All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 237
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AnalysisHow to track the impact of healthcare benefits
If you read nothing else, read this…Employers require accurate and meaningful data to be able to assess the impact of their health benefits.Benefits and HR professionals require analytical skillsets to be able to assess their findings.But it is often difficult to show a correlation between the implementation of a health ...
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ArticleA guide to tax-efficient benefits
If you read nothing else, read this. .. There are a number of individual tax rules for all tax-efficient benefits. Changes to pensions and childcare vouchers affect their tax position and how employees take the benefits. New tax rules apply to employee share schemes.There is a growing list of tax- ...
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ArticleHymans Robertson boosts take up of cancer care
EXCLUSIVE: Hymans Robertson saw take up of its cancer screening programme reach 6% in the first year it was offered to its 750 employees.The consultancy launched the scheme in 2014 as part of its flexible benefits scheme after it identified a need to introduce a cancer-specific programme.Steve Moore, head of ...
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ArticleAnglian Water switches eyecare provider
Anglian Water has switched provider for its eyecare benefits for staff.The organisation has selected Specsavers Corporate Eyecare to implement its eyecare policy to 3,000 members of staff.Through the scheme, staff are able to access e-vouchers to help meet their specific workplace eyecare needs. All of Anglian Water’s office-based staff that ...
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ArticleCBT offered to staff referred to Fit for Work
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is to be offered to employees who have been referred to the Fit for Work service by their employer or GP. The offer, which was announced in the Budget report, will see employees with mental health concerns offered CBT through a free online service from early ...
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ArticleDWP begins Fit for Work national roll-out
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has started to roll out its Fit for Work service to workplaces.General practioner (GP) referrals have commenced in Betsi Cadwaladr and Sheffield and will expand across England and Wales. From 9 March, over 200 GP practices are able to refer individuals who have ...
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Article40% of employers see sickness absence rates improve
Two in five (40%) UK employers have seen sickness absence rates improve over the past 12 months, according to research by group risk industry body Group Risk Development (Grid).Its Group risk employer research found that this was a 6% increase on last year. In comparison, just 15% of respondents felt ...
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AnalysisWhat does the future hold for health cash plans?
If you read nothing else, read this…The health cash plan market will continue to grow off the back of the NHS’s ongoing struggle to cope with the demands placed on its services.Wellbeing services will be a particular focus for cash plan providers in 2015.Online services to help speed up claims ...
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ArticleRoffey Park extends health and wellbeing initiative
EXCLUSIVE: Half of Roffey Park Institute’s employees have taken part in its second round of health and wellbeing workshops offered to all 60 members of staff.The leadership institute hosted the workshops for all UK employees in December 2014 and May 2014.Its first workshops were rolled out in September and October ...
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Madgex launches mindfulness workshops
EXCLUSIVE: Madgex has launched a series of mindfulness workshops for its employees to help reduce stress in the workplace.The workshops, which were delivered by wellness consultancy The Tonic, introduced staff to the concept of mindful living and its benefits with practical techniques including mindful meditation.Employees explored how to manage mental ...
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ArticleEmployers not always liable for adjustments in absence cases
An Employment Appeals Tribunal has upheld an Employment Tribunal decision that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) did not have a duty to make reasonable adjustments while an employee was unfit to return to work.Doran v DWP is a useful reminder that an employer’s duty to make reasonable adjustments ...
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ArticleDisney, Pepsi and Starbucks to take part in wellbeing event
Swarovski, Pepsi Co, The Walt Disney Company, Starbucks Coffee Company and CBS News are among more than 50 employers at Chiswick Park that will participate in a wellbeing event for staff at the beginning of February. The event, which is part of the business park’s Enjoy Work programme and is ...
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ArticleBettelley's Brooding: The challenges of Fit for Work
The pensions market is a case in point, as an increasing number of employers have moved from defined benefit to defined contribution schemes for their workforces in a bid to share the associated costs and risks.Meanwhile, employers have been urged to support employee health and wellbeing through government public health ...
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ArticleOne in three middle-aged employees feel constantly stressed
One in three middle-aged employees feel constantly stressed and take more sick leave than any other age group, according to research by insurer Axa PPP Healthcare. Its research of more than 2,000 people found that 38% of employees aged 30 to 49 feel stressed all or most of the time.The ...
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ArticleBirmingham Children’s Hospital offers staff weight loss classes
Birmingham Children’s Hospital will offer all 3,500 members of its staff access to free fitness classes and a slimming club to highlight national obesity awareness week (starting 12 January).Between 10 and 15 members of staff are expected to attend each session in the programme, which will continue until the end ...
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ArticleVolvo introduces driver eyecare vouchers
Volvo Car UK has introduced eycare e-vouchers for employees who drive at work. The car manfacturer started offering the e-vouchers, provided by Specsavers Eyecare, in November 2014. Employees who use the e-voucher, which covers the cost of a full eye examination, can print it out or present it on a ...
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ArticleLookers launches employee discounts scheme
Lookers Motor Group has introduced an employee discounts scheme for its more than 5,000 employees. The vehicle marques organisation launched its Nicer Rewards scheme, which is provided by Personal Group, on 12 January 2015.The scheme includes more than 8,000 retail discounts from high street retailers, such as Argos, Asda, Sainsbury’s ...
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Article65% manage absence through HR and line managers
Two-thirds (65%) of respondents manage absence through the combined efforts between HR and line managers,according to research by HR, talent management and payroll software provider Midland HR.Its Understanding absence management study, which surveyed more 120 HR professionals, also found that 85% rely on reports to assist with communicating about the ...
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ArticleLuton and Dunstable Hospital boosts staff wellbeing
Luton and Dunstable University Hospital has increased the wellbeing of its employees using a free health programme.The organisation implemented the British Heart Foundation’s Health at Work programme around four years ago and bases health-related activities, designed to raise awareness of health issues among staff on information provided by the foundation.December’s ...
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Article27% fail to comply with eyecare legislation
EXCLUSIVE: More than a quarter (27%) of employer respondents are failing to comply with health and safety display screen equipment legislation, according to research by Specsavers Corporate Eyecare.The regulations require employers to communicate the details of their eyecare policy to staff. Specsavers’ research found that more than two-thirds (69%) of ...