All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 144
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ArticleGraham launches mental wellbeing strategy for 6,500 employees
Construction organisation Graham has introduced a wellbeing strategy to support the mental health of its 6,500 employees.The organisation launched an online wellbeing hub on 13 October, providing employees with advice on how to manage their mental health through webinars and articles. Staff will also be able to access one-to-one counselling ...
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Supplier articleCollective Benefits and Gympass join forces to bring wellness platform to self-employed workers
Collective Benefits – the world’s first benefits platform for self-employed, flexible and independent workers – has joined forces with Gympass to bring an entire suite of wellness benefits to its members.There are six million self-employed workers and freelancers in the UK and the gig economy is continuing to grow as ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: TSB Bank and Charles Stanley adapt technology to support remote working
Employee Benefits Reset 2020: TSB Bank and Charles Stanley have enhanced their technology strategies to ensure that employees are working effectively from home.The session titled 'Technology 101: Getting your tech strategy right for your employees', which was chaired by Blair Pleasant, president and principal analyst at Commfusion, delved into integrating ...
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Supplier articleGympass produces free eBook to help employers identify and manage burnout in the workplace
Gympass, leader in corporate wellness, has published a free eBook to help employers understand and overcome burnout in the workplace.The eBook (https://site.gympass.com/web/lp/gbr-burnout-ebook-lp) draws on insight and comment from a range of expert organisations and individuals including: Gallup, the World Health Organisation, Mindshine, Healing Clouds and Arianna Huffington, the founder and ...
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: Why Our Cycle to Work Scheme is a Year-Round Benefit
At Busy Bees Benefits, we are big believers in health and wellbeing, and that’s why we offer employers the opportunity to implement the cycle to work scheme within their business.The government-run scheme is a great way for your employees to stay healthy and save money. There’s only one problem – ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Lily's Kitchen enhances its reward and wellbeing strategy
Employee Benefits Reset 2020: Lily's Kitchen enhanced its reward and wellbeing strategy to support its employees during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.During her online session titled 'Reward and benefits to enhance health and wellbeing', Georgina Cameron, HR director at Lily's Kitchen, discussed how the organisation created an effective framework for a ...
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AnalysisHow has the Covid-19 pandemic affected staff travel schemes?
Need to know:Employers have adapted their employee travel schemes to meet the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.With many workforces adopting a remote-working pattern, employers must rethink how to best offer travel initiatives that are suited to their employees.Cycling to work is predicted to rise in popularity as an alternative ...
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Case StudiesFladgate introduces walk-to-work scheme to improve employee wellbeing
Law firm Fladgate has introduced a walk-to-work scheme to support the wellbeing and physical health of its 278 employees during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. With many employees apprehensive about their return to the office due to being in close proximity with people on public transport during the pandemic, in June ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Wilson James Group adapted digital engagement strategy due to Covid-19
Employee Benefits Reset 2020: Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, Wilson James Group had started on a journey of digital engagement in order to keep in regular contact with employees.Speaking as part of the Employee Benefits Reset 2020 online conference series, Samantha Rope, former HR director at Wilson James Group, explained ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 76% of organisations measure sickness absence levels
Three-quarters of respondents (76%) actively measure their organisation’s sickness absence levels, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits Healthcare research 2020, which surveyed 200 HR decision-makers, found that this figure has remained relatively consistent, despite some small fluctuations. In 2013, for example, 68% did so, while 70% in 2017 ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Natwest Group offers wellbeing initiatives to support 64,000 employees
Employee Benefits Reset 2020: On day six of the Employee Benefits Reset online series, Fiona McAslan, wellbeing lead, HR chief operating officer at Natwest Group, discussed how the organisation supported the wellbeing of employees before and during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.In the strategy session titled 'Mobilising your organisation to prioritise ...
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Supplier articleThe ultimate COVID-19 return to work checklist for your team
There have been no shortage of radical changes for HR teams to grapple with during the COVID-19 pandemic. For the past 6 months, many businesses have been operating in ‘crisis-mode’, reacting to the evolving government advice. However, as COVID-19 shows no signs of slowing, businesses need to ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Virgin Unite meets new employee expectations during the pandemic
Employee Benefits Reset 2020: The impact of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has caused a number of changes in the workplace and inevitably, employee expectations have changed.In a session titled ‘Meeting new employee expectations in a Covid-19 world’, Anna Gowdridge, director of 100% Human at Work, an initiative founded by Virgin ...
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: Can Benefits Technology Support Employee Mental Health And Wellbeing?
The key solution in supporting your employees is to implement an effective employee benefits strategy for your employees’ wellbeing – but how can your organisation harness technology to help you do this?There is a range of ways in which employee mental health and wellbeing can be supported by benefits technology:Your ...
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ArticleFrazer-Nash appoints Sam Geis as people director
Engineering and technology organisation Frazer-Nash has appointed Sam Geis as its new people director.Geis (pictured) moves to the newly created role, underpinning the organisation's people strategy while committing to developing an effective diversity and inclusion strategy. Geis, who has been with the organisation since 2017, has played a pivotal role ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 54% of employers offer funded access to wellbeing apps
More than half (54%) of respondents offer funded access to wellbeing apps, a 17 percentage point increase from the 37% of businesses that offered this benefit in 2019, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits Healthcare research, which surveyed 200 readers of www.employeebenefits.co.uk, also found that this benefit has ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: KP Snacks creates wellbeing strategy to support staff during Covid-19
Employee Benefits Reset 2020: KP Snacks has taken steps to adopt a new wellbeing strategy to support employees through the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.In a session titled 'Future-proofing workplace wellbeing strategies' in the Employee Benefits Reset online series, Martin Power, head of health and wellbeing at KP Snacks, explained how the ...
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ArticleBartle Bogle Hegarty welcomes staff back to the office with a virtual sheep
Something for the weekend: Employees at Singapore-based creative agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) returned to the office to be greeted by a black virtual sheep.With offices opening back up after the government in Singapore announced it was safe to return from 5 October 2020. BBH decided to spread some cheer ...
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Supplier articleWork-related stress: How to strike a balance between prevention and paternalism
By Tracey Ward, Head of Business Development & Marketing at Generali UK Employee BenefitsWork-related stress (WRS) was a big problem before the pandemic. And it will be a big problem for long after. But, right now, much like the now infamous ‘R’ rate, the issue is on an upward trajectory. ...
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ArticleSalesforce, Cisco and Adobe named best UK workplaces in technology
Salesforce (pictured), Cisco, and Adobe are among the technology organisations recognised in the UK’s Best Workplaces in Tech 2020 report, compiled by Great Place to Work.Software business Salesforce topped the list for super large organisations, followed by Cisco, while Adobe topped the list for large organisations. Foundation SP was awarded ...