All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 215
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ArticleEuromonitor International holds global health and wellbeing week
Business intelligence organisation Euromonitor International held a health and wellbeing week across 10 of its global operating locations for its 1,264 employees.The health and wellness week took place between 11 and 16 September for staff in Bangalore, Cape Town, Dubai, London, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Vilnius, while the organisation’s ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 96% offer an EAP on a core basis
EXCLUSIVE: Almost all (96%) employer respondents offer an employee assistance programme (EAP) on a core basis in 2017, a higher proportion than the 58% in 2013, and the 78% that did so in 2012, according to research by Employee Benefits and Health Shield.The Employee Benefits/Health Shield Healthcare research 2017, which ...
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How to encourage employees to look after their eyes
Genes, age, and even medical conditions are often to blame for the condition of our eyesight, but did you know there are many other factors that can also make an impact? Tasks such as computer work, working in the sun and driving can all put a strain on the eyes.As ...
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Supplier articleHelp employees to fit exercise into their daily working lives
It is officially still summer, so we thought it’s not too late to share ideas that can inspire your employees to kick start routines which will help them get a daily dose of exercise. Research published last year suggested that over 70% of adults are not getting the recommended 150 ...
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ArticleAdidas and Nomura named Britain’s Healthiest Workplaces for 2017
Adidas, Forster Communications, and Nomura International have been named Britain’s Healthiest Workplaces for 2017.The winners were chosen from 167 employers participating in the UK employee health and wellbeing survey, Britain’s Healthiest Workplace, developed by VitalityHealth in partnership with Mercer, Rand Europe, and the University of Cambridge. More than 32,000 employees ...
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Article17% of over-50s have access to workplace wellbeing support
Under one-fifth (17%) of employee respondents aged 50 or over have access to workplace wellbeing initiatives or advice that could mitigate the impact of health issues on their caeers, according to research by Aviva.Its Real retirement report, which surveyed 3,327 UK adults aged 50 or over, including 1,829 adults who ...
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How organic food helps employees
A growing employee benefit is the delivery of fresh fruit to the workplace. Looking after your employee health and wellbeing is increasingly important to assist with employee engagement in the workplace.This month is Organic September so Health Shield is looking at why organic food is best for your employees.Organic food ...
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ArticleDebbie Lovewell-Tuck: Changing approaches to health and wellbeing
Employers’ approaches to and strategies around employee health and wellbeing have changed immensely over the 19 years in which we have been conducting research into this area.In the not-too-distant past, healthcare strategies tended to focus predominantly on benefits such as private medical insurance (PMI), designed to support employees once they ...
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OpinionProfessor Sir Cary Cooper: Managing stress and getting a better work-life balance
It was as long ago as 1851 when the social reformer John Ruskin reflected on the potential consequences of the Industrial Revolution: “In order that people may be happy in their work, these three things are needed: they must be fit for it, they must not do too much of ...
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ArticleDebbie Lovewell-Tuck: Getting ahead of the game on health and wellbeing
As our Health and Wellbeing Week, in association with Health Shield, draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on the trends and issues currently shaping this area of the benefits market.Employers’ health and wellbeing strategies have undergone something of an evolution in recent years, in large part due to ...
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ArticleHealth and wellbeing in numbers
A round-up of some of the key facts and figures relating to employee health and wellbeing:!function(e,t,s,i){var n="InfogramEmbeds",o=e.getElementsByTagName("script"),d=o[0],r=/^http:/.test(e.location)?"http:":"https:";if(/^\/{2}/.test(i)&&(i=r+i),window[n]&&window[n].initialized)window[n].process&&window[n].process();else if(!e.getElementById(s)){var a=e.createElement("script");a.async=1,a.id=s,a.src=i,d.parentNode.insertBefore(a,d)}}(document,0,"infogram-async","https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js");
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OpinionLiz Egan: How to ensure staff and managers feel comfortable discussing cancer in the workplace
Each year, almost 120,000 people of working age are diagnosed with cancer in the UK, according to figures sourced from the Office for National Statistics, Welsh Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit, ISD Scotland, and Northern Ireland Cancer Registry for UK 2012 cancer incidence among those aged 15-64. And with survival ...
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Article22% feel workplace support would make them comfortable to take time off when ill
More than one-fifth (22%) of employee respondents believe that workplace support such as employee assistance programmes (EAPs) and access to counselling would make them feel more comfortable taking time off when they are physically or mentally unwell, according to research by Canada Life Group Insurance.Its survey of 1,004 full-time and ...
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AnalysisHow can employers help with employees' everyday healthcare needs?
Need to knowEmployers that provide support with routine health needs are likely to see returns through reduced absence and increased employee engagement.Health cash plans have grown in popularity as a means of helping employees with the costs of routine healthcare because they are affordable and cover a range of benefits.Poor ...
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AnalysisInfographic: Which health benefits do employers offer to some or all staff?
An infographic looking at the types of health benefits employer respondents offer to some or all staff (Source: Employee Benefits/Health Shield Healthcare research 2017, September 2017)!function(e,t,s,i){var n="InfogramEmbeds",o=e.getElementsByTagName("script"),d=o[0],r=/^http:/.test(e.location)?"http:":"https:";if(/^\/{2}/.test(i)&&(i=r+i),window[n]&&window[n].initialized)window[n].process&&window[n].process();else if(!e.getElementById(s)){var a=e.createElement("script");a.async=1,a.id=s,a.src=i,d.parentNode.insertBefore(a,d)}}(document,0,"infogram-async","https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js");
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Case StudiesOffice Genie brings employee eye health to the workplace
As part of its employee wellbeing programme, office space provider Office Genie has started offering in-house eye tests, with two local opticians setting up shop in the organisation's meeting room.Sarah Sutton, head of people development, says: “Working online, we spend most of our day staring at a computer screen so ...
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OpinionOlga Tregaskis: Workplace learning provides an opportunity to improve wellbeing
The joy we feel when we master a new skill, the sense of accomplishment we get from a job well done, the buzz we get from helping others or the fading of our anxieties as we see solutions yield results. This is wellbeing.We might reasonably expect, then, that training that ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 63% plan to increase focus on communicating health benefits
EXCLUSIVE: Nearly two-thirds (63%) of employer respondents plan to put a greater focus on communicating their healthcare benefits in the coming 12 months, according to research by Employee Benefits and Health Shield.The Employee Benefits/Health Shield Healthcare research 2017, which surveyed 121 employer respondents in July 2017, also found that just ...
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AnalysisWhat does the rise in state pension age mean for employers' healthcare strategies?
Need to knowHealth risk increases with age, with 44% of people aged 50-64 having at least one long-term health condition such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease or cancer.As well as preventing health problems, a health and wellbeing programme can slow and stop the onset of many conditions.Policies such as flexible working, ...
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Case StudiesHome Instead Senior Care supports the mental and physical wellbeing of its caregivers
Home Instead Senior Care provides care to elderly people in their own homes. Run as a franchise, it has 190 offices throughout the UK with around 9,000 people working for it.Across the organisation, more than 45% of its employees are aged 50 plus, with its oldest, an 83 year old ...