All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 181
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Four-fifths offer counselling services or EAPs
EXCLUSIVE: Counselling or employee assistance programmes (EAPs) are offered by 82% of organisations, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Benefits research 2019, which surveyed 290 HR decision-makers and was published in May 2019, also found that this is a considerable rise from the 69% that used EAPs in 2018, demonstrating ...
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ArticleHalf of employees suffer workplace stress and anxiety during summer
Almost half (48%) of employee respondents experience workplace stress and anxiety over the summer months, according to research by Westfield Health.The Wellbeing index report, which surveyed 2,014 UK employees and 250 HR professionals in June 2019, also found that 37% of HR staff feel that their organisation does not do ...
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Supplier articleHow to fit exercise into your working life
When you decide to become healthier, it can be difficult to fit exercise into your working life. We all have very busy schedules and sometimes cutting out that time for exercise can seem like a mission. However, scheduling exercise into your working life doesn’t have to be stressful.Create a fitness ...
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ArticlePoll: 22% do not have the resources to offer life leave to employees
Employee Benefits poll: Around a fifth (22%) of Employee Benefits readers do not have the resources to offer a life leave benefit to their employees.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 37 responses, also found that 19% believe their organisations would be interested in providing life leave as an ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid conducts a risk assessment
There is some guy called standing by my desk with a clipboard. He is ticking boxes furiously. Erm, can I help you? I ask. He frowns and holds out a hand reluctantly. I’m Ben, senior health and safety consultant, he tells me. That’s a relief, for a minute I thought ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Access to on-site physio and massage therapy has increased by a quarter
EXCLUSIVE: Access to an on-site physiotherapist or massage therapist increased by 24 percentage points between 2018 and 2019, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Benefits research 2019 report, which surveyed 290 HR decision-makers and was published in May 2019, also found that access to subsidised catering has risen by 16 ...
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ArticleGymshark sees 91% of staff log on to benefits platform since October 2016
As of July 2019, online fitness clothing and accessories retailer Gymshark has seen 91% of its 300 UK-based employees log on to its employee benefits platform since its launch.The Birmingham-based organisation partnered with Perkbox in October 2016 to launch the platform, aligning with Gymshark’s commitment to focus on employee wellbeing.The ...
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ArticleWomen and Equalities Committee puts discrimination responsibility on employers
The Women and Equalities Committee has recommended that the emphasis for raising workplace discrimination issues should lie with employers, public authorities and service providers, rather than individual employees.The Committee published its tenth Enforcing the Equality Act: The law and the role of the Equality and Human Rights Commission report on ...
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Supplier articleThe cost of cancer
The cost of cancer on your private medical coverCancer is having a significant impact on the UK population. Every day more than 980 people are diagnosed with cancer.1 Earlier diagnosis now provides better hope of beating the disease. However, while the annual scale and costs of treatments are on the ...
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Supplier articleHow to make your health a priority this summer
The summer holidays can become a little bit hectic when the kids are off and you have lots going. From holidays to normal day-to-day life, healthy habits can often fall to the back of your priority list and understandably so. It’s important to try to keep healthy habits at the ...
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ArticleThree-fifths cite attracting and retaining talent as top objective for 2019
Almost three-fifths (56%) of employers cite attracting and retaining talent as the top objective for their benefits strategy in 2019, compared to 82% in 2018, according to research by Thomsons Online Benefits.Its Innovation generation: The big HR tech disconnect 2019/20 report, which surveyed 380 global HR and reward professionals with ...
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ArticleEY, London City Airport and Schroders sign up to new Good Work Standard
Professional services organisation EY, London City Airport and asset wealth firm Schroders are among the employers that have signed the Good Work Standard, a new benchmark that recognises businesses for implementing and maintaining high employment standards, such as paying staff at least the voluntary London living wage.The Good Work Standard ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Summer in the city...
As temperatures began to rise this week, the Employee Benefits team received a flurry of press releases about steps employers should be taking to help employees cope with the heat during summer. With UK temperatures expected to top the hottest on record for July on Thursday (at the time of ...
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ArticleFacebook group advertises leaving work to go to the pub for summer half day
Something for the weekend: With this summer’s heatwave hitting offices up and down the UK, a particularly brazen portion of the nation's employees are claiming to plan on ditching work for a self-imposed summer half day, inspired by an unusual Facebook event.As temperatures hit 38 degrees Celsius this week, community ...
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ArticleGatenbySanderson trains mental health first aiders to support staff wellbeing
Executive search organisation GatenbySanderson has trained 10 of its 140 employees to be mental health first aiders.The training was completed on 10 and 11 July 2019 in partnership with mental health charity Mind. The programme aimed to equip staff to spot the early warning signs of deteriorating mental health, understand ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Nine in 10 see price as key when choosing health benefits providers
EXCLUSIVE: Almost nine in 10 (87%) organisations see price as the most influential factor when deciding on health benefit providers, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Benefits research 2019 surveyed 290 HR and benefits professionals and was published in May 2019. In a new question for this year, the research ...
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ArticleAnglia Ruskin University rolls out wellbeing and sustainability scheme for 1,900 staff
Educational institution Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) has rolled out a wellbeing and sustainability programme for its 1,900 employees after the completion of a successful six-month pilot.The ARUgreen programme, provided by Jump, was initially trialled from September 2018 for 700 employees. ARUgreen rewards participants with points for behaviours that improve both ...
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Supplier articleHow too much coffee at work can affect your body
Most of us rely on a cup of coffee to get us going in the morning or to boost our energy levels throughout the working day. The UK consumes a shocking 95 million cups of coffee a day! But caffeine does a lot more than just keep us awake…Caffeine is ...
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ArticleNationwide Building Society signs charter to support parents of premature babies
Financial institution Nationwide Building Society has signed the Employers with Heart charter, introducing extended maternity leave and a new hospital leave benefit, to better support parents of premature babies.Organisations that sign the Employers with Heart charter, awarded by premature baby charity The Smallest Things, commit to extending maternity leave for ...
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ArticleLast chance to benchmark healthcare benefits in exclusive research
How are organisations supporting employees’ mental health and what are employers doing around calculating the return-on-investment of health and wellbeing benefits? What group risk benefits form part of organisations’ healthcare and wellbeing strategy, and what are they doing to reduce sickness absence?Today (Tuesday 23 July 2019) is the last chance ...