All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 156

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    Exercise among employees is for life, not just lockdown

    2020-06-05T08:09:06Z

    An active workforce is not just healthy: studies show that it is also more productive, more engaged and - most importantly – happier. Employers are in a unique position to positively influence engagement in physical activity by their staff and, encouragingly, recent Deloitte research showed that 78% of employers are ...

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    8 Ways to Relieve Back Pain

    2020-06-04T12:58:20Z

    Back pain is one of the most common reasons for missed work and can be made worse by sedentary lifestyles. A combination of sitting in front of a computer all day with a lack of exercise is a perfect storm. However, simple lifestyle changes can help to ease aches and ...

  • Covid-19 has worsened the mental health for 43% of employees
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    65% of employees say work has a negative impact on their mental health

    2020-06-04T10:22:29Z

    Just under two-thirds (65%) of employees say work has a negative impact on their mental health, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).Its survey of 6,000 employees found this was up by 9% from its previous survey in 2018, which found that just over half ...

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    Ian Hodson: Should employers be preparing now for further waves of the Covid-19 virus?

    2020-06-04T05:00:47Z

    At the University of Lincoln, we are certainly preparing all our responses to have longevity as well as meeting the short-term needs.At face value, nothing has changed since we went into lockdown other than controlling the spread through lockdown and social distancing, therefore, we have to believe that as restrictions ...

  • Ilan Kelman: Are employers preparing now for further waves of the Covid-19 virus?
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    Ilan Kelman: Should employers be preparing now for further waves of the Covid-19 virus?

    2020-06-04T05:00:19Z

    Lockdown in the UK for over two months has saved thousands of lives, while imposing a heavy burden on employers and employees. Imagine this situation as an irregular cycle. Who is preparing and can we actually prepare?To avoid repeating the horror of tens of thousands of deaths from Covid-19 (Coronavirus), ...

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    Going above and Beyond during Corona Virus; Leominster

    2020-06-03T23:00:51Z

    It wasn’t going to be a typical day off for two of the carers at Leominster Bupa Care Home. They often give up their free time to help and have fun with the residents they have come to love as part of our care home family, but today was going ...

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    The Dangers of Selling ‘360-Degree Wellness’

    2020-06-03T11:19:00Z

    A thought piece by James Shillaker, Founding MD of Incorpore Limited’I have an objection to the term ‘360-degree wellness’.At best, the term has no clinical validation whatsoever. It is simply management jargon. At worst, it could be marketing a misleading message and preventing people from accessing more accurate clinical help. ...

  • Natasha Broomfield-Reid: Promoting employee wellbeing during the Covid-19 lockdown
    Opinion

    Natasha Broomfield-Reid: Promoting employee wellbeing during the Covid-19 lockdown

    2020-06-03T05:00:59Z

    As the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic forces many to continue to work from home and others to accept furlough, a proactive, well-planned approach to employee wellbeing could make all the difference to employees' happiness, motivation and productivity.Whether this focus comes in the form of a dedicated employee wellbeing manager, or HR ...

  • Aegon UK enhances employee wellbeing programme for 2,000 staff
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    Aegon UK enhances employee wellbeing programme for 2,000 staff

    2020-06-02T10:36:34Z

    Aegon UK has enhanced its employee wellbeing programme by launching a series of wellbeing videos to support its 2,000 staff, during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The videos, which form part of the organisation's wellbeing hub, will be hosted by employees and guests vloggers and will feature gardening tips, a cycle repairs ...

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    Where do the parameters of employers' responsibility to wellbeing lie?

    2020-06-02T05:00:57Z

    Need to know: We live in a very open age, but employers must still tread carefully when it comes to employees’ personal lives.Physical, mental and financial wellbeing is all-important to employees' productivity and they will be looking to employers to help in the midst of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Employers ...

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    Case Studies

    Santander offers employees extensive wellbeing support without overstepping boundaries

    2020-06-02T05:00:11Z

    Banking group Santander UK offers its 23,500 employees wellbeing support across four key areas: physical, mental, social and financial.Offering employees access to a wide range of support is how Santander makes sure its staff have everything they need, when they most need it, without straying too far into people’s personal ...

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    Going above and Beyond during Corona Virus; Northlands

    2020-06-01T23:00:18Z

    Deputy Home Manager, Annie Tolici, has been going above and beyond in ensuring residents are safe and secure at Bupa’s Northlands House Care Home in Southampton.Northlands House took the difficult decision to restrict visiting by family and friends in March and since then, the care home has been keeping positive ...

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    How to Tackle and Reduce Stress

    2020-05-29T13:30:38Z

    We all know what it's like to feel stressed and of course it can become overwhelming at times. It’s been reported that over 500,000 people in the UK feel ill as a result of their level of work-related stress. Identifying when and why you're stressed is the first step in ...

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    7 Fitness Motivation Tips to Keep You Going

    2020-05-29T13:21:59Z

    We all have days when we wake up and think ‘today is the day’. During lockdown, many of us have plunged ourselves full steam ahead into a fitness regime, which - let's be honest - we've not all stuck to. Don't put yourself down by thinking you have failed, see ...

  • https://employeebenefits.co.uk/employee-engagement/
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    46% of employees cancel seven days of annual leave in 2020

    2020-05-29T11:07:00Z

    Just under half (46%) of full-time employees are cancelling an average of seven days annual leave in 2020, according to research by Timetastic.The survey of 2002 UK employees, published in May 2020, also found that just over one-third (36%) have not been informed by their employers of any guidelines in ...

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    Case Studies

    The Landmark London adapts benefits to support staff through pandemic

    2020-05-28T05:00:03Z

    The Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has presented some challenges for the Landmark London Hotel in how to support the health and wellbeing of its employees.Prior to the crisis, the hotel ran many of its initiatives in a face-to-face setting; now, with many employees either on furlough leave, working in small teams ...

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    Going above and Beyond during Corona Virus; Elmstead Care Home

    2020-05-27T23:00:58Z

    Elmstead is 41-bed care home based in Chislehurst in Kent and provides residential care for those living with or without dementia. The past few weeks have been very different and the entire team at Elmstead has had to adapt quickly to an unprecedented and fast-moving situation to continue to provide ...

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    Opinion

    Rachel Nayani: Health and wellbeing support needed in times of crisis

    2020-05-27T05:00:32Z

    Covid-19 has seen record numbers of employees working from home for the first time, or for a prolonged period of time. Keeping employees in good mental and physical health is critical for business’ sustainability, so how can managers help?Prior research has identified many and varied risk factors for home-based working.For ...

  • Nationwide Building Society partners with wellbeing app to support mental health
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    Nationwide Building Society launches mental health support network for 18,000 employees

    2020-05-26T10:55:45Z

    Nationwide Building Society has launched an online mental wellbeing network to support its 18,000 employees during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The Kinda network has been created by the organisation's internal disability network, Enable and is run by volunteers who have been guided on how to support their communities safely, and are ...

  • Jonathan Lord: Returning to work after long-term sick leave
    Opinion

    Jonathan Lord: Returning to work after long-term sick leave

    2020-05-26T05:00:45Z

    When an employee is off work due to long-term sick leave, lasting four weeks or more, they can face increased difficulties getting back into the routine of work and their normal way of life. These difficulties are varied and will depend on the nature of the illness but it can ...