All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 153

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    Employee voice: what is it and why is it so important?

    2020-07-09T14:24:56Z

    All employees like to feel they have a voice in their workplace, but would yours agree that they are actually being listened to? Do they have the chance to freely voice their thoughts, opinions and reservations, without worrying about the personal or professional outcomes? If your workforce is to truly ...

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    Busy Bees Benefits: Adapting Your 2020 Business Strategy

    2020-07-09T13:11:37Z

    Over the last decade, employee expectations have changed dramatically. This is especially significant as we ease out of the government’s lock down following the corona virus pandemic.It’s becoming increasingly clear that although salary remains important, offering a competitive and flexible employee benefits package works to attract and retain employees. By ...

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    Eight Foods to Fight Tiredness

    2020-07-09T13:05:48Z

    We all get that slump that you just can’t shake where tiredness takes over. Sometimes we haven't eaten enough, sometimes we've eaten too much! Either way, food plays a key part in our energy levels. To help you ward off tiredness, we've searched for the best foods to make you ...

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    Four Seasons Health Care provides full sick pay for 15,000 care workers

    2020-07-08T09:34:24Z

    Four Seasons Health Care (FSHC) will pay 15,000 care workers full pay if they have to self-isolate due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Employees working at any of its 185 facilities, who have been self-isolating or have contracted the virus since April 2020, will also have their pay backdated.Since the beginning ...

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    Gympass adds personal training to suite of employee wellness services

    2020-07-07T11:45:08Z

    Gympass, the UK’s leading corporate fitness platform, has expanded its UK offering for employees by adding Personal Training to its suite of services.Employers who partner with Gympass can now offer their employees up to eight online Personal Training sessions a month as part of their membership. The inclusion of Personal ...

  • Fujitsu introduced permanent remote working policy for 80,000 employees
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    Fujitsu introduces permanent remote working policy for 80,000 employees

    2020-07-07T10:06:49Z

    Japanese technology organisation Fujitsu has introduced a permanent remote working initiative for its 80,000 Japan-based employees, effective immediately.The Work Life Shift benefit will allow employees to adjust their working pattern to create a work-life balance that suits their individual needs.By regularly communicating with employees and by using its Workplace Innovation ...

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    Romero Insurance Brokers supports employees on their return to the office

    2020-07-07T05:15:20Z

    Insurer Romero Insurance Brokers has introduced steps for its 180 employees to return to its Leeds office, and ensure that their safety and wellbeing are supported.Romero’s risk management team announced that the situation was safe enough for employees to return to work starting from 15 June 2020.The organisation has created ...

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    How are employers preparing for employees' return to work?

    2020-07-07T05:00:21Z

    Need to know: An effective communications line between the employer and employee is needed to ensure a smooth transition back into the workplace.Employers can offer benefits to support employee health and wellbeing on their return.Employee feedback can help the workforce adapt smoothly to the transitions resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic.As ...

  • 31% of employers don't offer support for staff on long-term sick leave
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    31% of employers do not offer support for staff on long-term sick leave

    2020-07-06T10:30:02Z

    A third of employers (31%) do not make early?interventions to support staff returning to work if they are on long-term sick leave due to ill health, disability or injury, according to research by Group Risk Development.Research carried out among 500 employers, published July 2020, also found that an additional 32% ...

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    Busy Bees Benefits: Misconceptions about Private Medical Insurance

    2020-07-03T15:30:48Z

    Would your business suffer if one of your key staff fell seriously ill? Could your business afford to wait whilst your employee waits for treatment on the NHS?Your employees are the most important assets your business has. Looking after their health is crucial to the health of your business too. ...

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    Why cultural fitness is key to improving company culture

    2020-07-03T08:10:24Z

    With so many competing priorities on leaders’ to-do lists every day, it’s tempting to leave culture on the back burner while we focus our attention on more immediate or urgent tasks. But if you’re thinking, 'she’ll be alright,' know this: Nothing tests company culture more than crisis, uncertainty or change ...

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    Gympass commits to racial equality by signing the Race at Work Charter

    2020-07-02T13:33:38Z

    Gympass has signed up to the Race at Work Charter, an initiative designed to improve outcomes for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) employees in the UK. Spearheaded by Business in the Community (BITC) in partnership with the government, The Business in the Community Race Equality Campaign has three key ...

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    Participate in exclusive healthcare benefits research for the chance to win prize draw

    2020-07-02T10:37:27Z

    What effect has the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic had on your organisation’s focus on employee health and wellbeing? How can you track your most successful healthcare and benefits strategies?Readers at Employee Benefits have the chance to participate in the exclusive Employee Benefits Healthcare Research 2020, which has been created to understand ...

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    Melanie Astbury: How have employers supported their staff during the pandemic?

    2020-07-02T05:00:55Z

    The pandemic transformed our entire operation almost instantly. Within a few short days, our in-house team was working entirely from home and our warehouse team was adapting operational output.Our key concerns during this time were to safeguard the livelihoods of our teams; ensure our business remained operational and maintain the ...

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    Jen Faichney: How have employers supported their staff during the pandemic?

    2020-07-02T05:00:17Z

    Covid-19 has thrown all sorts of challenges at HR departments. From the practicalities of helping people adapt to home working, where this is feasible, to distilling government and agency health advice; all at a time when individuals and their families have been facing considerable worries and stresses about the future.For ...

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    Natasha Hill: How have employers supported their staff during the pandemic?

    2020-07-02T05:00:11Z

    The term staff welfare has never meant so much. The last three months have challenged business leaders to think creatively about how to support their teams across a number of different dimensions. At Bottle, we have categorised our support in terms of emotional, mental, practical and, because culture is important ...

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    How to Maintain a Healthy Diet at Work

    2020-07-01T09:12:43Z

    When busy at work, a healthy diet can become a bit of an afterthought. But a balanced diet is essential to keep your body functioning properly. Nutrients in food can help repair cellular damage, fuel your body with vitamins and minerals and promote a healthy immune system. Here is how ...

  • Samantha Woodham: Supporting employees through a divorce
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    Samantha Woodham: Supporting employees through a divorce

    2020-07-01T05:00:43Z

    42% of marriages end in divorce according to research by the Office for National Statistics, published in December 2012.If you had a blank sheet of paper, it would be hard to devise a worse process for navigating the legal side of a separation than our adversarial system. It pits couples ...

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    Men & mental health: Expert diagnosis and actions plans from a distance

    2020-06-30T08:03:43Z

    By Tracey Ward, Head of Business Development and Marketing, Generali UK Employee BenefitsDue to the constraints of the pandemic, the use of technology to provide mental health support is key. And never more so that for your male employees, for whom confidential, immediate access, support services could literally provide a ...

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    Colt Technology Services introduces wide-ranging support initiatives for employees

    2020-06-30T05:00:49Z

    At the start of the global Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, telecommunications firm Colt Technology Services launched a range of initiatives to support its 5,000 employees. The organisation quickly realised that it had within its means ways of assisting its employees through a hugely challenging time.Rob Green, vice president of reward, says: ...