All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 189

  • Supplier article

    Eye tests can play a key part in regular employee health checks

    2019-04-30T11:11:54Z

    Increasing numbers of companies are providing regular health checks as part of a flexible benefits package. And there are real advantages in making sure eye tests are included as part of this health screening process, says VSP Vision Care UK.By including regular and comprehensive eye examinations, employers can benefit from ...

  • mediacom
    Case Studies

    MediaCom treats diversity, inclusion and wellbeing as business essentials

    2019-04-30T05:00:33Z

    In an industry that is traditionally predominantly white and middle class, media agency network MediaCom UK is striving to build a workforce that reflects the makeup of British society.Currently, its 1,400 employees, based across London, the north of England, Edinburgh and Dublin, are 54% female and 19% black, Asian and ...

  • inclusion
    Analysis

    How can organisations align their wellbeing strategies with inclusion?

    2019-04-30T05:00:04Z

    Need to know: Making sure wellbeing works for everyone can help lower absence rates, reduce turnover and decrease stress.Some elements, such as the work-life balance benefits of flexible working, are universal, but employers could also consider segmenting their wellbeing interventions.Support networks, leadership buy-in and management training can all help facilitate ...

  • Diane Lightfoot
    Opinion

    Diane Lightfoot: Why talking about disability is vital for health and wellbeing strategies

    2019-04-29T15:00:02Z

    Often, when people think of disability, they imagine a wheelchair user, and consider it to be something present from birth. In reality, the majority of conditions are not immediately visible, and most are acquired.As the likelihood of acquiring a disability increases with age, an ageing workforce means that more people ...

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    Article

    Carlsberg UK and Havas Media shortlisted for Best healthcare and wellbeing benefits

    2019-04-29T08:00:49Z

    Brewery Carlsberg UK, media business Havas Media and construction manufacturer Saint-Gobain Weber are among the organisations shortlisted in the Best healthcare and wellbeing benefits, small employer category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2019.This accolade recognises the most effective healthcare and wellbeing strategies implemented by organisations with fewer than 1,000 employees.The ...

  • Co-op
    Article

    Co-op launches resilience programme for 300 staff

    2019-04-28T15:51:05Z

    Retailer and funeral home operator Co-op has launched a resilience programme for 300 staff employed in its customer service centre, to support employees who converse with bereaved customers of its Co-op Funeralcare business.The Heart programme, provided by Let’s Get Healthy, launched for customer service centre staff in April 2019 after ...

  • Charlton-Morris
    Article

    Charlton Morris launches mental health package for 62 staff

    2019-04-26T09:55:19Z

    Executive search firm Charlton Morris has launched a new mental health support package for its 62 employees, including workshops and counselling sessions.The organisation has partnered with qualified mental health practitioner Jaimie Shires in order to create a suite of mental health support benefits; these aim to help employees with their ...

  • deloitte
    Article

    Deloitte, Sky and Vodafone listed among top employers for women in 2019

    2019-04-26T09:13:18Z

    Aviva, BP, Deloitte (pictured), Fujitsu, the Royal Navy, Sky and Vodafone are among the UK organisations that feature in the Top 50 Employers for Women 2019 list, compiled by The Times and business community outreach charity Business in the Community (BITC).The unranked alphabetical list recognises UK employers that are leading ...

  • Race
    Article

    Poll: More than a third use unconscious bias training to encourage racial equality at work

    2019-04-26T08:43:15Z

    Employee Benefits poll: More than a third (36%) of respondents have introduced unconscious bias training in order to encourage racial equality at their organisation.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 11 responses, also found that a further 36% of respondents are addressing their workplace culture to build better racial ...

  • Kavitha's keynote
    Article

    Kavitha’s keynote: Mind the ethnicity pay gap

    2019-04-25T16:42:16Z

    As an Asian woman, how employers can address the ethnicity pay gap and improve employment opportunities and equality for people from ethnic minority backgrounds is an issue close to my heart.At the Westminster Employment Forum policy conference on Bame (black, Asian and ethnic minority) equality in the workplace: tackling discrimination ...

