All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 254
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Flexible working critical to ease workplace stress
More than two-thirds (69%) of respondents believe flexible working is critical in easing work-related stress, according to research by global workplace provider Regus.Its research, which surveyed 4,000 employees, found that 45% of respondents believe stress is causing an increase in absenteeism.The research also found:38% of respondents are losing sleep worrying ...
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Telephonic support can facilitate return to work
The government has published its findings on the potential value of using telephone services to provide health and return-to-work support.Its Telephonic support to facilitate return to work: what works, how and when? report aims to provide an evidence base for the use of telephonic assessment and support to facilitate timely ...
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Article
Network Rail launches eyecare scheme
Network Rail has introduced an eyecare scheme for its 35,000 employees.The employer is providing Premium Club vouchers, provided by Specsavers Corporate Eyecare, which offer discounts on glasses for staff and two members of their family.This is alongside eye examinations and glasses for employees to meet the legal obligations of health ...
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Buyer's guide to corporate gym membership 2013
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 ...
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Buyer's guide to healthcare trusts 2013
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, ...
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Opinion
Helena Davies: Employer duties surrounding disability and sickness absence
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 ...
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AnalysisKey healthcare benefits for an ageing workforce
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 ...
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Case Studies
Guernsey Post provides fully-funded healthcare benefits for older workforce
Mary Hurrell, head of HR, says: “We like to look for a mature attitude. Even when we recruit people, we don’t necessarily want to be bringing in lots of young [employees] because, generally speaking, they will come in and do three or four years’ service, maximum, and then they’ll be ...
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David Lloyd Leisure launches corporate gym benefit
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 ...
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Jay Butler: Which wellbeing initiative has the biggest impact on the workforce?
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 ...
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Thomas Hiles: Which wellbeing initiative has the biggest impact on the workforce?
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 ...
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Employers invest in healthcare and wellbeing benefits
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 ...
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Aviva trains rehabilitation team in mental health first aid
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 ...
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London Luton Airport halves healthcare costs
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 ...
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Universal Provident to withdraw hybrid health plan
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, ...
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AnalysisHow to address preventable causes of employee absence
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 ...
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Analysis
How to assess the employee experience of private medical insurance claims
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 ...
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AnalysisFacts and figures on health and wellbeing benefits
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, ...
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AnalysisHow to measure workplace stress
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 ...
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Shell staff most active in Europe
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 ...