All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 156
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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 ...
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Supplier articleEverything you need to know about symptom tracking apps for your teams
The COVID-19 pandemic has plunged the world of work into a new digital reality, from video calls to VR headsets. But perhaps the biggest boom has been in digital health, with more employers now looking at digital solutions for employee wellbeing benefits, or to help manage new ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Barclays addresses diversity and inclusion through leadership and engagement
Employee Benefits Reset 2020: The pace of the world has created a need for employers to address diversity and inclusion among their workforce, with movements such as 'Me Too' and 'Black Lives Matter' being at the forefront of these movements.Wendy Papworth, former diversity and inclusion lead at Barclays, delved into ...
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Supplier articleTravel benefits in the wake of Covid
Gethin Nadin, Director, Employee Wellbeing, BenefexListen in to our webinar, where I’m joined by The Independent’s travel editor, Simon Calder, who answers employers’ and employees’ burning questions about one of the most impacted areas of pandemic life: Travel.HR leaders have been inundated with queries about leisure wellbeing - from travel ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 41% of organisations have a strategy to manage sickness absence
Just under half (41%) of respondents have a strategy in place to manage sickness absence in their organisation, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits Healthcare research, which surveyed 200 readers of employeebenefits.co.uk, found that this has changed little over the past three years with this percentage fluctuating between ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Zurich UK reaps the benefits of its flexible working policy during Covid-19
Employee Benefits Reset 2020: Insurance organisation Zurich UK's employees adapted quickly to a flexible working pattern during Covid-19 (Coronavirus) due to its pre-existing flexible working policy.In the second session at the Employee Benefits Reset online series; 'Embrace flexible working', Emma Francis, diversity and inclusion lead at Zurich UK explained how ...
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ArticleBernard Matthews offers free bus transport service to 442 employees
Food manufacturer Bernard Matthews has suspended fares on its buses that transport 442 employees to and from its sites, during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Since Bernard Matthews has increased its bus fares from £3.50 to £6, employeehave been increasingly commuting to work via other modes of transport such as train or ...
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Supplier articleA Cognizant view on an Employee Benefits Strategy
We are delighted to invite you to join the next in our free series of Expert Webinars: A Cognizant view on an Employee Benefits strategy. This month we will be hearing from Marvoreen Young, Senior Manager, UK & Ireland Benefits at Cognizant about how Cognizant has developed its Employee Benefits ...
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ArticleIndeed introduces new flexible-working policy for 10,000 employees
Recruitment search engine Indeed is offering its 10,000 employees a new flexible working policy, following on from the change in working patterns that were put in place due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Dependent on their role within the organisation, employees will have the optionto either workfull-time in the office ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 89% of employers offer employee assistance programmes
Employee assistance programmes remain the most popular support or counselling benefits that organisations provide, as offered by 89% of respondents as a core benefit, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits Healthcare research 2020, which surveyed 200 HR decision-makers, found that this has decreased slightly from the 93% that ...
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Supplier articleWinter is coming: what to do next.
Winter is coming! Try to say it using your best Sean Bean impersonation. Even those living under rocks, or with their heads firmly buried in the sand, will not have escaped to notice the hard truth that it is going to be one of the toughest winters in living memory.In ...
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Article90% of employers have introduced mental wellbeing benefits during the pandemic
Nine in 10 (90%) of employers in Europe have taken positive steps to look after the mental health and wellbeing of their employees during the pandemic, according to research by Littler. Its European Employer Covid-19 2020 research published in September 2020, which surveyed 750 European employers, also found that almost ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Fujitsu to discuss prioritising the gender pay gap at EB Reset 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Karen Thomson, diversity and inclusion lead at Fujitsu UK and Ireland, will discuss closing the gender pay gap and the benefits it brings at Employee Benefits Reset 2020.The session titled 'Gender pay: keeping gaps closed in times of flux' will take place on 7 October at 2.30 pm in ...