All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 241
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Case StudiesAlstom uses exercise challenge to improve staff health
Engineering firm Alstom UK and Ireland, which employs more than 2,500 people in a variety of manual and office-based roles, identified it was facing potential health problems as a result of an ageing workforce.Claire Sallis, occupational health and wellbeing manager at Alstom UK and Ireland, says: “We wanted to encourage ...
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AnalysisHow to incorporate fitness into the workplace
Need to know:Employers should avoid the word ‘fitness’ because it can put off less-active employees; think ‘activity’ instead.A programme that is habit forming, such as a walking challenge or stair prompts, helps engage employees in health and wellbeing.Programmes can be made fun by including an element of competition, and a ...
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BHSF appoints senior medical advisor
Occupational health provider, BHSF OH, has consolidated its recent growth with the appointment of senior medical advisor, Dr Sumra Dar, who completes the firm’s eight-strong senior management team.This latest announcement follows a breakthrough year for BHSF OH, during which the provider has achieved nationwide coverage through a series of strategic ...
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BHSF welcomes non-executive director
BHSF Group Limited, the Birmingham-based not-for-profit healthcare insurer and employee benefits provider, has announced the appointment of Gary Cowdrill, Managing Director of Solihull-based Board Evaluation Limited, as a non-executive director.A Chartered accountant and former Group Finance Director of the West Bromwich Building Society, Gary has had wide experience in the ...
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Healthy eating at work
A study by the International Labour Office says that workplace nutrition has an affect on employees’ health and productivity.The study is the first to investigate workplace eating habits worldwide, and states that healthy eating in the workplace can increase productivity at work.Encouraging healthy eating habits in your staff is a ...
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ArticleInsurance premium tax to rise to 10%
Budget 2016: The standard rate of insurance premium tax (IPT) is to rise from 9.5% to 10%.The 0.5% increase will come into effect from October 2016.Chancellor George Osborne announced the rise in IPT in his Budget 2016 speech today (16 March).The rise will be invested in flood defences and resilience ...
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ArticleEmployers should proactively educate staff about cancer risks and symptoms
Employee Benefits Connect 2016: Employers can support employees affected by cancer by improving education around risk factors and what steps can be taken to mitigate these.Speaking in a session titled ‘Stepping up the fight against corporate cancer’ at Employee Benefits Connect on 9 March, Dr Pixie McKenna explained that obesity ...
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ArticleReward Gateway acquires Yomp
Employee engagement organisation Reward Gateway has acquired health platform startup Yomp.Ry Morgan, founder of Yomp, will join Reward Gateway as head of wellbeing technology. Pascal Gessati, chief technology officer at Yomp, will take up the role of principle engineer at Reward Gateway.Morgan (pictured) said: “Yomp has huge ambitions within this ...
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Encouraging your employees to quit smoking
Wednesday 9March marks national No Smoking Day 2016. Are you doing anything to promote it? Nearly 10 years after the smoking ban was first introduced in England and Wales, do you still see employees’ smoking habits as your concern – or is it more ‘out of sight out of mind’?I ...
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Case StudiesBoston College reduces absence with health cash plan offering
Boston College offers a health cash plan to all of its 450 employees, irrespective of their level of seniority or the number of contracted hours they work. Its health cash plan, provided by Westfield Health, has helped to reduce staff sickness absence rates by 28%; employee absence rates for the ...
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OpinionLouise Neilson: Health cash plans and PMI proactively support staff
The National House Building Council’s (NHBC) health and wellbeing strategy is supported by benefits that help to attract and retain talent. We want to be proactive rather than reactive when it comes to wellbeing, ensuring that our employees are well at work and as productive as possible, and to support ...
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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 ...