All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 179

  • Nic Redfern
    Article

    Three-quarters of UK employees are in favour of a four-day working week

    2019-08-28T10:34:45Z

    Three-quarters (75%) of UK employees are in favour of a four-day working week, even if they it would mean fitting full-time hours from a five-day week into a shorter timeframe, according to research by financial comparison website KnowYourMoney.co.uk.Its survey of 2,000 UK adults in either full or part-time work also ...

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    How to focus your total wellbeing efforts

    2019-08-28T07:10:09Z

    In our previous articles we discussed the eight steps to create a workplace wellbeing programme and how to assess your current workplace wellbeing. Now we take a closer look at how you can focus your total wellbeing efforts to identify the gaps in your current offering to implement additional strategies.As ...

  • RG-childcare
    Article

    Childcare vouchers closure caused 84% of working parents to rethink career

    2019-08-27T10:20:47Z

    More than four-fifths (84%) of working parents have had to reconsider their future career plans following the closure of the government's childcare vouchers scheme to new entrants in October 2018, according to research by the Childcare Voucher Providers Association (CVPA).The research canvassed the views of 17,000 parents currently using the ...

  • BDO
    Case Studies

    BDO empowers local teams to create inclusive wellbeing strategy

    2019-08-27T05:00:51Z

    Accountancy firm BDO has approximately 5,000 employees, spread across various accounting and support roles. Size alone makes tailoring wellbeing to the needs of each staff member's needs a mammoth task.The organisation has a unified central approach, says Nicola Elakel, senior people development manager at BDO. "Wellbeing is fully integrated into ...

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    Analysis

    How can employers create an accessible wellbeing programme?

    2019-08-27T05:00:23Z

    Need to know: As employers think about the benefits of recruiting from a more diverse talent pool, the importance of employee wellbeing in terms of engagement and retention should not be forgotten.Events must take into account basic access needs, such as audio and visual aids, and providing a wide range ...

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    Opinion

    Diane Lightfoot: Accessible wellbeing should be embedded in an inclusive culture

    2019-08-27T05:00:06Z

    When designing and implementing an organisation-wide wellbeing programme, it is important that it does what it says on the tin and seeks to address the needs of all employees. This is particularly true when it comes to making wellbeing initiatives accessible to those with a disability or long-term condition, whose ...

  • Sadiq Khan
    Article

    Poll: 33% feel Good Work Standard will lead to staff being better paid

    2019-08-22T15:57:16Z

    Employee Benefits poll: A third (33%) of Employee Benefits readers believe that the Good Work Standard, an employment benchmark introduced by Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan (pictured), will lead to more employees being paid the voluntary London living wage rate, currently set at £10.55 an hour.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk ...

  • Debbie Lovewell-Tuck
    Opinion

    Lovewell's logic: Moving mental wellbeing forward

    2019-08-22T15:09:33Z

    Mental wellbeing remains firmly under the spotlight, both in the workplace and society more broadly, as individual, tragic cases continue to hit the headlines. In most instances, questions are raised as to why more support was not offered or available to those involved.In recent years, we have seen a marked ...

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    Article

    Friends superfan could earn $1,000 for watching 60 episodes as show turns 25

    2019-08-22T14:50:56Z

    Something for the weekend: Telecommunications organisation FrontierBundles.com is offering the perfect side hustle for fans of the iconic TV show Friends. A lucky viewer who loves Joey, Rachel, Monica, Ross, Phoebe and Chandler could receive $1,000 (£823.20) for watching 25 hours’ worth of episodes, in celebration of the show’s 25th ...

  • Dentons
    Article

    Dentons appoints chief mindfulness officer to roll out wellbeing programme

    2019-08-21T13:50:08Z

    Global law firm Dentons, which employs 17,500 people worldwide, has appointed a Europe chief mindfulness officer, to take responsibility for rolling out its wellbeing programme, NextMind, as well as to train in-house mindfulness ambassadors.Dentons has appointed Karina Furga-Dabrowska, partner in the tax and life sciences division. In this newly created ...

