All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 222
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Supplier articleWhy employers should encourage group fitness class outings in 2018
Group fitness classes aren’t just all loud music and people shouting at you. They are about socialising, reaping the health benefits and supporting each other. Group fitness classes can give employees the nudge they need to get fitter whilst bonding with their colleagues and having fun.Promotes a healthier workforceCommunicating to ...
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How Generation Alpha will shape wellbeing
We’ve been talking about Generation Y and Z for years and it’s fair to say we know (or at least think we know) what makes them tick. But what is coming next?Australian social researcher, Mark McCrindle coined the term ‘Generation Alpha’ to describe the generation born from 2010 onwards; the ...
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Supplier articleMy Gym Discounts launches in Ireland
After 17 successful years and a high number of requests from Irish employers, My Gym Discounts has finally arrived in Ireland.My Gym Discounts, a product of Incorpore, is a voucher-based or discount code scheme which offers employees in Ireland the opportunity to benefit instantly from discounted gym memberships at hundreds ...
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ArticleGreene King hosts wellbeing week for staff
Pub retailer and brewing firm Greene King is holding a wellbeing week for employees to encourage healthy habits in its head office and depots in Bury St Edmonds and support centre in Burton.The event, which is taking place this week and was held for the first time last year, is ...
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ArticleRandall S. Peterson: Should employers reward employees for healthy habits?
I believe employers should encourage healthy habits, but it’s very important to be careful about how it is incentivised. Rather than directly monetising healthy living or giving a certain number of extra days’ leave, it’s better to look at it from the perspective of encouraging employees to internalise their own ...
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ArticleNick Court: Should employers reward employees for healthy habits?
We know that the overall wellbeing of employees has a major impact on so many different areas of the employee experience at work, which can impact productivity, motivation, satisfaction and so much more.Employers have implemented all sorts of great benefits schemes to support their employees in having good health, from ...
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Supplier articleHealth and wellbeing benefits guide
There isn’t a ‘one size fits all’ answer to health and wellbeing. Each business has its own unique workforce, with employees all wanting and needing different things to support their health and wellbeing at different stages of their life. To understand exactly what this might add up to in your ...
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How employers can help employees embrace a healthier lifestyle
Health and wellness has become a popular topic within HR and Employee Benefits Teams in the last couple of years. Employers have realised that offering healthy benefits as part of their company strategy leads to happier and more productive staff. Here are six simple ways companies can help employees embrace ...
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The NHS must move from a treatment model of care to one of prevention
We’ve all seen the apologies from the Government, as the NHS struggles to cope with winter demand. Increasingly, people are starting to recognise the importance of preventive healthcare as part of the solution; as this Guardian article comments: “The NHS must move from a treatment model of care to one ...
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Supplier articleFive steps to better everyday wellbeing and performance for business
In this guide: building a business caseHR professionals are more frequently required to produce business proposal documents for their employee benefit recommendations which are reviewed by decision makers, such as CEOs, Managing Directors or Procurement teams. This document describes why health and dental plans are important, how businesses will benefit ...
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Five tips to maximise your health kick
The beginning of the year is the most popular time to join a gym and to start a health kick. Most people will be cutting down on alcohol or doing dry January, limiting their food intake, detoxing, partaking in juice diets and going to the gym frequently. However, those good ...
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ArticleBournemouth University rolls out staff wellbeing and sustainability programme
Bournemouth University is rolling out a sustainability and employee wellbeing programme to its 2,000 employees.Its Green Rewards programme, which will launch to all staff in January 2018, is designed to help employees boost their health and wellbeing as well as work to reduce carbon emissions to create a more sustainable ...
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ArticleEmployees lose 30 productive working days a year through sickness and presenteeism
Employees lose an average of 30.4 working days a year due to sickness or underperforming at work because of ill health, according to research by VitalityHealth.Its 2017 Britain’s healthiest workplace report, which surveyed 31,950 employees, found that productive working days lost due to physical and mental health issues cost the ...
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Supporting employees with Seasonal Affective Disorder
Also known as the 'winter blues', Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) affects people when the days are shorter and colder. Common symptoms include mood swings, irritability, problems concentrating, weight gain, and even depression. For some employees, these symptoms have a substantial impact on day to day activities, in particular their work ...
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How to beat the January blues
During the Christmas period you feel like you are on a high and it all comes crashing back down to earth when you have to return to work. January always feels like the longest month of the year, we are only half way through and it seems to be never-ending. ...
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Article29% go in to work when suffering from a mental health condition
More than a fifth (29%) of respondents go in to work when they are suffering from stress, anxiety or depression, according to research by Bupa.Its survey of 2,000 UK employees also found that 26% of respondents attend work when they are ill because they worry about the burden of their ...
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Support your employees this Dry January
Every January, Alcohol Concern runs a national campaign to encourage as many people as possible to go alcohol-free for 31 days. There are many benefits to ditching the booze and throughout the month, we'll be looking at these and helping you to encourage your employees to get involved.Taking part in ...
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OpinionAnna McCaffrey: How will GDPR affect processing of employees’ healthcare benefits data?
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect on 25 May 2018.The good news for employers is that many GDPR rights are similar to those under the current Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA).The bad news is that, as a general rule, GDPR expands existing rights, introduces a few ...
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AnalysisWhat impact will GDPR have on healthcare benefits data?
Need to know:The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into force on 25 May 2018, will apply to the processing of employees' personal data within healthcare benefits.Employers will need to get data subject consent from employees and inform them of the type of data the employer wishes to collect, ...
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Is televised football ruining your health?
Football is everywhere and with the advancement of technology it is constantly available to its avid fans. However, excessive consumption of televised football not only encourages bad health habits but can also affect the emotional side of your life such as relationships with loved ones.Attending a game is slightly better ...