All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 249
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ArticleEAP counselling cuts inability to cope at work
Employee counselling through employee assistance programmes (EAPs) can help to cut employees’ inability to cope in work, from 51% to 5%, according to research by Capita Health and Wellbeing.Its research, which analysed data on more than 3,500 employees who had used advice and counselling services through an EAP in 2013, ...
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ArticleMills and Reeve extends range of health checks
EXCLUSIVE: Mills and Reeve has extended the range of health screenings it offers to employees and has added a salary sacrifice arrangement to the schemes.The law firm previously offered health screening, provided by Bupa, to employees through its annual flexible benefits scheme.Samantha Neaves, reward and HR information systems manager at ...
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ArticleWorkplace health report: Strategies in practice
Read the digital edition of the Workplace health: Strategies in practiceThe report includes the following articles:Clare Bettelley: Employers’ support for employee health is lackingMusculoskeletal: Keep claims under controlMusculoskeletal: Movement reduces painMental health: This is a boardroom issueMental health: Dealing with depressionWellbeing: Build a culture of wellbeingWellbeing: Money worries need careFinancial ...
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AnalysisHow to optimise private medical insurance's effectiveness
If you read nothing else, read this…Effective use of private medical insurance (PMI) can help to attract and retain staff.Employers can boost the effectiveness of PMI by offering it to staff as part of a holistic health and wellbeing strategy.Claims cost management is a useful PMI feature.There has been a ...
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OpinionIoana Piscociu: Can PMI cope with chronic health conditions?
If you read nothing else, read this…31 million working days were lost to musculoskeletal conditions in the UK in 2013.The most common musculoskeletal disorder is back pain.Inclusive PMI schemes can give staff access to physiotherapy or specialist care.Absence levels in the UK are higher than ever, with employers losing millions ...
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AnalysisHow oral healthcare can help to boost staff wellbeing
If you read nothing else, read this…Periodontitis (gum disease) is the most common chronic disease in humans.Giving staff access to dental healthcare can help to boost their general wellbeing.Dental healthcare can be a key indicator in the detection and early diagnosis of many more serious illnesses.In March, Denplan ran a ...
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ArticleClare Bettelley: Employers' support for employee health is lacking
Employee Benefits’ Workplace health report: strategies in practice is designed to help organisations do just that by exploring some of the key healthcare issues affecting workforces, so they can learn when and how to take a more preventative approach to supporting staff who are struggling to perform at their best, ...
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ArticleCost of benefits is biggest barrier to staff health and wellbeing
Most employers (69%) cite benefits costs as the major hurdle they face in managing the health of their workforce, with 48% citing employees’ lack of understanding about how best to take responsibility for their own health and wellbeing as the second biggest challenge. Interestingly, just 19% of respondents to the ...
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Analysis
Employers should provide appropriate care for musculoskeletal complaints
Musculoskeletal conditions are one of the main causes of workplace absence in the UK, and, unsurprisingly, represent the leading cost in healthcare claims and absence for almost all employers.In 2009, Aviva UK Health identified that early intervention and access to effective care pathways were essential to reducing workplace absence and ...
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Opinion
MC Schraefel: How employers can reduce staff absence caused by chronic workplace pain
If you read nothing else, read this…Workplace pain is a familiar experience to most people.Employers should offer staff opportunities to move about throughout the day.Organisations have to commit to embedding wellbeing practices into their culture to optimise their success.Pain is a vicious cycle that often causes people to become more ...
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Article66% manage sickness absence as business risk
Two-thirds (66%) of respondents proactively manage sickness absence as a business risk, according to research by EEF and Jelf Employee Benefits.The eleventh 2014 Sickness absence survey, which surveyed 335 manufacturing organisations, found that nearly two-fifths (39%) of respondents do not set a sickness absence target.Of those that did set a ...
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Case StudiesChiswick Park makes fitness classes visible for workers
The business park, which houses employers such as Absolute, Disney Discovery, Paramount and Starbucks, runs a variety of regular health and wellbeing events, which are available to 8,000 employees across 45 organisations.It also hosts annual wellness weeks with a focus on information seminars and one-to-one health clinics.In 2014, classes and ...
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ArticleDanone extends access to employer-paid health checks
EXCLUSIVE: Danone has extended access to employer-paid health screenings to all of its 1,300 UK employees.Previously, only senior staff, who represent around 10% of the workforce, had access to the benefit.The food manufacturer introduced the scheme during its flexible benefits enrolment window in April.Since then, 48% of employees have signed ...
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ArticleGym membership and retail discounts top voluntary perks
Gym membership and retail or leisure discounts are the most commonly offered benefits via voluntary benefits schemes, according to The Benefits Research 2014, which surveyed 256 respondents in March 2014.Over the past few years, employers have increasingly taken a proactive approach to employee wellbeing, which may explain why gym membership ...
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ArticleBank of America Merrill Lynch aids staff weight loss
EXCLUSIVE: Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) employees have lost a total of 74.6 kilograms (kg) since the bank launched a weight management programme in January.The programme, ‘Weight a Minute’, aims to encourage employees to proactively review their eating habits, increase fitness activity and to make these changes sustainable.During the ...
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ArticleWorkplace walking campaign launches
National charities Living Streets and Mind have teamed up to help employers keep their workforce well and motivated during Walk to Work Week, which runs from 12 to 16 May.The campaign aims to encourage organisations to help employees build some walking into their day to benefit their physical and mental ...
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Case StudiesJP Morgan overcomes challenges to win finance director buy-in
But when Adam Brooke, vice-president, employee benefits (UK), set out to introduce the initiative in 2010, he faced the same challenges many benefits professionals encounter.“We had always offered health screening to employees over the age of 40, but we wanted to open this up to all employees,” he says. “This ...
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AnalysisTop tips for introducing on-site fitness classes
If you read nothing else, read this…Employers should determine employee interest before introducing fitness classes in the workplace.A suitable location with adequate capacity for class attendees is key. Health and safety should be the primary consideration for employers’ class programme strategies.However, setting up an on-site fitness or wellbeing class is ...
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Article67% go to work when ill
More than two-thirds (67%) of respondents have gone to work when they were sick, according to research by Axa PPP Healthcare.Its online research, which surveyed 2,000 employees, found that 21% of respondents blamed a heavy workload for going to work when they were ill.Other reasons included:18% felt guilty about staying ...
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ArticleRegisters of Scotland enhances eyecare benefits
Registers of Scotland has enhanced the eyecare benefits it provides to staff.The land and property register has launched an e-voucher system, provided by Specsavers Corporate Eyecare, which includes an eye test, £65 towards glasses, if required, and £35-worth of store vouchers.The system allows employees to order and redeem vouchers electronically. ...