All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 231
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AnalysisAre health cash plans a viable alternative to private medical insurance?
Need to know: Considering cost and employees’ needs is vital when choosing between health cash plans and private medical insurance (PMI). Health cash plans sit well alongside other healthcare benefits, including PMI. Cash plans have been developed to meet the increasingly diverse needs of organisations and their staff.Health cash plans ...
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ArticleFootball Association to discuss sports strategies for a healthy workforce at Employee Benefits Connect
The Football Association (FA) is to discuss how football and other team sports can create a healthier and more active workforce at Employee Benefits Connect 2016.Pete Ackerley, head of participation at the FA, will lead an interactive roundtable discussion at the one-day event, alongside Nigel Hargreaves, commercial director at Goals ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Is menstrual leave a forward-thinking or outdated concept?
Earlier this week, Bristol-based organisation Coexist hit the headlines with the news that it has introduced ‘period leave’ for its employees.This will enable staff to stay home should they feel the need to without having to make excuses or take the time as sick leave.I have to say I’m in ...
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Long-term health conditions: some recommendations for employers
It was just two weeks ago today that Steve Herbert, Head of Benefits Strategy at Jelf was speaking at our latest sell-out London Employment Seminar. One of his themes that day was the UK’s productivity deficit, and the impact of an ageing workforce in the workplace. For coverage of some ...
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ArticleLearn about measures to address sickness absence of the future at Employee Benefits Connect
Delegates who attend Employee Benefits Connect 2016 can gain insight into the importance of early intervention for sickness absences.In a session entitled ‘Taking measures to protect businesses from sickness absence costs of the future - the benefits of early intervention’, Beth Rose Husted, vocational rehabilitation services manager at Unum UK, ...
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Jelf International predicts a closer alignment between health insurers and security companies
With the now constant threat of terrorism around the world, Jelf International predicts a closer alignment between providers of International Private Medical Insurance (IPMI) and security firms. Jelf International forecasts better integrated services between these two types of companies but in addition, a consolidation of firms, with some insurers directly ...
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21, The growing importance of wellness in the workplace
Beate O’Neil, head of wellness consulting, Punter Southall Health and ProtectionAs head of wellness consulting, it is interesting to me that 10 years ago jobs like mine were few and far between. But the Employee Wellness Survey 2016, published by the Reward and Employee Benefits Association (REBA) and Punter Southall ...
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Article47% do not have access to support for eating disorders in the workplace
Almost half (47%) of respondents do not have access to workplace support mechanisms for eating disorders, according to research by eating disorder charity Beat.Its survey of 653 people with experience of an eating disorder also found that 40% of respondents say their employers’ impact on their recovery from an eating ...
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Jelf International urges employers to communicate advice for those planning travel to Zika-affected areas
Jelf International is urging UK employers operating in Zika-affected areas of South America to communicate advice to their employees regarding their travel plans, particularly for those that are pregnant or planning to become pregnant. While there has been a lot of publicity and advice for independent travellers, the company is ...
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AnalysisInfographic: Would you take action based on the results of a genetic test?
An infographic examining whether individuals would take action based on their genetic risk of hereditary disease based on the results of a genetic test. (Source: US-based Invitae's Genetic risk awareness study, published in September 2015).Read more in: Does genetic testing have a place in a healthcare and wellbeing strategy?
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AnalysisDoes genetic testing have a place in a healthcare and wellbeing strategy?
Need to know:Testing programmes can range from genetic tests for increased cancer or cardiac risk to analysis of gene variants associated with fitness and nutrition response.Robust confidentiality parameters should be established alongside access to emotional and physical support.Effective education and communication can help dispel misconceptions and enable individuals to make ...
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Case StudiesInstacart broadens its benefits offering with subsidised genetic testing
US online grocery delivery firm Instacart added genetic testing to its benefits offering in October 2015 when it signed up to the Color Genomics Breast Cancer Pledge to mark Breast Cancer Awareness month. The organisation subsidises 50% of the cost of the test, which analyses 19 genes, including BRCA1 and ...
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ArticleCox Enterprises donates $200,000 to cancer charities as part of staff wellbeing programme
US communications, media and automotive services firm Cox Enterprises has donated a total of $200,000 to two charities as part of its employee health and wellbeing programme.The donation was made to two charities focusing on cancer awareness and support, The Susan G. Komen Greater Atlanta Affiliate and the Movember Foundation, ...
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43, Gymflex industry insight - Fit breaks
It has been nearly 10 years since the smoking ban was first introduced in England and Wales, although it is more like 25 years since employers began herding smokers into a designated area for their regular cigarette breaks. But that is exactly what they were: breaks from work. I even ...
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25, The changing face of health cash plans
The need for employees to find a way to cover healthcare costs is certainly not a new problem. Before the introduction of the National Health Service (NHS), workers had to find a way to provide for themselves and their families in times of sickness and ill health. It was out ...
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Article88% of employees regularly experience stress
More than two-fifths (88%) of UK respondents regularly experience stress at work, according to research by human capital management firm ADP.Its The workforce view in Europe 2015/16 report, which surveyed 11,257 working adults across Europe, including 1,500 employees in the UK, also found that over three-quarters (79%) of UK respondents ...
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ArticleLegal and General boosts staff fitness through stair-climbing challenge
Legal and General has boosted physical activity among its workforce through a stair-climbing scheme.In October 2015, 142 employees across the organisation formed into 39 teams to take part in the World Towers stair climbing challenge, conducted in partnership with StepJockey. Over 31 days, staff climbed the equivalent height of eight ...
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OpinionStephen Barraclough: Ergonomics can help employees thrive
Progressive employers will give as much thought to factors within an office environment that enable individuals to be the best they can be as they will to acquiring the best building on the best possible terms. Why? Because even the most high-tech or contemporary environment will be sterile in terms ...
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AnalysisHow the physical workplace can help manage musculoskeletal disorders
Need to know:Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) represent a large proportion of working days lost to ill health.Employers can help staff make adjustments to the physical workspace to prevent and manage MSDs.Movement is an important factor in managing MSDs.Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) can represent a huge burden to UK employers: the latest Labour ...
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ArticleTwo-fifths of staff are under excessive pressure at work
Almost two-fifths (38%) of employees are under excessive pressure at work at least once a week, according to research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).Its Growing the health and wellbeing agenda: From first steps to full potential study, which surveyed X workers and organisations, also found that ...