.4% of the UK’s greenhouse gases’
The healthcare sector is a major contributor to climate change. The WHO (World Health Organization) has described climate change as ‘the biggest threat to global health in the 21st century’. So how can the healthcare sector cut their emissions and reduce their carbon footprint?How does healthcare contribute to climate change? ...
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Supplier articleReviewing your benefits through a socially responsible lens
Gethin Nadin, Director, Employee Wellbeing, BenefexDecent financial reward is no longer enough to attract the best people to work for you. Employer brands, like consumer brands, need to show that they exist for a purpose beyond making profit. The message from employees is clear: “We want to work for responsible ...
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ArticleDelta Security Management to pay living wage
Security guard firm Delta Security Management has become the latest organisation to be recognised as a living wage employer.Accredited by the Living Wage Foundation, the company based in Crawley, West Sussex, will now pay its 10 full-time and four part-time staff at least £9.30 per hour. This is the outside-London ...
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Supplier articleHow to foster employee morale in the virtual work environment
Formerly the preserve of field sales and support managers, the challenge of keeping a team engaged and motivated while individuals are based in their own discrete locations is now widespread across many organisational departments. Throughout the pandemic, companies have looked for creative solutions that will support employees ...
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OpinionDr Rea Prouska: How can employers meet staff benefits needs in the current environment?
The current Covid-19 (Coronavirus) and Brexit crises are creating multiple challenges for employers. While business survival takes precedence in employer agendas, there are crucial employee consequences that also need to be addressed. These include the impact of adverse working conditions on employee motivation, job satisfaction, performance, productivity and on ...
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Supplier articleCo-op continues to focus on colleague wellbeing with Gympass partnership
Co-op, one of the world’s largest consumer?co-operatives, is bolstering its wellbeing offering for the company’s 62,000 employees by partnering with Gympass, the world’s largest corporate wellbeing platform. The agreement gives Co-op colleagues, the majority of whom are front-line key workers, access to Gympass’ wealth of digital wellness ...
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ArticleMajority of employers support the mental health of working parents
New research has found that of the options employers provide to combat pressures on remote working parents, mental wellbeing support overwhelmingly comes top.Incomes Data Research (IDR) polled workers at 40 organisations during January and discovered that almost all (98%) employers had taken specific steps to help employees with their mental ...