All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 206
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Why the never switching off culture is damaging your workforce’s health
Shocking research has revealed that commuters are so regularly using travel time for work emails that their journeys should be counted as part of the working day. The study from the University of the West of England highlights that the advancement of technology with WI-FI on trains and the speed ...
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AnalysisThe benefits and practicalities of an integrated healthcare strategy
Need to know:An integrated rather than siloed approach to healthcare, incorporating mental and physical health, can boost the benefits to engagement and productivity.Employers can reduce the range of treatments needed to support employees, while reaping the rewards of more effective products.External advisers can help to mitigate the logistical issues by ...
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Case StudiesHäfele UK uses integrated programme to provide for a diverse workforce
Häfele UK has employees in diverse roles and locations, which naturally adds to the already steep challenge in providing for their health and wellbeing needs. Within its 420-strong workforce, 200 employees are based in warehouses, 160 are office-based, and the remainder have field sales roles around the country.Nevertheless, the organisation ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Google to open Employee Benefits Live 2018 conference programme
EXCLUSIVE: Cayla Kitayama (pictured), Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) benefits at technology giant Google has been confirmed as the opening keynote speaker at Employee Benefits Live 2018 on Tuesday 2 October 2018.Kitayama’s session, titled ‘Putting health and wellbeing at the heart of your benefits strategy’, will start the two-day ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits’ Healthcare Research 2018
Click to download the Employee Benefits/Health Shield healthcare research 2018The Employee Benefits/Health Shield healthcare research 2018 was conducted in July 2018 among readers of employeebenefits.co.uk. It received 162 responses.This report is aimed at helping compensation, reward and benefits professionals benchmark their organisation’s health and wellbeing provision, looking at the related ...
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ArticleLloyds Banking Group signs charter to support terminally ill employees
Financial services organisation Lloyds Banking Group has signed the Trades Union Congress' (TUC) 'Dying to work' charter, in order to offer greater security to employees who are living and working with a terminal illness.The voluntary charter forms part of the TUC's wider 'Dying to work' campaign. This seeks to have ...
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Case StudiesCA Technologies broadens wellbeing programme to support global diversity
Global software technology organisation CA Technologies has re-launched its wellbeing programme in order to promote a broader and more inclusive definition of wellbeing among its 10,500 international employees.The initiative was originally implemented 10 years ago, and was re-launched in May 2017 to feature a new ‘Five ways of wellbeing’ structure. ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Employee Benefits Live partners with Employee Assistance Professionals Association
EXCLUSIVE: Europe’s largest employee benefits and reward event, Employee Benefits Live, has partnered with the Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAP Association) for 2018’s event at the ExCeL, London.The EAP Association is a not-for-profit organisation that represents the interests of both organisations and individuals concerned with employee assistance and psychological health ...
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Why workplace wellness matters
Workplace wellness has become a buzzword in the past couple of months or so, with businesses becoming more aware of the benefits of taking care of employee wellness. Every £1 spent on workplace health initiatives results in return on investment ranging from £2 to £34.A large portion of the population ...
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Case StudiesBaker McKenzie includes gender identity counselling in PMI scheme
When global law firm Baker McKenzie’s private medical insurance (PMI) scheme, provided by healthcare insurer Cigna, renewed in April 2018, it introduced a new counselling benefit for employees over the age of 18 with gender identity disorder.Included as part of the organisation’s standard single PMI coverage for its 900 UK ...
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AnalysisWhat support should PMI offer transgender employees?
Need to know:Insurers currently offer gender affirmation treatments and surgeries within private medical insurance (PMI) schemes on an on-demand basis.Many employers are starting to include transgender-specific healthcare by incorporating mental health support services as part of their PMI offering, tailored for trans employees.PMI can prove useful for managing transgender employees’ ...
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OpinionDarren Towers: Making health and wellbeing inclusive for trans employees
We know that people perform better when they can be themselves, but trans staff face distinct challenges in the workplace, from physical spaces, such as gendered facilities, to direct harassment based on gender identity.Stonewall’s 2018 LGBT in Britain: Trans Report, published in January 2018, found that 51% of trans and ...
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ArticleThe Santander Group extends physical activity benefit to 200,000 global employees
Banking organisation The Santander Group has extended its wellness programme to offer more than 200,000 global employees access to a physical activity benefit.The Santander Group has expanded its partnership with corporate wellbeing provider Gympass to offer all of its global employees access to more than 35,000 gyms, studios and health ...
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Article67% feel employers could do more to encourage active commuting
More than two-thirds (67%) of respondents believe that employers can make allowances to help encourage employees to have a more active commute, according to research by social enterprise organisation Free2cycle.The survey of 2,000 UK individuals highlighted initiatives such as introducing flexible start times, providing access to changing facilities and offering ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Digital wellbeing provider Hero acquires Colour-Fit
EXCLUSIVE: Digital wellness organisation Hero has acquired professional sports nutrition business Colour-Fit in order to enhance its service offering to corporate clients.Colour-Fit, which provides recipes, meal plans, physical programmes and general nutritional information, will operate as a standalone business within Hero. The organisation currently works with more than 50 national ...
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ArticleFord uses body tracking technology to create personalised workstations for employees
Image credit: Ford Valencia Engine Assembly PlantCar manufacturing organisation Ford is using advanced body tracking technology to ergonomically design personalised workstations for its auto-assembly line staff.The technology, typically seen alongside games consoles, is being used at Ford’s Valencia Engine Assembly Plant in Spain to help design less physically stressful workstations ...
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Tips for exercising safely in summer heat
When exercising in heat people need to be very careful as they can fall prey to heatstroke, heat exhaustion, heat syncope or heat cramps. Therefore, it is vital to drink enough fluids, wear the correct clothing, time your workouts and protect yourself against the sun.Drink plenty of waterDehydration plays a ...
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Supplier articleEMEA health survey 2018
The Aon EMEA Health Survey aims to identify the key health issues and trends employers are facing as they develop their people risk strategies. This year’s survey is bigger than the 2016 edition, now covering 22 countries and again finds some interesting trends, as well as some interesting differences, in ...
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ArticleSun Rehabilitation to acquire Workspace Health
Occupational health organisation Sun Rehabilitation is to acquire office erognomic business Workspace Health.Workspace Health is a specialist display screen equipment (DSE) and office ergonomics organisation that helps businesses with DSE compliance and the creation of active working strategies, which are designed to improve the overall wellbeing and health of employees.Following ...
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ArticleEverton Football Club gains Workplace Wellbeing Charter accreditation
Everton Football Club (FC) has received accreditation from the Workplace Wellbeing Charter in recognition of its commitment to improve the health and wellbeing of its 480 permanent employees.Everton FC (pictured) achieved this in June 2018.The Workplace Wellbeing Charter is a voluntary accreditation standard managed by independent charity Health@Work Consultancy Services. ...