All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 243

  • Bela Gor
    Analysis

    Key healthcare benefits for an ageing workforce

    2013-11-25T00:00:00Z

    If you read nothing else, read this…Older workers may be healthier than their younger peers.But employers should be mindful of any specific health issues.Training and development can help to optimise cognitive abilities.Lamb believes the offer of companionship from a neighbour could go as far as to give an elderly person ...

  • Opinion

    Helena Davies: Employer duties surrounding disability and sickness absence

    2013-11-25T00:00:00Z

    The claimant in HMRC v Whiteley suffered from asthma and had taken 15 days of sickness absence during a 10-month period, 14 of which were for viral and/or chest infections. The employer’s absence management policy was triggered because, even allowing for three days of absence discounted by the employer, she ...

  • Article

    Buyer's guide to corporate gym membership 2013

    2013-11-25T00:00:00Z

    Organisations are recognising that corporate gym membership can help to produce more engaged employees who tend to be happier and have more energy and motivation in the workplace.Signing up to corporate gym membership can save staff money, especially if it is fully funded by the employer. It can be offered ...

  • Article

    Buyer's guide to healthcare trusts 2013

    2013-11-25T00:00:00Z

    A cost-effective alternative to private medical insurance (PMI) is for an employer to provide medical cover for staff through a healthcare trust. This can be particularly beneficial for organisations with more than 500 employees and a medical benefit spend exceeding £250,000 a year.Healthcare trusts, which first appeared in the 1980s, ...

  • Article

    David Lloyd Leisure launches corporate gym benefit

    2013-11-22T10:45:00Z

    David Lloyd Leisure has launched a corporate gym membership called DL Flex.The scheme can be offered by employers to employees through a flexible benefits package, via a salary sacrifice arrangement, as a net pay gym loan deduction or as an employer-paid benefit.The corporate gym membership includes:A session with a personal ...

  • Article

    Jay Butler: Which wellbeing initiative has the biggest impact on the workforce?

    2013-11-11T04:48:00Z

    Activity is a key focus of MyWellbeing and is promoted widely to the organisation’s employees. We encourage staff to access our on-site fitness centres and offer tax-efficient membership through MyBenefitChoices, our flexible benefits programme, in addition to discounted rates at off-site health clubs. More than two-thirds of our employees access ...

  • Article

    Thomas Hiles: Which wellbeing initiative has the biggest impact on the workforce?

    2013-11-05T05:34:00Z

    Health screening can be costly and is not always widespread in UK workplaces, sometimes restricted to senior employees. But where it can be extended it is, for me, the most valuable component of a wellbeing programme. This can also explain the cost, although in the flexible benefits world, it can ...

  • Article

    Employers invest in healthcare and wellbeing benefits

    2013-11-05T05:09:00Z

    Oxfam launched an employee assistance programme (EAP) for its 1,300 staff, as did 2 Sisters Food Group, which introduced the benefit to coincide with an online health assessment programme.Meanwhile, French kitchenware manufacturer Le Creuset now offers its UK staff an on-site gym run by Personal Touch Fitness.James Shillaker, chief executive ...

  • Article

    Universal Provident to withdraw hybrid health plan

    2013-11-01T00:00:00Z

    Universal Provident is to withdraw its hybrid health plan from the market.The Oasis Plan, which included a £15,000 lump-sum serious illness benefit, major medical expenses and a hospital plan component, was a hybrid health cash plan and private medical insurance (PMI) scheme.Dale Tranter (pictured), assistant group manager at Universal Provident, ...

  • Article

    London Luton Airport halves healthcare costs

    2013-11-01T00:00:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: London Luton Airport has halved its health insurance premiums and seen employee take up of its health benefits rise to nearly 100% over the past year.The airport launched a health cash plan, Mosaic, and hospital treatment insurance, with healthcare provider Westfield Health in 2012.Mosaic, which can be tailored to ...

  • Article

    Aviva trains rehabilitation team in mental health first aid

    2013-11-01T00:00:00Z

    Aviva has trained its 20-strong rehabilitation team to be mental health first aid instructors.The training, by Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England, will support Aviva’s in-house clinical specialist psychiatric nurse and in-house clinical physiotherapist, as well as a dedicated team of rehabilitation case managers.They have been trained to recognise the ...

  • Benefits organisations offer to combat workplace stress
    Analysis

    How to measure workplace stress

    2013-10-28T00:00:00Z

    If you read nothing else, read this…Workplace stress is a growing cause of sickness absence.Employers can use a number of tools to measure workplace stress.Line manager awareness remains key.The Employee Benefits Healthcare research 2013 , which was published in June, found that 38% of respondents cited personal mental health ...

  • Costs of providing benefits
    Analysis

    Facts and figures on health and wellbeing benefits

    2013-10-28T00:00:00Z

    Employee Benefits Healthcare benefits research 2013, which surveyed 376 HR and benefits professionals, was published in June 2013CBI/Pfizer Absence and workplace health survey, published by the Confederation of British Industry in July 2013EMEA health care survey, published by Mercer Marsh Benefits in June 2013The Emerging technology in health engagement research, ...

  • Analysis

    How to assess the employee experience of private medical insurance claims

    2013-10-28T00:00:00Z

    If you read nothing else, read this…Lower PMI premiums do not necessarily mean a less satisfactory employee experience.Consultants and advisers are good sources of information about the quality of a PMI provider’s service.Employers could survey scheme members to assess their opinions on the benefit.With most PMI schemes subject to annual ...

  • Browne Jacobson
    Analysis

    How to address preventable causes of employee absence

    2013-10-28T00:00:00Z

    If you read nothing else, read this…Absence related to musculoskeletal and mental health issues is usually preventable.Line managers are key in preventing absence as long as they are educated about how to do so.Workstation assessments and health screening can help to identify employees’ health risks.Sick days cost UK business nearly ...

  • Article

    Shell staff most active in Europe

    2013-10-15T11:32:00Z

    Shell has been named the most active organisation in Europe by the Global Corporate Challenge (GCC).The global oil and petrochemical company was chosen because nearly 14,000 employees across 34 countries took part in the 2013 GCC, an addition of 12 countries on its participation in 2013.The Global Corporate Challenge is ...

  • Article

    2 Sisters Food Group to launch voluntary perks

    2013-10-11T11:30:00Z

    2 Sisters Food Group is to launch a voluntary benefits plan, an employee assistance programme (EAP) and an online health assessment programme in November 2013.The benefits, which are provided by Personal Group, will be available to the food manufacturer’s 24,000 employees at 47 locations around the UK.The scheme will also ...

  • Article

    Vision Service Plan launches in the UK

    2013-10-11T11:27:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Vision Service Plan (VSP) has extends its eyecare offering to employers in the UK.The US eyecare provider, which works with 40,000 employers in the US, will offer optical benefits to employers, encouraging them to create wellness programmes for their employees through eyecare.VSP is working with the Association of Optometrists ...

  • Article

    PruHealth to launch integrated health product

    2013-10-01T00:00:00Z

    PruHealth is to evolve its private medical insurance (PMI) scheme and its Vitality wellness programme into a new Lifestyle Health Insurance product.Its new offering, which will be introduced on 1 January 2014, will provide employers with a platform to offer employees a full integration of PruHealth’s products and services.The Lifestyle ...

  • Article

    Demonstrating ROI is top priority for HR

    2013-10-01T00:00:00Z

    More than a third (35%) of respondents named demonstrating return on investment (ROI) as their number one priority over the next 12 months, according to research commissioned by PMI Health Group and conducted by Imperial College Business School.The research, which surveyed HR directors and managers for large UK organisations, found ...