All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 147

  • Mitie awards 25,000 employees extra day of annual leave
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    Mitie awards 25,000 employees extra day of annual leave

    2020-09-15T09:46:57Z

    Outsourcing organisation Mitie has awarded its 25,000 employees an extra day of holiday to reward them for their hard work during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.This extra day of annual leave for front-line employees is in addition to the access to health and wellbeing support it is offering its employees during ...

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    Pain management consultation: What employers need to know

    2020-09-14T12:41:01Z

    With musculoskeletal (MSK) problems accounting for two fifths (40%) of all sickness absence before the pandemic, and predictions of an increase in MSK related insurance claims due to inadequate home working arrangements, eating more and exercising less over the last few months, it seems timely that NICE is suggesting a ...

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    Home working not working from home

    2020-09-14T12:22:29Z

    As remote working has suddenly become the norm, it’s time to ponder what that really means.Picture this. The sun is warming your face. The fresh air is filling your lungs. You raise your coconut to sip your drink, but the gentle breeze moves the straw. You chase it with your ...

  • EXCLUSIVE: Zurich UK to discuss embracing flexible-working at EB Reset 2020
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    EXCLUSIVE: Zurich UK to discuss embracing flexible-working at EB Reset 2020

    2020-09-14T10:37:13Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Emma Francis, diversity and inclusion lead at insurance organisation Zurich UK will discuss how businesses, have and can, further adapt to flexible working among their workforce at Employee Benefits Reset 2020.The strategy session titled ‘Embracing flexible working’ will take place at 2.30pm on Monday 5 October in the first ...

  • Scottish government introduces mental health support package
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    Scottish government introduces mental health support package for school staff

    2020-09-14T09:59:28Z

    The Scottish government has introduced a new funding package to support the mental health of employees working at schools due to the pressures of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, effective October 2020.The mental health support, provided by Barnardo’s Scotland, and charity Place2Be, will provide online one-to-one counselling sessions, as well as ...

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    Preparing for a possible second wave of Coronavirus - is there anything you can do?

    2020-09-14T07:30:47Z

    Despite lots of countries making strides to keep coronavirus under control, the fact is that this bug is still out there. At the moment, it’s not currently known how many of us have immunity to it. Estimates vary widely, and there’s a lot of speculation going on. Governments are trying ...

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    Go Sober for October

    2020-09-11T14:57:00Z

    It’s nearly October and time for a challenge (because 2020 hasn’t been challenging enough!) Go Sober for October is here and waiting for you to take part. This is your opportunity to better your health, while doing something amazing for charity. The campaign was launched by Macmillan ...

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    Why Relevant Life Cover is Essential For SME’s

    2020-09-11T12:53:35Z

    Many SMEs would love to offer their employees financial support such as life insurance, however sometimes setting up a group scheme may not be the best option – especially if you don’t have many employees.What is relevant life cover? Relevant life cover is a life insurance policy that allows you ...

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    Insurance & Wellbeing: Getting The Right Mix Of Benefits For 2021

    2020-09-11T12:19:57Z

    With the coronavirus pandemic showing little sign of coming to an end anytime soon, many companies are looking at the group risk and health insurances that they have in place to review their needs going forward.Discussions within the industry highlight that many business owners want to know how these types ...

  • South Essex College introduced mental health platform for 1,000 employees
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    South Essex College introduces mental health platform for 1,000 employees

    2020-09-11T09:48:55Z

    South Essex College has introduced an online mental health platform to support the wellbeing of its 1,000 employees.The new partnership with mental health service Togetherall, will provide staff with a free platform to access mental health support. The service is anonymous and is available 24/7 to both students and employees ...

  • Salesforce, Cisco and DHL Express among best multinational organisations in Europe
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    Salesforce, Cisco and Hilton named best multinationals to work for in Europe 2020

    2020-09-11T09:35:43Z

    Salesforce (pictured), Cisco and DHL Express are among the organisations that have been named in European's Best Multinational Organisations to work for in 2020, by Great Place to Work UK.The full list of 125 organisations in Europe, is based on results from its employee engagement survey and an independent workplace ...

