All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 167

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    Case Studies

    Johnson and Johnson places health at the heart of benefits strategy

    2020-01-09T06:00:27Z

    Global healthcare organisation Johnson and Johnson has an aspiration to change the trajectory of health for humanity; for 2020 and beyond, its goal is to create the world’s healthiest workforce.To do this, the organisation looks at ways in which its benefits boost the health and wellbeing of its employees and ...

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    Article

    Starbucks launches mental wellbeing app for 291,000 employees globally

    2020-01-08T11:54:29Z

    Coffee retailer and cafe chain organisation Starbucks has committed to breaking the stigma around mental health and supporting its 291,000-strong global workforce by launching a wellbeing app, in addition to running training courses centred around mental and emotional resilience. In Autumn 2019, the employer initially brought together 12,000 store leaders ...

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    Almost nine in 10 informal carers receive no support from their employer

    2020-01-07T09:28:31Z

    Of the 18% of UK employees providing unpaid care for someone close to them, 88% say that they receive no support from their employer, according to research by WeMa Care.The nationally representative survey of over 2,000 employees in the UK also found that only 18% felt their workplace culture enabled ...

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    Jeff Dodds: How can employers address the disability pay gap?

    2020-01-07T06:00:17Z

    As we begin the next decade, I want to see more businesses take responsibility and action around how they recruit and employ disabled people.It is simply not good enough that, according to the Office of National Statistics' (ONS) Quarterly labour force survey: October - December 2018, a million disabled people, ...

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    Article

    Dutch hospital employees agree to 8% pay increase affecting 200,000 staff

    2020-01-06T12:19:11Z

    Image credit: FNVMembers of the Dutch trade union FNV have agreed to a pay deal reached on December 2019 for 200,000 employees working in hospitals covered by the country's collective labour agreement (CLA).Employees covered by the CLA will receive a total pay increase of 8% over 27 months. In addition, ...

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    Supplier article

    Make your office more eco-friendly office in 7 ways

    2020-01-05T11:17:11Z

    Modern companies love to support green facing brands. Making the switch to become a more eco-friendly office doesn’t mean making radical changes to your workplace. It can be as simple as turning the computer off when it’s not in use.There are hundreds of things that can allow you to feel ...

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    Article

    REM staff reduce metabolic age by 37 years via wellbeing programme

    2019-12-20T09:53:38Z

    Real Estate Management (UK) (REM) has helped its 45 employees, based in offices at The Shard in London, reduce their metabolic age, a measurement of metabolic efficiency, by a total of 37 years, using a wellness challenge and follow-up programme, spanning eight months until November 2019. The SuperWellness Challenge, which ...

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    Article

    EXCLUSIVE: Majority of employers use in-house teams to provide at-retirement support

    2019-12-19T16:00:32Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Despite the increased sense that it is a pension provider’s responsibility, the primary source of at-retirement support continues to be HR, benefits, reward, and learning and development teams (34%), and in-house pensions teams (13%), according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits/Wealth at Work Pensions research 2019, which was ...

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    Supplier article

    Blog: Supporting your employees with their mental wellbeing

    2019-12-19T11:04:34Z

    26% of employees don’t have time to address their mental wellbeing due to the long hours they work.Thomsons Online Benefits’ research found that many of the barriers preventing employees from improving their own mental wellbeing are associated with the workplace. The support you can offer, as well as your workplace ...

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    Kingfisher joins Stonewall’s Global Diversity Champions programme

    2019-12-19T10:56:34Z

    Home improvement organisation Kingfisher, which owns B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt and Screwfix, has joined charity Stonewall’s Global Diversity Champions programme in order to promote an inclusive workplace for its 77,000 employees. The Global Diversity Champions programme, which has been set up by Stonewall to promote LGBT equality, provides employers with ...

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    Article

    Two in five employees have access to flexible working to manage pressure of Christmas

    2019-12-18T09:54:05Z

    More than two-fifths of employees (44%) have access to support and flexible working at Christmas to help cope with the pressure of the festive season, according to research by Benenden Health. The research, which surveyed 1,000 small to medium enterprise (SME) business owners, and 1,000 employees, also found that almost ...

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    Article

    Johnson and Johnson and Adidas UK named Britain’s healthiest workplaces

    2019-12-16T10:56:16Z

    Healthcare organisation Johnson and Johnson, sportswear manufacturer Adidas UK and health and wellbeing provider Wellness International have been named Britain’s healthiest workplaces.The study, undertaken by Vitality from January to August 2019, surveyed 23,500 UK employees regarding their lifestyle, mental wellbeing, clinical risk and productivity. It also looked at leadership, culture ...

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    Article

    Breakspear Park hosts Christmas market for 1,300 on-site employees

    2019-12-13T10:48:24Z

    Hemel Hempstead business park Breakspear Park has held a pop-up Christmas market for the approximately 1,300 employees working for organisations with offices based in the complex. On 3 December 2019, employees at businesses including BAM Construction, NHSP, and Britvic were able to take advantage of the event, put on by ...

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    Analysis

    Festive trends: The new year in numbers

    2019-12-12T06:20:17Z

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    Analysis

    New year's resolutions: How to ensure a strong start to 2020

    2019-12-12T06:10:37Z

    Need to know:Following the festive period, organisations should help staff make positive behavioural changes, while also focusing on their own strategies for the year ahead.Savings and discounts in the run-up to Christmas will help start 2020 on a more stable footing, while January is a good time to introduce conversations ...

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    Opinion

    Karen Thomson: Fostering diversity and inclusion in the year ahead

    2019-12-12T06:00:23Z

    Moving into the new year is a fantastic opportunity for organisations to continue building on the progress they have made in 2019, but also start new initiatives, and come up with new solutions.For employers to get on the right path to deliver tangible results in diversity and inclusion, they should ...

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    Article

    Google, Hiscox and Microsoft named best places to work in UK

    2019-12-11T11:47:33Z

    Google, Microsoft and insurance provider Hiscox are among the top 10 employers named in Glassdoor’s 50 UK Best Places to Work in 2020.Its annual Employees’ Choice Awards, which is in its sixth year in the UK, is compiled using data from employees' anonymous reviews on Glassdoor’s website.Employee reviews about their ...

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    Opinion

    Carol Shaw: A change to recording daily working time?

    2019-12-10T15:00:59Z

    Earlier this year, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) found that employers must record workers’ daily working time to ensure compliance with the Working Time Directive, EU legislation guaranteeing certain rights for workers and setting out requirements relating to working hours, rest breaks and annual leave.The WTD is implemented in ...

  • 2020 benefits strategy
    Analysis

    Key dates to incorporate into 2020 benefits strategy

    2019-12-10T06:10:52Z

    Need to know:There are many awareness days that can be used as a framework for benefits strategy. Rather than choosing dates to focus on, though, employers should determine the important values for the business first.April 2020 will see key legislative changes that employers should also consider and prepare for.Some dates ...

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    Case Studies

    Leeds Building Society uses key awareness week to support diversity ambitions

    2019-12-10T06:05:46Z

    In 2018, Leeds Building Society, which has 1,400 employees, received the Leaders in Diversity accreditation from the National Centre for Diversity, recognising its demonstration of a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion from senior leadership.This commitment encompasses an organisational ambition to build an inclusive culture that enables employees with a ...