All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 152
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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 ...
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Supplier articleWhy implement a benefits platform in the middle of a pandemic?
As we’ve progressed through 2020, the challenges that employees have faced have really tested their resilience. In this Benefex webinar, host, Client Director Tom Benning, takes a look at how employee habits and spending have changed this year, and how certain employee benefits have been pushed to the top of ...
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Supplier articleFree eBook: Your Guide to Navigating COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic has drastically altered the workplace and most people's day-to-day lives, employee engagement has become more important than ever. Amidst the uncertainty in the world, employees are looking to their organisations to support, recognise and connect them during these difficult times.In this eBook, you will learn:How the ...
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Supplier articleHow Recognition programmes must evolve to meet changing circumstances – a Colt Technology Perspective
As everyone is aware, the Coronavirus pandemic has, for the foreseeable future anyway, fundamentally changed the way we work and live. Offices remain closed or open with limited access and the most popular form of communication is through video conference. Remote working has become the norm, and organisations are having ...
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Supplier articleEmployee wellbeing in a shaken population
Pension schemes don’t exist in isolation - the pension strategy always has to be looked at in the joint contexts of the wider employee benefit and engagement strategies. ‘Better outcomes for pension scheme members’ takes joined up thinking that incorporates the evolving employee experience. The Covid-19 pandemic ...
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Case StudiesPaysafe launches wellbeing strategy to support staff through difficult periods
Financial services organisation Paysafe introduced a new mental health strategy to support the wellbeing of its 3,000 employees through the Covid-19 pandemic (Coronavirus) and the winter months.To prepare its workforce for the winter months, in August 2020, the organisation launched the Headspace app to employees for free, encouraging them to ...
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OpinionBecky Thoseby: Supporting employees during the festive period
With autumn weather already here, increased restrictions across England and grim predictions for the coming months, many people will be looking towards winter with trepidation, and this is likely to affect their wellbeing. At Ministry of Justice (MOJ), we have, therefore, been looking at how to safeguard employee wellbeing during ...