All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 218
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ArticleTim Scott: How can employers reduce presenteeism?
When it comes to staff attendance, much of the focus is often placed on absenteeism and ways to reduce the number of absences or sickness days that staff may be taking.However, this is just one part of the story. Not every employee opts to take the day off work when ...
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ArticleRachel Suff: How can employers reduce presenteeism?
Presenteeism, employees coming in to work when they are ill, has become a serious problem in the UK. According to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)/Simplyhealth Absence management survey, published in November 2016, nearly three-quarters of UK employers have observed presenteeism within their organisations, with three in 10 ...
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Case StudiesConvaTec utilises employee champions to engage remote staff with health and wellbeing
International medical products and technology organisation ConvaTec ran a steps challenge to launch a new health and wellbeing champions programme in 2015.The champions programme, delivered in conjunction with Vitality, aimed to engage ConvaTec's 958 UK-based employees, and in particular its 150 road-based sales representatives, with the health and wellbeing benefits ...
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OpinionNoeleen Doherty: Employers need to fulfil their duty of care to remote employees
Working remotely has become an increasingly common practice, facilitated by advances in technology alongside the recognition by employers that such flexibility can be both cost effective and efficient.Employers are obliged to ensure they fulfil their statutory duty of care for the physical and psychological safety of all employees, including remote ...
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AnalysisHow to engage remote employees with an organisation’s health and wellbeing strategy
Need to know:An employee-led health and wellbeing committee can help feed back the wants and needs of remote workers to senior leaders, as well as offer ideas on how their wellbeing requirements can be supported.Digital products and programmes, such as activity trackers, can be utilised to ensure remote employees have ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 16% do not offer any form of mental wellbeing education or support
EXCLUSIVE: Just 16% of employer respondents do not offer any form of mental wellbeing education or support for employees, according to research by Employee Benefits and Staffcare.The Employee Benefits/Staffcare Benefits research 2017, which surveyed 271 employer respondents in February-March 2017, also found that a fifth (20%) do not provide any ...
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ArticleTeladoc to acquire Best Doctors
Telehealth platform organisation Teladoc has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire medical consultation organisation Best Doctors.US-based health technology organisation Teladoc, which delivers virtual care access via its technology platform, will utilise Best Doctors’ network of medical experts and patient-decision support to offer a suite of online care options. Teladoc ...
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Article41% offer health cash plans to staff
Two-fifths (41%) of employer respondents offer health cash plans to staff, according to research by Simplyhealth.Its Health and wellbeing benefits guide 2017, which surveyed 512 employers and 2,509 employees, also found that 54% of employer respondents do not know what the top three health and wellbeing priorities are for their ...
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ArticleAmbition achieves 98% take-up of wellbeing week activities
Professional services recruitment organisation Ambition saw 98% of its 34 employees participate in at least one activity during its annual wellbeing week.The wellbeing week, which took place in May 2017, provided a range of employer-funded health and wellbeing themed activities for all employees to take part in, with a different ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 79% offer private medical insurance to staff
EXCLUSIVE: More than three-quarters (79%) of employer respondents offer private medical insurance (PMI) to employees, according to research by Employee Benefits and Staffcare.The Employee Benefits/Staffcare Benefits research 2017, which surveyed 271 employer respondents in February-March 2017, also found that 73% of respondents offer PMI to partners and dependents.In 2016, 71% ...
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ArticleCanadian construction union branch to introduce medical marijuana coverage
A local branch of the Canadian construction union Labourers’ International Union of North America (Liuna) is introducing medicinal marijuana coverage into its benefits plan.The benefit is being introduced by Liuna!625, the union's Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent branch, which represents 1,500 members and their families.The new benefit, which has been designed to ...
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ArticleMiddletonMurray launches employee steps challenge
Recruitment and training organisation MiddletonMurray has launched a steps challenge for its 100 UK-based employees.The 30 Million Steps Challenge, which is taking place across the organisation’s five UK sites, will encourage employees across the business to walk 10,000 steps every day in June to collectively complete 30 million steps.Staff members ...
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Best practice advice when tackling mental health in the workforce
Awareness of mental health issues and how they can be treated is on the rise, yet it remains a significant problem in the UK, not least for employers.Although mental health issues are said to affect around a third of the population, 40% of employees would not feel comfortable raising the ...
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ArticleHealth and wellbeing in numbers, May 2017
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","//e.infogr.am/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js");
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ArticleDebbie Lovewell-Tuck: Holistic wellbeing rises up the agenda
As our inaugural Wellbeing Week, in association with Aon, draws to a end, it’s time to reflect on the trends and issues currently shaping this area of the benefits market.There can be no denying that wellbeing has become big business. How many of you own a cook book or follow ...
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ArticleEPC-UK launches wellbeing programme and issues fitness devices
EPC-UK has launched a wellbeing programme for its 250-strong workforce.As part of the programme, Commit to be Fit, employees will be provided with a Garmin fitness activity tracker and will have access to a wellbeing portal.Staff can register their fitness trackers and their interest in the programme through the portal, ...
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Case StudiesVolvo keeps track of employees’ health and wellbeing through workplace study
Global car manufacturer Volvo participated in Britain’s Healthiest Workplace study, run by VitalityHealth, in 2016. Volvo used its senior management team to promote the benefits of regular health checks, improvements to diet, and increased physical activity levels.It achieved this through a combination of wellness days to provide key health and ...
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AnalysisHow can an employer benchmark its wellbeing strategy?
Need to knowSeven in 10 organisations currently have, or are in the process of implementing, a wellbeing strategy, according to the UK workplace wellbeing index by Barnett Waddingham, published in May 2017.Data, including management information, benefits claims, absence data, advanced behavioural data and employee engagement survey results, can be used ...
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Infographic: What data do employers use to inform health and wellbeing strategies?
An infographic looking at the organisation-specific data analytics used to inform and drive employers’ corporate health and wellbeing strategies. (Source: Aon Employee Benefits’ Benefits and trends survey 2016, published in February 2017).Read more in How can an employer benchmark its wellbeing strategy?!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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AnalysisEmployee wellbeing: making the connections
There is plenty of buzz around employee wellbeing, with everything from fresh fruit and fitness challenges to mindfulness sessions and financial education being promoted as key to employee happiness. But, while any of these could lead to improvements in employees’ health and happiness, understanding the connection between physical, mental and ...