All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 154

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    How Cycling Can Help Employees Manage Mental Health

    2020-06-26T17:36:09Z

    Even with the current easing of lock down, it’s still hugely important to look after our health and well-being. Many experts agree that exercise is beneficial to mental health, and cycling is an excellent way to fit it into your daily routine.Life is more stressful than usual at the moment, ...

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    Best tips for engaging Millennial and Gen Z employees

    2020-06-26T16:27:12Z

    Millennial employees often get a bad rap for being ‘entitled’, ‘lazy’, ‘job-hoppers’ who would rather waste money on avocado toast than save for a house. Meanwhile, Gen Z are often labelled as ‘socially awkward’ and ‘technology-dependent’. As much as the stereotypes are inaccurate and unhelpful, one thing that shouldn’t be ...

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    Prevention is better than cure: how health assessments can help employers to support older employees

    2020-06-26T09:09:25Z

    Injuries and illness happen; it’s simply a fact of life. Knowing your physical health inside and out can be a daunting thought for many - but it goes without saying that the older generation are more prone to health issues.Employers may feel at a loss as to how to support ...

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    The importance of technology in improving workplace mental health

    2020-06-25T23:00:45Z

    The last few weeks have taught us an incredible amount about our psyches and the modern world of work.On the one hand we’ve been reminded of the fragility of our health, instability of our economy, and our dependence on routines. On the other, we've shown our ability to focus on ...

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    How to Step up Your Summer Fitness Routine

    2020-06-25T15:57:24Z

    Summer is upon us and - maybe now more than ever - we all need a push to help use more physically active. Looking good on the beach can’t be our only incentive! By getting into good habits, your summer fitness routine should continue after holiday season.Why not re-evaluate your ...

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    Take part in exclusive healthcare benefits research for a chance to enter prize draw

    2020-06-25T10:41:15Z

    Has the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic increased your organisation’s focus on employee health and wellbeing? Do you calculate the return on investment for your healthcare benefits spend? What are the most successful healthcare and benefits strategies?Employee Benefits readers can now have their say by participating in the exclusive Employee Benefits Healthcare ...

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    Severn Trent Water focuses on health and wellbeing benefits during Covid-19 pandemic and beyond

    2020-06-25T05:00:51Z

    Water supplier Severn Trent Water is putting the health and wellbeing of its 6,786 employees at the forefront of its strategy during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The organisation has a digital GP service in place, but did not want to see the usage of this service rise, and looked at preventive ...

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    How do digital GP services fit in a health and wellbeing strategy?

    2020-06-25T05:00:46Z

    Need to know:Digital GPs complement other health and wellbeing benefits such as physiotherapy, employee assistance programmes (EAPs) and mental health programmes.Employees may wish to speak to a virtual GP before they use additional health and wellbeing support benefits.Encouraging the use of digital GP services could reduce absence levels, increase productivity ...

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    Dr Holly Blake: Remote healthcare options for employees are rapidly expanding

    2020-06-25T05:00:21Z

    Britain’s employers lose over £81 billion each year to sickness absence, according to Vitality's Britain’s Healthiest Workplace report, published in April 2019. This can be crippling to businesses in ‘normal’ times, but the unprecedented spread of Coronavirus has brought this into even greater focus.Coupled with an increase in remote working ...

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    7 HR leaders share their predictions on the future of mental health at work

    2020-06-24T14:33:16Z

    We asked our community of wellbeing leaders their views on the future of workplace mental health in the months and years to come. Within a few short weeks, the coronavirus turned the working world upside down. One day it was a curious footnote on an international newsreel, the next it ...

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    ‘Family first’ favoured by employees

    2020-06-24T08:20:50Z

    The rise in remote working across thousands of locations has put Britain’s work forces through the mill since March. Employers up and down the country have worked tirelessly and creatively to keep their employees motivated and connected while seeking to protect their physical and mental well-being. Technology has most definitely ...

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    Kate Martin: Managing an employee’s holiday allowance while on furlough

    2020-06-24T05:00:15Z

    With so many holidays booked and cancelled during lockdown, and there being a number of bank holidays that have fallen during this period, it has left employers wondering what is the right way to be managing employees’ holiday allowances while they are on furlough.The government guidance on taking holiday while ...

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    2 Sisters Food Group gives 560 employees full pay for self-isolation period

    2020-06-23T09:19:13Z

    Food manufacturer 2 Sisters Food Group (2SFG) will give all 560 employees at its Llangefni site full pay for the self-isolation period that has been imposed on them due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.All employees at the site were told to immediately self-isolate for 14 days after 61 employees tested ...

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    6 tips to foster a company culture of inclusivity

    2020-06-22T10:47:13Z

    Think about it, if we all had the same experiences, opinions and skill sets, the world would be a boring place and we’d achieve very little. It’s individuality that makes up an eclectic team of people in any innovative team, group or organisation.When different minds come together to achieve a ...

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    Busy Bees Benefits: Employer-Led Mental Health Support is More Important Than Ever

    2020-06-19T14:56:47Z

    According to the Stevenson/Farmer review Thriving at Work; one in four people in England have been diagnosed with a mental illness in their lifetime. With just 5% of employees believing that their employer is helpful when dealing with mental health, there is a gap to fill.Encouraging open conversations about mental ...

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    Indeed rewards 10,000 employees with six days of additional leave

    2020-06-19T09:18:05Z

    Indeed is rewarding its 10,000 global employees with an extra day of paid holiday per month until November 2020.The enhanced annual leave benefit will now become a semi-permanent fixture, following on from positive feedback from employees after it held its first 'You Day' in May 2020.Indeed initially gave its staff ...

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    How Too Much Caffeine at Work Can Affect Your Body

    2020-06-19T08:14:03Z

    Many of us rely on a cup of coffee to get us going in the morning or to boost energy levels throughout the day.The UK consumes a shocking 95 million cups of coffee a day! But caffeine does a lot more than just keep us awake.Do you know the effects ...

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    4 tips to make your Cycle to Work scheme a success

    2020-06-18T23:00:00Z

    As the UK government starts easing the rules on lockdown and more people start heading back to offices, stores and sites, we have seen a huge increase in the number of people who want to start cycling to work. It’s great to know that so many employees will be improving ...

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    Network Rail combines employee benefits with wellness solutions to attract and retain talent

    2020-06-16T23:00:22Z

    Network Rail – the owner and operator of Britain’s railway infrastructure – firmly believes employee benefits play an important role in attracting and retaining talent. Added to this, it values physical activity and wellbeing solutions to help safeguard the health and wellbeing of its 40,000-plus employees.Last year, Network Rail partnered ...

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    Slack to offer employees permanent remote working policy

    2020-06-15T10:53:49Z

    Business communications platform Slack will introduce a permanent flexible working policy for the majority of its 1,664 employees.The organisation has made the decision to not reopen its offices due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, until at least 1 September 2020, and when the offices do open, if their roles permits, ...