  • Expat employees
    Article

    Three in 10 expatriate employees say wages have a positive impact on wellbeing

    2019-08-21T10:20:25Z

    Approximately three in 10 (28%) expatriate employees have found that wage levels have a positive impact on their wellbeing, according to research by global healthcare provider Aetna International.The international workforce wellbeing survey 2019, which canvassed the views of 2,000 expat employees across 10 countries, further found that 21% believe that ...

  • Quantum Advisory
    Article

    Quantum Advisory launches volunteering leave for 123 staff

    2019-08-21T08:55:04Z

    Financial services consultancy Quantum Advisory has launched a new volunteering leave benefit for its 123 employees, enabling staff across its five operating sites in Amersham, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff and London to fulfil charity commitments.The leave initiative, implemented in August 2019, allows employees to take the equivalent of one full day ...

  • Breakspear-Park
    Article

    Breakspear Park offers massages for National Relaxation Day

    2019-08-20T08:00:55Z

    Business park Breakspear Park gave the 800 employees working for various organisations from its Hemel Hempstead operating site the opportunity to book in for a free massage on National Relaxation Day, Thursday 15 August 2019.All staff based at Breakspear Park could book a 30-minute back, neck and shoulder massage, performed ...

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    Analysis

    How predictive analytics can influence employee engagement

    2019-08-20T05:00:29Z

    Need to know: Most employers are already harvesting ample data to engage in some form of predictive analytics, from sources such as engagement surveys and benefits take-up statistics.Regression analysis can help track potential exit drivers and problem areas for engagement, while predictive models can map how initiatives will affect factors ...

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    Analysis

    John Lewis Partnership uses data analysis to shape proactive wellbeing strategy

    2019-08-20T05:00:00Z

    Retail organisation John Lewis Partnership houses 84,500 UK-based employees in a wide range of roles across the John Lewis and Partners, and Waitrose and Partners brands, from the shop floor to head office, and from factory to farm. To address wellbeing across this diverse workforce, the organisation ...

  • Liz Walker
    Article

    Two-fifths of employees with cancer value reduced or flexible hours

    2019-08-19T10:09:41Z

    Approximately two-fifths (42%) of employees who have been diagnosed with cancer state that being offered reduced or flexible hours is one of the most valuable ways employers can help support them through treatment, according to research by Unum.The survey of 300 UK employees who have been diagnosed with cancer in ...

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    Supplier article

    4 Ways to promote wellbeing through workplace design

    2019-08-19T07:55:02Z

    In recent years there’s been a growing emphasis on supporting mental health and wellbeing in the workplace - and for good reason. With statistics indicating that one in six employees suffer from some form of mental health issue in the UK, prioritising staff wellbeing is becoming an essential part of ...

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    Four-fifths of UK employees state poor mental wellbeing impacts their work

    2019-08-16T10:34:31Z

    Four-fifths (80%) of UK employees who have struggled with poor mental wellbeing believe that this has impacted on their work, according to research by insight agency Opinium and the University of Warwick.The Workplace mental wellbeing report, which surveyed 2,009 UK employees aged 18 or over, also found that 67% of ...

  • Joe-Gaunt
    Article

    EXCLUSIVE: Hero acquires mental health organisation The Balanced You

    2019-08-16T09:52:50Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Health and technology business Hero has acquired mental health services organisation The Balanced You, in its third acquisition within the past 12 months.The Balanced You, founded four years ago, provides a range of mental health and wellbeing services, including specialist one-to-one counselling, mindfulness sessions, wellbeing retreats, reiki and hypnotherapy.Hero ...

  • asmr
    Article

    Team building organisation seeks aural artist to create soothing sounds

    2019-08-15T14:00:56Z

    Something for the weekend: Corporate team building business TeamTactics.co.uk is recruiting an ASMR artist, to deliver soothing sounds to stressed-out office workers for £30 an hour.The role will see a zen-focused member of the public sign up to conduct hour-long group sessions for employees, delivering aural triggers that aim to ...