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    2020: Year of the health benefits acceleration

    2020-09-11T08:55:03Z

    Covid-19 has forced employee wellbeing into the limelight and made businesses take their employees’ health seriously. Host, Gethin Nadin, and special guest, Chris Rofe discuss how Covid-19 has accelerated workplace wellbeing initiatives and increased employee demand for healthcare benefits.Chris joins us from our partners at Lockton – the world’s largest ...

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    AIB partners with Gympass to give employees ‘anytime, anywhere’ access to wellness solutions

    2020-09-11T08:29:42Z

    AIB, a leading financial services group predominantly based in the Republic of Ireland, has partnered with Gympass, the UK’s largest corporate wellness platform, to bring its 9,500-strong workforce ‘anytime, anywhere’ access to wellness solutions.The Gympass partnership gives AIB employees access to over 2,000 fitness facilities, alongside a wealth of ...

  • Zurich reduces gender pay gap from 22.8% to 20.7%
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    Zurich UK introduces flexible-working policy for 4,500 employees

    2020-09-10T09:24:08Z

    Insurance organisation Zurich UK has introduced a permanent flexible-working policy for its 4,500 employees due to the high demand for remote working since the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.This new policy is an extension of the original flexible working policy the organisation had in place prior to the pandemic. Employees now have ...

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    Employee Benefits Healthcare Research 2020

    2020-09-09T13:43:51Z

    Click to download the Employee Benefits Healthcare research 2020.The Employee Benefits Healthcare research 2020 was conducted in August 2020 among readers of employeebenefits.co.uk.This report is aimed at helping compensation, reward and benefits professionals understand the key issues driving current healthcare and wellbeing beneifts strategies, as well as issues shaping future ...

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    Ping pong holds the secret to post-Covid employee benefits

    2020-09-09T11:42:21Z

    Employee Benefits. Table Tennis. There’s not an obvious connection. But the attitudes towards this mini game of back and forth could be telling.It’s March 2020, and things are a bit weird. Scrap that, things are unprecedented. We’re all being confined to our homes to escape a threat that we don’t ...

  • 29% of businesses worry about staff wellbeing during Covid-19
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    29% of employers concerned about staff wellbeing during Covid-19

    2020-09-09T10:47:09Z

    Just under one-third (29%) of small businesses are concerned that the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic is having a negative affect on the wellbeing of their employees, according to research by Worklife.The research, published September 2020, that surveyed 750 senior financial and HR decision-makers in the UK with 5 - 250 employees, ...

  • Alastair Currie: How to support employees making the return to work
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    Alastair Currie: How to support employees making the return to work

    2020-09-09T05:00:01Z

    Owing to the pandemic, according to figures by the Office of National Statistics (ONS), an estimated 7.5 million UK jobs were put on furlough between 20 April and 10 May 2020, with that figure coming close to almost a quarter of the British population.Organisations need to be particularly sensitive when ...

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    Bloomberg Podcast: Working From Home Ultimately Hurts Businesses

    2020-09-08T11:09:00Z

    As Prime Minister Boris Johnson prepares a big push to get workers back into office buildings, Dan Vahdat, CEO of digital health and therapeutics company Huma, joins Daybreak Europe’s Roger Hearing to discuss the disconnect between some employers and workers on heading back into offices. Click here ...

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    What long-term health and wellbeing lessons can employers learn from the Covid-19 pandemic?

    2020-09-08T05:00:30Z

    Need to know:Greater awareness of mental health problems associated with Covid-19 (Coronavirus) will make employers and employees more comfortable to discuss this area of health.The pandemic could drive health and wellbeing benefit redesign, with greaterfocus on prevention, digital services and personalisation.Organisations are seeking more frequent feedback from employees to better ...