All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 158
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OpinionSimon Richardson: How to define a benefits strategy for the ‘new normal‘
‘Exercising my right not to walk, sir!’ is the response of one of the students to the challenge from the maverick English teacher in the film ‘Dead Poets Society’ to find their own way of walking in order to challenge conformity. How often have we debated whether to participate in ...
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ArticleNHS Tayside introduce wellbeing area to support staff during Covid-19
Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, NHS Tayside has opened its first Rest Relax Recharge area to support front-line employees during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Open to all employees at the hospital, the area is laid out to observe the two metres social distancing requirements. There are also two separate pods for ...
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Supplier articleEmployers embracing Gympass’ online mental, physical and financial wellness solution
Employers have warmly welcomed the new Gympass Wellness digital platform which successfully closes the loop by providing 360-degree wellness support for their employees.Designed to nurture all-round healthy habits, Gympass Wellness includes mind and body solutions including mental health, tailored nutrition plans, mindfulness, meditation, sleep and relaxation programmes plus financial wellbeing ...
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ArticleIgloo Energy launches benefits platform to support staff during Coronavirus pandemic
Energy provider Igloo Energy has launched a wellbeing platform to support its 116 employees during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Announced 6 May 2020, the organisation has partnered with benefits provider Perkbox to offer its 116 employees a wide range of benefits that they can access from home including shopping discounts, free ...
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Supplier articleThree Ways to Support Furloughed Employees
The coronavirus outbreak has had a huge impact on employment levels in the UK and will most likely continue to do so for some time. It is said that more than 6 million UK workers are on the Government’s furlough scheme that was introduced under the Job Retention Scheme (JRS). ...
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Supplier articleGoing above and Beyond during Corona Virus; Richmond Aston-on-Trent
Staying well, staying connectedPart of Richmond Villages’ portfolio of nine premium retirement villages across the UK, Richmond Aston-on-Trent is set within the beautiful South Derbyshire countryside. The village offers a range of retirement options: independent living apartments, assisted living suites, and a care home providing nursing and dementia care.During these ...
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Supplier articleBack to basics: How HR can provide stability and security in uncertain times
Under regular circumstances, People Teams strive to create positive working environments. Environments full of belonging, recognition, productivity and engagement.With the advent of a global pandemic so much has changed. Our streets are empty, store shelves are missing staples, many are working long hours, others are being furloughed or laid off. ...
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ArticleOne-third of employers offer team activities to support employee wellbeing
Employee Benefits poll: Just over one in three (35%) of employers are setting up virtual team and social activities to support employees' mental health during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.A poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 44 responses, found that the vast majority of employers are introducing a wide variety of ...
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Article48% of employers improve employee wellbeing during Covid-19
Almost half (48%) of employers have improved their wellbeing strategies since the Coronavirus pandemic has forced the majority of employees to work from home, according to research by fit4thefight.Its survey of 2,000 employees in April 2020, also found that one in four (24%) of employers are actively addressing employee wellbeing ...
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Supplier articleWatch the recording: Nurturing employee morale and supporting wellbeing
Want to learn how HR leaders are navigating changing priorities and increasing stress, while nurturing employee morale and supporting wellbeing?Watch the recording of our latest webinar to discover how to:Strengthen culture and connect employees as businesses work harder than ever to connect new remote teams and essential workers.Reinforce your purpose ...
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Supplier articleGoing above and Beyond during Corona Virus; Tadworth Grove
Working together as one teamWe work as one team at Tadworth Grove Care Home. We’re always thinking of new ways to entertain and appeal to our residents’ interests. Whatever they are. Everyone gets involved, from choosing activities such as afternoon tea to our nutritious menu, that is filled with resident ...
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Supplier articleSix ways to stay calm in the wake of Coronavirus
How many times have you Googled the word Coronavirus in the last 24 hours? Or maybe you haven’t needed to, because it’s everywhere you turn. Cobra meetings, updates, statements, Tweets… The current socioeconomic climate can be overwhelming. It can seem impossible to strike a balance between staying informed to remain ...
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Supplier articleHow HR can ride the tidal wave of a disrupted workforce
With the onset of the Coronavirus has come with it a tidal wave of communications, fears, behaviours and mental health matters that, likely, we’ve never had to deal with before and certainly on not such an unprecedented scale. We’re all trying to react, cope and plan at pace to ensure ...
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Supplier articleHow much do you need to pay for your benefits platform?
We are living in unprecedented times across the globe. Times that call for courage and vision by its leaders to take the right steps in managing the COVID-19 pandemic crisis and come up with practical solutions to take us forward. This is no different in the employee benefits industry.While it ...
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Supplier articleWhen lockdown ends, will your business be ready to start again?
Increasingly, health and wellbeing in the workplace is being globally recognised as key drivers of socio-economic development. With the large impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on people, businesses and entire countries, the world of work will begin to look differently going forward.Whilst businesses and HR professionals have been slowly ...
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Supplier articleKeeping colleagues connected through continued lockdown
As the lockdown continues, it is challenging our work culture and risks people feeling isolated from the camaraderie among colleagues.Four weeks in and most businesses have mastered the wealth of tech including Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Slack while the likes of ‘HouseParty’ and WhatsApp Groups are helping on the social ...
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Supplier article5 ways to achieve a work-life balance while working from home
When working from home exclusively the boundaries between your personal and professional lives start to blur and what once was a haven to escape the daily demands and pressures of the workday, has now become a dual-purposed vicinity. Working from home allows for somewhat more flexibility which can help with ...
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Supplier articleImproving Sleep During Lockdown
For your average commuter with a well-established routine, this new lifestyle of working at home has the potential to drastically impact sleep patterns. It’s easier than ever to slip into bad screen-time habits, such as Netflix binge-watching or spending more time on social media before bed. Not only this, but ...
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ArticleGovernment introduces £60,000 life assurance scheme for front-line healthcare workers
Front-line health and care employees in England will be covered by a life assurance scheme that financially benefits their family if they die due to Covid-19 (Coronavirus).On 27 April 2020, the government announced bereaved family members will receive £60,000, totaling approximately double the average pensionable pay for NHS employees.The government ...
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Supplier articleSocial wellbeing: Where workplace loneliness and diversity meet
At first glance, social wellbeing may seem like a relatively isolated division of wellbeing – or even a less-important one compared to say financial or mental wellbeing. But like all intersections of wellbeing, it contributes to a wider picture of wellness as a whole, and in turn informs employee experience.Positive ...