All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 256
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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 ...
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2 Sisters Food Group to launch voluntary perks
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 ...
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Vision Service Plan launches in the UK
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 ...
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48% feel stressed at work
Nearly half (48%) of respondents feel stressed at work two to three or more times a week, according to research by Axa PPP Healthcare.The Axa PPP Healthcare Workplace wellbeing survey, which surveyed 500 small and medium-sized employers (SMEs) and 500 employees, found that two-thirds (63%) of employer respondents do not ...
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ArticleAbsence could be cut by over a third
The UK and Germany have the worst sickness absence rates in Europe, lagging behind countries such as France, Poland and Romania, according to a report by the Fit for Work Europe Coalition.The report, which was written by The Work Foundation, found that an extra one million employees could be at ...
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Employers should fund PMI to aid return to work
A court ruling in a case involving work-related stress has determined that employers could be required to fund private medical insurance (PMI) as part of a ‘reasonable adjustment’ to help employees return to work.The claimant in Croft Vets Ltd v Butcher, who had been a long-serving employee, left work with ...
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Bupa launches health benefit for all UK staff
Bupa has launched its diagnosis benefit, Business Fit, to all 30,000 UK employees.The healthcare provider’s aim is to offer early intervention to help reduce sickness absence, as well as to diagnose mental health issues quickly and provide physiotherapy treatment for muscle, bone and joint conditions.The benefit includes:Quick diagnosis and treatment.Physiotherapy ...
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Jelf Employee Benefits launches paper on cancer care
Jelf Employee Benefits has launched a white paper on cancer care.The paper is designed to educate employers on the options available to help them manage their costs and care better for their employees.The white paper includes details on:NHS shortfalls.Issues with private medical insurance (PMI).Pressures on employers.Alternative cancer cover.Iain Laws, director ...
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Demonstrating ROI is top priority for HR
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 ...
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PruHealth to launch integrated health product
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 ...
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Le Creuset launches gym benefit
French kitchenware manufacturer Le Creuset has launched free gym services for its employees.The organisation, which is aiming to increase employee health and wellbeing, has appointed Personal Touch Fitness to manage onsite facilities for more than 60 staff at its UK branch in Andover, Hampshire.The corporate fitness provider also provides fitness ...
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AnalysisKey points about private medical insurance open referral
If you read nothing else, read this…Some insurers now offer the option to restrict consultant choice for claimants.Exact terms differ significantly between insurers.This approach can reduce costs and improve quality.But claimants unable to access consultants of their choice can be disappointed.Effective communication programmes are essential.Instead of claimants being able to ...
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Opinion
Colin Boxall: One size PMI does not fit all
Bupa’s market share and influence can, arguably, enable it to mould medical insurance thinking more effectively than other insurers.Its bold approach to managing treatment costs, in turn managing client premiums, has been validated to some degree by the recent Competition Commission findings highlighting that hospital costs in some areas should ...
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Government launches workplace health service
The government has launched a workplace health service, which aims to help small and medium-sized employers (SMEs) manage both physical and mental ill health in the workplace.The free online service, Health for Work Adviceline, was initially trialled in 2011.The launch follows the government’s response into sickness absence in January 2013.The ...
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Westfield Health to rebrand
EXCLUSIVE: Westfield Health is to rebrand to focus on its almost 100-year history, its not-for-profit status and its employer-paid health cash plan proposition.It will reveal the new brand, which includes a new logo and strapline, ‘Harder Working Health Cover’ at Employee Benefits Live on 25 and 26 September at National ...
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Buyer's guide to health cash plans 2013
What are health cash plans?Health cash plans are designed to cover everyday healthcare costs such as a trip to the dentist; a new pair of glasses; or a session with a physiotherapist. Once a policyholder has received treatment covered by their plan they claim back the money from the cash ...
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Employees would consider using dental plans if available
Just under two-thirds (63%) of employee respondents without a dental plan would consider taking up one if their employer offered it, according to research by Denplan.Its 2013 Dental benefit survey, which questioned 503 benefits professionals and more than 4,000 UK adults, found that 42% of employer respondents in the process ...
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Confessions of a benefits manager: A healthy obsession
Indeed, the Higher Beings over there wouldn’t be bothered if it wasn’t for the fact that staff illness costs money. Someone has woken up to the fact that our staff are not the healthiest bunch, and this costs us in terms of medical insurance, not to mention life insurance if ...
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Debbie Lovewell: Positive impact of exercise
Yet, thanks to a gym opening a mere stone’s throw from Employee Benefits’ offices, this has all begun to change.One pleasant surprise has been the positive impact of lunch-time gym sessions on mood, energy levels and afternoon productivity. It certainly ties in with research by HR recruitment firm Ortus, which ...