All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 171

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    Chipotle enhances mental and financial wellbeing package for 80,000 employees

    2019-11-07T09:45:41Z

    American fast food restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill is launching an improved suite of mental and financial wellbeing benefits for 80,000 employees in the US and Canada from 2020.Working in association with healthcare solutions provider Health Advocate, Chipotle will be providing employees with a range of benefits, including an employee ...

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    Goldman Sachs offers financial help for fertility treatment to 36,000 employees globally

    2019-11-06T10:13:29Z

    Global investment bank Goldman Sachs has announced a number of enhancements to its benefits programme, including stipends for egg retrieval and egg donation, available to all of its 36,000 global employees effective from 1 November 2019.With this new benefit, employees will be able to access a stipend to recoup the ...

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    Martha How: The impact of diversity and inclusion on employee experience

    2019-11-06T06:00:57Z

    An organisation that develops a positive employee experience is well placed to attract and retain talent; its approach to diversity and inclusion is a key component of this. But, to avoid good intentions backfiring, employers must ensure they take a considered approach to implementing diversity and inclusion policies in the ...

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    Daniel Parker: The commuting gap - a long way from equality

    2019-11-05T14:00:45Z

    Research from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) titled The commuting gap: Men account for 65% of commutes lasting more than an hour, published in November 2018, provides an important insight for employers entering what may be their fourth annual round of gender pay gap reporting.The ONS looked at the ...

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    Employees at Mayfair club 5 Hertford Street vote for strike action over pay

    2019-11-05T11:28:46Z

    Kitchen porters working at exclusive private members' club, 5 Hertford Street, have voted unanimously for strike action in a dispute over pay, following a 90% turnout. The employees, all of whom are migrant workers and are represented by the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB), are asking to be ...

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    Worcester Bosch signs Time to Change Pledge as part of ongoing mental health strategy

    2019-11-05T11:01:44Z

    Boiler manufacturer Worcester Bosch announced yesterday (4 November 2019) that it is supporting the Time to Change Employer Pledge as part of its mental health strategy.The organisation, which has headquarters in Worcester and a manufacturing plant in Clay Cross, Derbyshire, aims to raise awareness of mental illness and educate its ...

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    What can I do for Movember?

    2019-11-04T09:29:37Z

    Movember is an annual event which encourages men to grow a moustache to raise awareness of men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men’s suicide. Since 2003 Movember has funded more than 1,250 men’s health projects around the world, challenging the status quo, shaking up men’s health ...

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    Free membership reward scheme: Anytime Fitness Partnership

    2019-11-03T00:00:14Z

    Anytime Fitness the second-largest gym operator with over 165 locations in the UK are showing how much they value their members through a partnership with Epoints.? The free membership to Epoints gives members of Anytime Fitness exclusively lower prices on trusted online retailers? Members are given a 6-month free membership ...

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    Global health and wellbeing

    2019-11-01T10:44:05Z

    How achievable is a truly global strategy and what challenges do we have to overcome to get there?Paul Andrews, Global Benefits DirectorA ‘global benefits strategy’ doesn’t necessarily mean a written down, set-in-stone plan, but a general understanding of how health and wellbeing benefits can work across multiple regions.The biggest challenges ...

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    Amazon pilots virtual healthcare service for US employees

    2019-11-01T10:01:15Z

    Online retailer and technology organisation Amazon is piloting a virtual healthcare service, Amazon Care, for its US employees, with a view to ultimately making it available to all 650,000 employees enrolled in an Amazon health insurance plan.The primary care service, which is currently being tested by a group of Seattle-based ...

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    Opinion

    Lovewell's logic: Should workplace fertility support be a statutory right?

    2019-10-31T16:14:29Z

    Starting a family is typically looked upon as an exciting, joyous time. For many, however, achieving a successful pregnancy will not be straightforward and may follow an extremely stressful period in their lives.According to NHS figures, one in seven couples will have difficulty conceiving. This translates to a significant proportion ...

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    UK Power Networks enlists Olympic kayaker to promote staff wellbeing

    2019-10-31T11:58:16Z

    Electricity provider UK Power Networks has launched a series of events aimed at energising employees and boosting wellbeing, with the help of two-time Olympian and six-time world champion, Anna Hemmings. The organisation, which has 6,200 employees across London, the South East and East of England, held the first event in ...

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    Fitness Tips for Working a 9-5 Job

    2019-10-31T09:26:57Z

    Sometimes when you’re working 9-5, going to the gym just doesn’t feel enough. We’re sure Dolly Parton would agree. It can feel like too much time is spent at your desk, not getting the exercise you’re craving. That’s why we’ve come up with some easy fitness tips that can be ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: Three-fifths have increased focus on mental wellbeing over the last year

    2019-10-30T12:20:17Z

    EXCLUSIVE: In 2018, 45% of employers intended to place an increased focus on mental wellbeing support; a year on, 60% have actually done so, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits/Health Shield Healthcare research 2019, which surveyed 202 HR decision makers and influencers, also found that a further 50% ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: National Oceanography Centre runs nutrition and wellbeing days for staff

    2019-10-29T10:29:11Z

    Image credit: National Oceanography CentreEXCLUSIVE: Research and development organisation the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has run a series of nutrition and wellbeing days for employees at its sites in Southampton and Liverpool.The events were run by provider SuperWellness, and took place in October 2019, following an earlier day-long session at ...

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    Approximately 6.2 million admit to working while suffering from mental ill-health

    2019-10-29T09:32:11Z

    Approximately one-fifth (19%) of UK employees admit that they have gone into work when feeling mentally unwell, according to research by Canada Life Group Insurance.Canada Life has estimated that this equates to 6.2 million of the 32.7 million individuals that were employed between May 2019 and July 2019, using data ...

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    Allens announces enhanced parental support for Australia-based staff

    2019-10-28T11:03:57Z

    Asia-Pacific law firm Allens, which has 1,498 employees, has announced that it will be rolling out enhanced parental support in 2020, to improve the work-life balance of staff in its Australia office.The package of enhancements, which will come into effect on 1 January 2020, includes 18 weeks of paid parental ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: Musculo-skeletal issues on the rise as a cause of sickness absence

    2019-10-28T10:09:29Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Following a dip in last year’s research, musculo-skeletal ailments have risen overall as a cause of sickness absence, cited by 45% of respondents, an increase of 15 percentage points since 2018, and seven since 2017, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits/Health Shield Healthcare research 2019, which surveyed ...

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    JM Smucker Company enhances paid leave benefits for 7,000 staff

    2019-10-25T09:43:30Z

    US-based food manufacturing business The JM Smucker Company, also known as Smucker’s, has enhanced its paid leave benefits for more than 7,000 employees, effective 1 January 2020.The package of enhancements includes providing all new parents, whether by birth, adoption or fostering, with up to 12 weeks of fully paid leave; ...

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    Poll: 70% of organisations do not help employees improve sleep habits

    2019-10-25T07:39:42Z

    Employee Benefits poll: Seven in 10 (70%) Employee Benefits readers do not actively support employees in improving their sleep habits or getting a healthy night’s sleep.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 33 responses, also found that less than a third (30%) of organisations offer flexible working arrangements in ...