All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 195
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OpinionDr James Chandler: Occupational health is a valuable employer investment
The value of occupational health, whether to stakeholders, employees, employers or the government, is well documented. It has been highlighted by two in-depth reports, Occupational health: The value proposition, and Occupational health: The global evidence and value, published in May 2017 and April 2018 respectively, by the Society of Occupational ...
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Supplier articleHow to pack a healthy lunch for the office
Preparing lunch for work can become a bit of a chore, especially when you have to get up at silly o’clock in the morning or spend an hour or so trying to think of something to take to work. Most of us end up not worrying about it and dashing ...
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ArticleClifford Chance pilots programme of unpaid leave for personal interests
International law firm Clifford Chance is piloting a new unpaid leave scheme, enabling its associates and senior associates in certain territories to take two months of unpaid leave to pursue personal goals and interests.The new framework, Clifford Chance Choice, aims to embrace the changing world of work and give employees ...
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ArticleOne day left to take part in exclusive benefits strategy research
How is your organisation’s benefits strategy changing to reflect future challenges? How do you measure employee engagement? What outside influences are shaping your approach to reward?There is just one day left to have your say in Employee Benefits' exclusive benefits strategy research.We are particularly interested in finding out about the ...
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AnalysisThe role of occupational health in a holistic wellbeing strategy
Need to know: Occupational health services support the physical and mental health of employees, and provide organisations with insight into and methods of reducing sickness absence.The services work well alongside initiatives such as vocational rehabilitation and employee assistance programmes (EAPs).While the world is shifting towards holistic wellness, organisations should keep ...
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Case StudiesSilverbean uses occupational health to support its wellbeing strategy
Digital marketing agency Silverbean has offices in Newcastle and Teesside, employing a team of 65 people, and growing. Since launching in 2002, the organisation has made occupational health a key focus of its overall employee wellbeing strategy.Chief operating officer Damian Hall says: “As a fast-growing agency, wellbeing has always been ...
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OpinionRuth Wilkinson: Proactive occupational health helps create sustainable business
The workplace is evolving. Increased life expectancy and new ways of working, such as the gig economy and ‘always on’ access to technology, are transforming employment - and not always positively.Organisations have moral and legal duties to implement effective occupational health and safety, including provision of health surveillance for certain ...
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Supplier articleWhat SME’s should consider when choosing employee benefits
57% of small business owners and employers want to increase the benefits they offer staff, while 34% plan to increase their employee benefits package significantly, according to research by MetLife UK. Health and wellbeing benefits were the most popular, of which around 19% of SME managers said they would specifically ...
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Case StudiesLothian's occupational health service provides valuable employee data
Lothian is the UK’s largest municipal bus firm, carrying around 120 million customers per year. It is one of Edinburgh's biggest employers, with more than 2,500 staff, around 1,800 of whom are drivers.In 2018, Lothian started working with Health Shield’s occupational health service. From the outset, the organisation saw the ...
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OpinionJennie Doyle: Employees are an organisation's most important asset
People spend a third of their waking lives at work; for many, this can mean sitting indoors at a desk for long periods of time, staring at a computer screen, and having few proper breaks. This can have a detrimental effect on physical and mental health, negatively impacting productivity and ...
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ArticleKavitha Sivasubramaniam: Evolving to become about much more than physical health
As our Occupational Health Week, in association with Health Shield, draws to a close, it is time to reflect on some of the trends and issues currently shaping this area of the benefits market.In recent years, health and wellbeing strategies have evolved to become about much more than just physical ...
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AnalysisHow to measure the value of occupational health initiatives
Need to know:In addition to reducing absence and meeting legal requirements, occupational health interventions can benefit many things, including turnover, productivity and employers’ liability insurance.Using data from a wide range of sources, organisations can map positive changes that show the value of their occupational health programme.Hidden factors should also be ...
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OpinionDr Sayeed Khan: Valuable occupational health services need better marketing
Occupational health is not marketed as well as it should be, that much is clear. We need to get the message across that occupational health nowadays is much more than just screening and surveillance.Physicians often discuss three tiers of occupational health practice. The first is around surveillance and screening, which ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Intangible assets are key to demonstrating return-on-investment
Employee Benefits Connect 2019: The way organisations measure return-on-investment (ROI) for employee benefits should take into consideration intangible assets, such as branding, employee goodwill, customer relationships, intellectual property and knowledge sharing, according to Alex Tullett (pictured), director of decision science and consulting at outsourcing and professional services firm Capita HR ...
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ArticleMondelez International seeks panel of part-time chocolate tasters
Something for the weekend: Confectionery and biscuit manufacturer Mondelez International is searching for 12 part-time chocolate tasters, and successful candidates will be able to taste and give feedback on an array of chocolate goodies and sweet treats.The international organisation, which owns popular brands such as Cadbury, Milka, Prince and Oreo, ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: A chance for the profession to Connect
Earlier this week, hundreds of senior benefits and HR professionals attended the eighth Employee Benefits Connect, held at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London.The event focused on helping employers prepare for the future, while the underlying theme of the day was, of course, about encouraging people to connect, whether with other ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Schroders creates global strategy to tackle employee health
Employee Benefits Connect 2019: Multinational asset management organisation Schroders has launched a global wellbeing strategy in order to be more proactive in supporting employee health and wellbeing.Speaking at Employee Benefits Connect 2019 on Wednesday 27 February, as part of the recognition and motivation conference stream, Charlotte Frost (pictured), benefits and ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Wellbeing strategies need effective communication to engage
Employee Benefits Connect 2019: Employers need to invest more into effective communication and engagement strategies when it comes to health and wellbeing initiatives, according to Mark Witte (pictured), head of health and risk consulting at Aon, and Sarah Robson, senior communications consultant at Aon.Addressing delegates as part of the health ...
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Supplier articleFinding your fitness motivation
We all have days when we wake up and think ‘today is the day’. With the best of interests in the world, we plunge ourselves full steam ahead into a fitness regime, which we keep for 3-to-4 days. Then we upset ourselves thinking we have failed, and promise to do ...
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Supplier articleWhat happens to your body when you eat too much sugar
Let’s be honest, we all love a sweet treat. In the UK, women are advised to have 90g of sugar a day (not including any natural sugars that are found in fruit and veg etc…), and men 120g per day. That isn’t a huge amount, and we dramatically eat a ...