All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 215
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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 ...
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OpinionJudith McNulty-Green: A holistic approach can support staff health at all ages
By 2030, it is expected that older workers, those aged over 55, will make up more than 30% of the UK’s workforce, according to Priorities for occupational safety and health research in Europe: 2013-2020, published in 2013 by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work.This is influenced by ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits/Health Shield Healthcare research 2017
Click to download the Employee Benefits/Health Shield Healthcare research 2017The Employee Benefits/Health Shield Healthcare research 2017 was conducted in July 2017 among readers of www.employeebenefits.co.uk. It received 121 responses.The report is aimed at helping compensation, reward and benefits professionals understand the key trends and issues shaping organisations’ health and wellbeing ...
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AnalysisCourtney Marsh: A focus on workplace wellbeing
Workplace wellbeing is now well and truly established, bringing with it an increased focus on how organisations can keep their staff happy and healthy. Employers now appreciate that a business is only as good as its people, and if they are engaged and full of energy, performance and productivity will ...
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AnalysisHow paternalistic should employers be around staff health and wellbeing?
Need to know:A paternalistic approach to health and wellbeing does not have to be overbearing, but a shared responsibility, led by the employer to create an environment that supports staff participation in relevant initiatives.Employers should use a wide selection of data sets to get a clear picture of workforce health ...
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ArticleDebbie Lovewell-Tuck: Looking ahead on health and wellbeing
Welcome to Employee Benefits’ Health and Wellbeing Week in association with Health Shield.Employers’ health and wellbeing strategies have undergone something of an evolution in recent years, in large part due to factors such as changing workforce demographics. The presence of five generations in the workplace means organisations are now likely ...
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Case StudiesUniversity of Sheffield offers health and wellbeing initiatives via online platform
The University of Sheffield uses a branded online platform to offer its 8,000 employees access to a range of health and wellbeing information, initiatives and benefits. This includes the ability to book online for on-site group exercise classes such as tai chi and bootcamps.The health and wellbeing programme, called Juice, ...
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AnalysisInfographic: What do employers believe they have a duty of care to encourage staff to do?
An infographic looking at what employer respondents believe their organisation has a duty of care to encourage staff to do in relation to their health and wellbeing (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","//e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js");
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Article49% believe their employer makes provision for their health and wellbeing
Under half (49%) of respondents believe their employer makes provision to look after their health and wellbeing, according to research by Willis Towers Watson.Its survey of 1,123 full and part-time employees in Great Britain aged between 18 and 64, also found that 58% of respondents aged between 18 and 34 ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 33% spend 1-3% of payroll on health benefits
EXCLUSIVE: A third (33%) of employer respondents spend between 1-3% of payroll on providing health-related benefits for their workforce, 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 a further 21% spend less ...
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AnalysisHow to support staff with gynaecological conditions and fertility issues
Need to know:Physical, mental, and financial health and wellbeing benefits can play a role in supporting staff with gynaecological conditions and fertility issues.Developing a supportive culture and providing line manager training can help to remove barriers to employees seeking assistance through the workplace.Flexible-working arrangements can help staff manage these health ...
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OpinionJo Brewis: Employers need to know how to support staff during menopause transition
The menopause is something all women experience. Symptoms typically begin during a woman’s forties, and include episodes of heavy or erratic periods, hot flushes, reduced concentration, insomnia and mood swings. The average age at menopause in industrialised countries is 51. The Equality Act (2010) protects both gender and age, and ...
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OpinionEmma Cox: What can employers do to support staff with endometriosis?
One in 10 women suffer from endometriosis, where cells similar to those lining the womb grow elsewhere, usually within the pelvis. Each month these cells react in the same way as those in the womb, building up and then breaking down, but they have nowhere to go, resulting in inflammation, ...
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OpinionNicky Payne: The need for workplace support for staff having fertility treatment
According to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, each year more than 50,000 women or couples in the UK have fertility treatment, such as IVF. IVF requires daily administration of intravenous hormones and time off work for multiple scans and blood tests, and unpleasant egg collection and embryo transfer procedures.For ...
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OpinionPhilip Richardson: Employers’ legal obligations to staff undergoing IVF treatment
With a growing number of people having children later in life and the make-up of the ‘traditional’ family unit growing ever more diverse, in vitro fertilisation (IVF) is becoming more and more prevalent.Those undergoing IVF treatment are likely to experience a high deal of stress and anxiety in relation to ...
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What does wellbeing for the 4G workforce look like?
The six-minute video above, presented by Pam Whelan, head of corporate at Simplyhealth, covers the following areas:To set the scene, who are the different generations in the workplace today?What opportunities does the multi-generational workforce bring to wellbeing?How can businesses provide meaningful benefits to employees?What is next: generation alpha and wellbeing ...