All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 209
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ArticleB Braun Medical offers employer-paid nutrition course for Sheffield-based employees
Healthcare organisation B Braun Medical has introduced an employer-paid, 12-week nutrition course for its 1,200 Sheffield-based workforce.The programme, which launched in December 2018, has been implemented to help employees get a healthy start to the new year, and is the latest addition to the organisation's comprehensive health and wellbeing programme, ...
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ArticleThree-quarters of employees want a more tailored benefits package
Approximately three-quarters (73%) of employees want a more tailored benefits package, according to research by build-to-rent organisation Get Living.Its survey of 2,000 UK employees also found that 48% of respondents would leave their current job for one with better perks, while 7% are willing to take a pay cut in ...
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AnalysisHow can employers use reward and benefits to address sustainability?
Need to know:Employers need a strategic and holistic approach when addressing sustainability; this should align with organisational values and corporate social responsibility.Intrinsic rewards can often be more motivational than extrinsic, as part of a recognition programme based around sustainability.Employees’ personal values and objectives should feed into the organisation’s overall approach ...
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Case StudiesInvestec aims to address sustainability within its wellbeing strategy
In order to explore how sustainability can be incorporated into a wider wellbeing strategy, financial services organisation Investec is testing the waters with an employer-paid cycling scheme.Investec, which has 3,200 employees across 16 operating sites in the UK, is looking to roll out an organisation-wide, employer-paid cycling scheme in February ...
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OpinionDr Heidi Smith: Focus on behaviour change to embed sustainability
At Swansea University, sustainability and wellbeing have been linked with employee benefits and reward because we want to embed sustainability into life here.Swansea is currently ranked ninth in the Guardian University Green League, and we are proud of our many achievements so far; however, we recognise that the process of ...
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ArticleAlmost two-fifths of employers do not view financial wellbeing strategies as a priority
Almost two-fifths (37%) of employer respondents that have no plans to implement a financial wellbeing strategy for staff state that this is because it is not a priority, according to research by Close Brothers Asset Management.Its Financial wellbeing index 2019 report, which surveyed 1,003 employers with 200 or more staff ...
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ArticleBarclays, Fujitsu and Microsoft pledge to support disability inclusion
Barclays, Fujitsu and Microsoft (pictured) are among the first global employers to sign a new disability inclusion commitment, The Valuable 500, operated by global business campaign #valuable.The Valuable 500 is a year-long, global campaign that is asking 500 private sector employers to pledge to support disability inclusion and equality within ...
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Supplier articleWhat should your health & wellbeing offering include?
It's around this time of year where people put new focus on their Health & Wellbeing. The most significant recent changes have been around the stigma around mental health issues, while there’s also been the introduction of a new age of fitness technology.There has also been an increasing onus on ...
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ArticleHampshire Fire and Rescue Service signs charter to support terminally ill employees
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service 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 terminal ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Learn how to tackle wellbeing globally at Employee Benefits Connect
EXCLUSIVE: Charlotte Frost, benefits and wellbeing manager, HR at asset management organisation Schroders will speak about how reward and benefits professionals can engage a worldwide employee base using a global wellbeing strategy at Employee Benefits Connect 2019.The session, titled 'Creating a workplace culture that fosters employee health and wellbeing', will ...
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Case StudiesEmerald gamifies positive behaviour to boost employee wellbeing
At publishing organisation Emerald, going into January means entering a busy period, with fresh targets and expectations.Melissa Fojt, social responsibility manager at Emerald, says: “During January and February, the people team has a real drive and focus on the mental health side [and there are] a lot of workshops and ...
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AnalysisBeating the blues: Supporting employees with their mental wellbeing in January
Need to know:January can be problematic when it comes to mental wellbeing, but it can also be a positive time to introduce new initiatives.Open communication around mental health, in addition to signposting towards official services and benefits, can create a positive culture.Employers can use mindfulness, yoga, breakout spaces and other ...
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Case StudiesDirect Line embeds mental health first aid to support employees in 2019
Insurer Direct Line has 17 offices and 20 accident repair centres in the UK, housing 10,300 employees overall. To support all of these staff members in the difficult early months of 2019, the organisation has worked to embed communication and support around mental health into its culture.Richard Stanbury, head of ...
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ArticlePKF Cooper Parry named 2018’s Employee engagement company of the year
Midlands-based business advisers and accountancy firm PKF Cooper Parry has won Employee engagement company of the year at the 2018 UK and European Employee Engagement Awards.The Employee Engagement Awards (EE Awards) celebrate employers that have put workforce engagement at the heart of their business strategy. This year, winners spanned various ...
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Supplier articleWhat we can learn from the world’s first $1 trillion company and their benefits
As of 2018, Apple have over 132,000 employees and became the world’s first $1 Trillion company. In 2018 they were named Indeed’s best UK employer as voted for by employees. So, what makes them so good to work for? Work culture, good rates of pay and free or discounted products ...
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ArticleCoffin Mew to introduce new employee proposition for 220 staff
Regional law firm Coffin Mew is to introduce a range of new employee benefits and workplace initiatives from April 2019 as part of its talent attraction and retention strategy.The new proposition, which is particularly focused on tackling gender equality and agile working, has been designed to align with the firm's ...
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ArticleFour-fifths believe that the workplace impacts employee mental health
Four-fifths (81%) of office workers in Europe believe that a well-functioning and attractive workplace has a direct impact on their mental health, and 77% state that a good working environment helps them achieve their goals.The findings from office supply retailer Staples were the result of an online survey of 7,000 ...
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ArticleSongs by The Beatles most likely to help employees beat the January blues
Something for the weekend: With December's pre-Christmas payday feeling a lifetime ago, and a long time to wait before employees can say 'here comes the sun', many will be starting the new year with a negative mindset, suffering from high stress levels, or struggling with mental ill health.However, research by ...
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ArticleBristol City Council, DAS UK Group and Unite to sign Dying to Work charter
Bristol City Council (pictured), legal expenses insurer DAS UK Group and trade union Unite are to sign the Trades Union Congress’ (TUC) ‘Dying to Work’ charter on Tuesday 29 January 2019, to offer greater security to staff who are living and working with terminal illnesses.The voluntary charter forms part of ...
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ArticleFarnell Clarke to launch six-hour working days and unlimited holiday
Accountancy firm Farnell Clarke is to introduce a new six-hour working day and an unlimited holiday policy, effective from 1 February 2019.The working day initiative, which focuses on output rather than length of time, also empowers the firm's 38 staff to work when, where and how they want in order ...