All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 204
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Supplier articleCutting down on sugar in your diet
A shocking 26% of adults are classified as obese, and only 26% of adults consume five or more portions of fruit and vegetables a day. Further to this a horrifying 50% of sugar that children eat comes from sugary snacks and drinks.Sugar Awareness Week is running from the 12th-18th November ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Poll reveals pain points in dental health benefits strategies
A poll conducted by Unum among delegates at Employee Benefits Live 2018, which took place on 2 and 3 October 2018, has revealed that although 94% of respondents agreed oral health is an important component of a health and wellbeing strategy, 44% of employers do not offer dental cover.Andrew Bower, ...
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ArticleCisco US employees to be funded for egg and embryo harvesting
Technology organisation Cisco has announced the launch of a new range of health benefits for its US employees, including reimbursement for workers who want to harvest or store eggs, sperm and embryos.The family support reimbursement programme, beginning from 1 January 2019, will also include support for services to facilitate pregnancy, ...
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ArticleFour-fifths of UK office workers are sedentary for an average of 67 days a year
Over four-fifths (81%) of UK office workers spend between four and nine hours each day sitting at their desks, equating to an average of 67 sedentary days per year, according to research commissioned by business product organisation Fellowes.The survey of 1,250 office workers, conducted by Censuswide in April 2018, found ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 70% note success in improving health and wellbeing of staff
EXCLUSIVE: Most employers (70%) feel they have been successful in improving the health and wellbeing of staff, according to research by Employee Benefits and Health Shield.The Employee Benefits/Health Shield healthcare research 2018, which surveyed 162 respondents and was published in August 2018, also found that providing a duty of care ...
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Supplier articleHealthy eating in the workplace
Poor diet is a factor in one in five death around the world according to a study published by the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation. [1] Diet is the second highest risk factor for early death after smoking. [2] Making healthy behavioural changes within the workplace can help employees ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Two-thirds provide support and counselling services to employees
EXCLUSIVE: More than two-thirds (69%) of organisations provide support and counselling services to some or all of their employees, making this the highest-ranking type of health benefit, according to research by Employee Benefits and Health Shield.The Employee Benefits/Health Shield healthcare research 2018, which was conducted in July and gathered 162 ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: More than half intend to increase focus on communicating benefits
EXCLUSIVE: More than half (51%) of employers intend to place a greater emphasis on communicating benefits in the next 12 months, while just over two-fifths (41%) say they have already done so in the past year, according to research by Employee Benefits and Health Shield.The Employee Benefits/Health Shield healthcare research ...
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ArticleRedrow rolls out health and wellbeing programme to subcontractors
Housebuilding organisation Redrow has extended its ‘my life’ health and wellbeing programme to all subcontractor partners and their families.The programme provides confidential advice via a free 24/7 helpline, and offers additional emotional support through telephone counselling sessions for both personal and work-related problems, such as financial issues, anxiety, stress and ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 96% of employers offer employee assistance programmes as a core benefit
EXCLUSIVE: Employee assistance programmes (EAPs) are offered as a core benefit by 96% of employers, according to research by Employee Benefits and Health Shield.The Employee Benefits/Health Shield healthcare research 2018 report, which surveyed 162 respondents in July, also found that other popular support and counselling services offered on an employer-funded ...
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OpinionChris Pendrey: How to increase employees' health and safety awareness
According to the Health and Safety Executive's Health and safety statistics, published in November 2017, UK organisations lost over 31 million working days to workplace injuries alone in 2016-2017. The benefits, therefore, of defining an adherable health and safety plan are clear; greater productivity, reduced absenteeism and potentially lower costs ...
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Case StudiesMSB Solicitors takes multi-faceted approach to reducing presenteeism
Professional services roles typically comprise long hours, high stress and various other factors that promote presenteeism. According to the Resilience and wellbeing survey report, published by the Junior Lawyers Division in April 2017, 74% of legal professionals believe their employer could do more to combat stress at work.Liverpool-based MSB Solicitors, ...
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AnalysisThe harmful effects of presenteeism on employee health
Need to know:Presenteeism not only affects engagement, productivity and retention, but can also have a long-lasting impact on employee health.Employees who are overworked and fatigued can develop health issues such as diabetes, are more likely to have accidents at work and are at greater risk of mental health issues.Employers should ...
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OpinionDr Thomas Calvard: The health effects of presenteeism on employees
Presenteeism, or attending work while ill, has become a subject of interest in HR practice and research over the past decade. Since 2010, as reported by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) in its Health and wellbeing at work survey, most recently published in May 2018, presenteeism has ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 55% do not measure sickness absence cost
EXCLUSIVE: More than half (55%) of respondents either do not know or do not record the percentage of payroll represented by sickness absence cost per annum, according to research by Employee Benefits and Health Shield.The Employee Benefits/Health Shield healthcare research 2018 report, which measured 162 responses and was published in ...
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ArticleMore than half of workplaces do not encourage employees to exercise
Three in five (57%) workplaces do not offer benefits or programmes to encourage employees to exercise, according to Opinium research.Two online surveys of 2,007 and 2,000 UK adults, in August and September respectively, also revealed that one in five (22%) of organisations offer a cycle-to-work scheme, while 14% provide subsidised ...
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AnalysisInfographic: How active are employees during the working day?
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AnalysisHow can employers use physical activity in the workplace to tackle diabetes risk?
Need to know:Inactivity can increase an employee’s chance of contracting diabetes, therefore physical activity initiatives in the workplace can help mitigate potential diabetes risk.Incorporating physical activity into employees’ daily working environment can have an impact, for example swapping a traditional desk for a sit-stand desk or by taking the stairs ...
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OpinionKevin Yip: How can health and safety measures align with an organisation’s overall health and wellbeing strategy?
Workplace wellbeing is no longer a nice-to-have; it is an essential ingredient for creating thriving workplaces and productive organisations. More and more, we are seeing employers of all sizes investing in the health and wellbeing of their employees and looking at how to build happier and healthier workplaces.We seem to ...
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Case StudiesAscential uses incentive-based app to underpin global wellbeing strategy
Ascential is a global business-to-business information organisation. It employs approximately 1,600 staff, 1,000 of which are based in the UK, and introduced a global health and wellbeing strategy, Essential Wellbeing, in March 2018.Essential Wellbeing centres around four key pillars: wealth, health, kind and mind. Each quarter, the organisation takes one ...