All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 159
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Supplier articleAIB partners with Gympass to give employees ‘anytime, anywhere’ access to wellness solutions
AIB, a leading financial services group predominantly based in the Republic of Ireland, has partnered with Gympass, the UK’s largest corporate wellness platform, to bring its 9,500-strong workforce ‘anytime, anywhere’ access to wellness solutions.The Gympass partnership gives AIB employees access to over 2,000 fitness facilities, alongside a wealth of ...
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ArticleZurich UK introduces flexible-working policy for 4,500 employees
Insurance organisation Zurich UK has introduced a permanent flexible-working policy for its 4,500 employees due to the high demand for remote working since the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.This new policy is an extension of the original flexible working policy the organisation had in place prior to the pandemic. Employees now have ...
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AnalysisEmployee Benefits Healthcare Research 2020
Click to download the Employee Benefits Healthcare research 2020.The Employee Benefits Healthcare research 2020 was conducted in August 2020 among readers of employeebenefits.co.uk.This report is aimed at helping compensation, reward and benefits professionals understand the key issues driving current healthcare and wellbeing beneifts strategies, as well as issues shaping future ...
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Supplier articlePing pong holds the secret to post-Covid employee benefits
Employee Benefits. Table Tennis. There’s not an obvious connection. But the attitudes towards this mini game of back and forth could be telling.It’s March 2020, and things are a bit weird. Scrap that, things are unprecedented. We’re all being confined to our homes to escape a threat that we don’t ...
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Article29% of employers concerned about staff wellbeing during Covid-19
Just under one-third (29%) of small businesses are concerned that the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic is having a negative affect on the wellbeing of their employees, according to research by Worklife.The research, published September 2020, that surveyed 750 senior financial and HR decision-makers in the UK with 5 - 250 employees, ...
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OpinionAlastair Currie: How to support employees making the return to work
Owing to the pandemic, according to figures by the Office of National Statistics (ONS), an estimated 7.5 million UK jobs were put on furlough between 20 April and 10 May 2020, with that figure coming close to almost a quarter of the British population.Organisations need to be particularly sensitive when ...
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Supplier articleBloomberg Podcast: Working From Home Ultimately Hurts Businesses
As Prime Minister Boris Johnson prepares a big push to get workers back into office buildings, Dan Vahdat, CEO of digital health and therapeutics company Huma, joins Daybreak Europe’s Roger Hearing to discuss the disconnect between some employers and workers on heading back into offices. Click here ...
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AnalysisWhat long-term health and wellbeing lessons can employers learn from the Covid-19 pandemic?
Need to know:Greater awareness of mental health problems associated with Covid-19 (Coronavirus) will make employers and employees more comfortable to discuss this area of health.The pandemic could drive health and wellbeing benefit redesign, with greaterfocus on prevention, digital services and personalisation.Organisations are seeking more frequent feedback from employees to better ...
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Case StudiesQuilter focuses on employees' mental and physical health during pandemic
Quilter is a financial services organisation providing advice, investments and wealth management in the UK and internationally. It employs around 4,500 people across its hubs in London, Newcastle and Southampton, but also in smaller offices throughout the UK and overseas.When lockdown was announced, employees’ health and wellbeing was a priority. ...
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ArticleMicrosoft, Virgin Unite, Special Olympics and Ikea to deliver keynotes at Employee Benefits Reset
Technology giant Microsoft, the charitable arm of the Virgin Group, Virgin Unite, sporting organisation the Special Olympics and Swedish retailer Ikea will be the four keynote speakers for Employee Benefits Reset online series.The online series of keynotes, how-to and strategy sessions, which will run from 5 October 2020 for two ...
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Supplier articleSantander shares insight on building a ‘truly inclusive’ organisation
Diversity and inclusion are increasingly prominent in business strategies but there remains a world of difference between meeting the mandate set by law and being a truly inclusive company.Santander UK places a high value on diversity and inclusion and has invested significant time and resources into this area of employee ...
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Supplier articlePart two: How should you respond to the results of your employee engagement survey?
In our previous article, we outlined best practices to follow when analysing the results of employee engagement surveys. This article serves as a companion piece to the previous text and suggests ways to take action that are informed by the feedback and suggestions delivered by research into employee engagement.Make your ...
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Supplier articleTravel Accounts: How missed holidays in 2020 will impact productivity
Holidays are the focal point of almost all employees’ lives, they give us the chance to relax and unwind, recover and recharge. However, 2020 has wreaked havoc on our plans, and for many made a holiday away from home and impossible dream.Unfortunately, the implications of this are more severe than ...
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Supplier article6 Tips to Get Back to Fitness After Lockdown
Some of us took our fitness to the next level during lockdown while some of us have seen personal fitness sink to the bottom of our priority list for understandable reasons. If this pandemic has taught us anything, it’s the power of good health. Here are some ...
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Article34% of employees are more productive working from home
Just over one third (34%) of UK employees believe that they have become more productive since they started working from home due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, according to research by Qualtrics.Its Work Different survey, which surveyed more than 2,000 UK employees, also found that just under one-third of employees ...
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Supplier articleA Toxic Work Environment
Toxic workplaces have been one of the most talked about topics in recent months. Especially after employees of the Ellen DeGeneres Show described a toxic work culture in which many claim to have experienced fear, racism and a general disregard for their health and wellbeing. It’s normal ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Reset online series to explore the latest HR insights and solutions
Employee Benefits Reset online series, which will take place 5 October to 16 October 2020, will play host to a number of speakers discussing the latest trends, insights and solutions in the HR, reward and benefits industry.Up to four events will take place per day, covering the latest topics including ...
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Case StudiesJohn Lewis recommunicates health insurance to staff during Covid-19
Throughout the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, John Lewis has recommunicated its group risk insurance benefits to its 83,000 employees.The employer recommunicated its private medical insurance, life assurance, and financial assistance options to employees by utilising its in-house support phone helpline in March 2020 to support employees who were looking for more ...
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ArticleRut Stefansdottir: How can employers support the government's obesity strategy and improve employee health?
The UK government’s plan to tackle obesity should be looked at from a wider perspective. Employers should not be focusing on employee weight loss but they should look at the many components that contribute to improving the health, physical and mental wellbeing of their workforce.The approach we have taken at ...
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ArticleCharlotte Dymock: How can employers support the government's obesity strategy and help improve employee health?
We know that a sedentary lifestyle is a health risk factor, with traditional desk-based office work a significant contributor to the problem. Employers therefore, have a responsibility to mitigate the health impacts for themillions of workers tethered to their desk chairs for eight hours a day. But leading with ‘weight ...