  • David-Stone MRL Consulting
    Article

    MRL Consulting Group trials four-day working week for 56 global employees

    2019-04-24T13:04:31Z

    International recruitment firm MRL Consulting Group is to trial a four-day working week for 56 members of staff based across the UK, France and Germany.The six-month trial, which will start in May 2019, will see the organisation close every Friday; employees will still receive the same salaries and benefits as ...

  • Karen Holden
    Opinion

    Karen Holden: Tackling harassment of LGBT persons in the workplace

    2019-04-23T14:00:24Z

    The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community is subjected to bullying and harassment in the workplace on a devastating scale. A survey of more than 5,000 LGBT people in the UK, published by Stonewell in April 2018, found that more than a third hid their sexuality for fear of ...

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    Supplier article

    Uncovering the gender pay gap: What it could it mean for your business

    2019-04-23T13:29:44Z

    The gender pay gap. The trending buzzword in the eco-political sphere. This hot topic has stirred significant controversy amongst the general public. The data that has been presented has sparked one of the largest political debates of the modern day. Despite this, it is a very complex issue. The figures ...

  • work from home
    Article

    Almost half of workplaces do not have an official policy on home working

    2019-04-23T10:19:40Z

    Just under half (47%) of employees' workplaces do not have an official policy on working from home, according to research by job listing website Monster.co.uk.Its survey of 5,500 employees also found that 15% are concerned about colleagues judging them for being out of the office, while 11% worry that they ...

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    Supplier article

    How exercise is beneficial for you at work

    2019-04-23T07:30:55Z

    Regular physical activity is not only beneficial for your health, but can be great for your career too. Exercise helps improve all aspects of your life including productivity, minimising the risk of illness, and building better relationships with your colleagues.Improves productivityExercise can help boost productivity at work through alertness. Being ...

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    Supplier article

    Tips for making exercise a priority when you work

    2019-04-18T09:55:42Z

    When you have a hectic work schedule or busy social calendar, the first thing to slip down the priority list is usually exercise. We make excuses about time, or promise to go another week, but it never happens.It’s time to take action, and make your health a priority! Exercise is ...

  • employee benefits technology
    Article

    Two-thirds believe benefits are equal to or more important than basic salary

    2019-04-18T09:11:01Z

    Two-thirds (66%) of employees in the UK believe that the employee benefits offered to them are equal to or more important than their basic salary, according to research by corporate gift organisation Adler.The survey of 1,000 UK employees also found that 14% would accept an increase in benefits over a ...

  • Morrisons
    Article

    Morrisons receives permission to appeal payroll data breach case at Supreme Court

    2019-04-18T08:48:34Z

    Supermarket retailer Morrisons has been granted permission to appeal a High Court ruling, which found that the organisation was partly liable for a data breach leading to the payroll data of around 10,000 staff being posted online.Andrew Skelton, who was a senior auditor at the organisation’s Bradford headquarters, posted employees’ ...

  • Phoenix-Group
    Case Studies

    The Phoenix Group places wellbeing at the centre of benefits strategy

    2019-04-18T05:00:57Z

    After an acquisition in September 2018 that saw life fund consolidator The Phoenix Group grow from 800 to around 4,300 employees in the UK, the organisation set out to ensure that benefits provisions are clearly aligned, and that there is a strong emphasis on employee wellbeing.Although the acquisition of Standard ...

  • Phoenix-Group
    Case Studies

    The benefits offered by The Phoenix Group

    2019-04-17T15:00:09Z

    The benefits offered by The Phoenix Group, excluding Standard Life Assurance:Pension and protectionFor auto-enrolment purposes, The Phoenix Group provides a defined contribution (DC) pension scheme, matching employee contributions up to 5%. From April 2019, employees contribute a minimum of 2% of their base salary and the organisation contributes 5%, in ...