All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 30
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ArticleBupa rolls out period wellbeing plan to UK staff
Healthcare provider Bupa has rolled out free access to its period plan for all of its UK-based permanent and fixed-term employees.This is a personalised care plan, which sits alongside the organisation's other health and wellbeing benefits, and is available for staff over the age of 18. It includes 45 minutes ...
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ArticleFutures Housing Group implements paid fertility leave
Futures Housing Group has introduced paid leave for fertility treatments for its workforce as part of its aim to be a flexible and family-friendly employer of choice.All of its more than 450 employees are now entitled to paid time off for any medical appointments related to fertility treatments, and during ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 26 January - 1 February 2024
The top 10 most-read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk between 26 January - 1 February 2024 were: Chipotle Mexican Grill introduces financial and mental wellbeing benefits70% of employers have global minimum standard for benefitsPodcast: Kindness in the workplaceUniversity of Leeds to increase pay for 1,300 employeesArqiva and Novo Nordisk named healthiest places ...
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Supplier articleNational insurance saving could be used to boost workplace pension
National Insurance (NI) is reducing from 12% to 10% from January 2024. WEALTH at work, a leading financial wellbeing and retirement specialist has run financial education workshops for staff in hundreds of organisations and is encouraging people to consider using this saving in National Insurance if they can, to increase ...
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Supplier articleChange lives… make time to talk
It’s Time to Talk Day – the nation’s “biggest mental health conversation.” Today, the campaign encourages us to convey the importance of talking about our mental health at home, at work, and within our communities. Opening up, sharing our worries and seeking support can be difficult. We ...
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Supplier articleFinancial wellbeing strategies are evolving but disjointed.
According to the Financial Wellbeing Research 2023[1] from the Reward & Employee Benefits Association (REBA) in association with WEALTH at work, financial wellbeing support is integral to employers being able to meet their high-level HR objectives.Nearly all (96%) hope to use their financial wellbeing strategy as a tool to meet ...
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ArticleCelebrate success at the Employee Benefits Awards 2024
There is still time to enter the Employee Benefits Awards 2024 following the deadline extension to midnight on Friday 9 February.The awards feature a wide variety of categories designed to enable organisations to showcase their excellence in all areas of reward and benefits. These include:The category for Best public sector ...
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ArticleArqiva and Novo Nordisk named healthiest places to work in Britain
Credit: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.comCommunications firm Arqiva, pharmaceutical business Novo Nordisk and global recruitment agency Strativ Group have been named as the healthiest places to work in Britain.Britain’s healthiest workplace 2023 survey was developed by Vitality in partnership with Rand Europe, Aon, University of Cambridge and The Financial Times. Using the ...
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Article30% offer support for serious illnesses
Just one-third (30%) of employers offer support for serious illnesses such as cancer to help their employees stay in or return to work, according to research by industry body Group Risk Development (Grid).Its survey of 500 HR decision-makers at UK businesses and 1,210 workers, which has been published to coincide ...
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Supplier articleMake employee wellbeing a continuing conversation
Time To Talk Day takes place in many workplaces across the UK at this time of the year. It’s billed as the nation’s biggest conversation about mental health. However, if all you do is pay lip service as it hits the calendar and talk for one day, ...
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Article70% of employers have global minimum standard for benefits
Almost three-quarters (70%) of employers have a global minimum standard for their employee benefits, according to research by global advisory firm Willis Towers Watson (WTW). Its Priorities for employee benefits: a global HQ perspective survey found this figure was almost double the 36% of respondents which said ...
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AnalysisWhat role does private medical insurance play in today’s benefits packages?
Need to know:Employers want to provide private medical insurance (PMI), even if it means reducing cover.More want to offer at least a measure of benefit to the whole workforce.Low-cost schemes with major exclusions are popular.Private medical insurance (PMI), which covers curable short-term medical conditions, has never been more popular in ...
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Case StudiesGreif offers low-cost private medical insurance to whole UK workforce
Global industrial packaging firm Greif’s introduction of an Equipsme private medical insurance (PMI) scheme for its UK workforce in May 2023 represented an important step in its desire to foster a culture of purpose and wellbeing, reduce presenteeism and absenteeism and enhance recruitment and retention.Michelle Crown, HR manager, UK, at ...
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ArticleChipotle Mexican Grill introduces financial and mental wellbeing benefits
Credit: Anne Czichos / Shutterstock.comRestaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill has introduced enhanced financial and mental wellbeing benefits for more than 110,000 employees.These include a SupportLinc employee assistance programme, supplied by by CuraLinc Healthcare, which includes six free sessions with a licensed counsellor or mental health coach, as well as access ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 19 - 25 January 2024
The top 10 most-read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk between 19 - 25 January 2024 were: Lidl GB gives pay rise to 26,000 hourly-paid employeesFCA manager loses full-time work from home claimMitie, The Perfume Shop and NFU Mutual UK certified as UK top employersLloyds Banking Group reports 5.7% mean ethnicity pay gapEngineering ...
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ArticleHolmes Miller transitions to nine-day working fortnight
Architecture firm Holmes Miller has moved to a nine-day fortnight with a contracted hours reduction and no loss of pay, following a successful trial.Before formally adopting this format from this month, the firm held a three-month trial to test and refine the policy. This was to ensure it would not ...
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ArticleNDA receives menopause-friendly accreditation
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has achieved menopause-friendly employer accreditation in recognition of its support for employees affected by the menopause.The accreditation, which was established by Henpicked: Menopause In The Workplace, recognises high standards and workplace practices that embrace the condition. Employers are assessed and must demonstrate evidence of their support ...
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Supplier articleTop 10 Trends for CSR in 2024
Top 10 Trends for CSR in 2024As we head into 2024, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) are undergoing significant shifts. And it’s more important than ever before to make sure your company is staying ahead of the curve to meet evolving expectations, comply with new ...
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OpinionNabila Mallick: Employers must take menstrual health in the workplace seriously
While there is no specific protection in law, there are various provisions that indirectly protect women from discrimination or harassment relating to periods and the menstrual cycle. These include protections from disability discrimination where women have diagnosed medical conditions related to menstruation and protections against sexual harassment, such as where ...
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Supplier articleCancer prevention and early detection: employer support
By Tracey Ward, Head of Business Development & Marketing at Generali UK Employee Benefits “The number of corporates now offering education, awareness and screening for cancer is increasing exponentially, in our experience,” says Professor Gordon Wishart – CEO and Chief Medical Officer of Check4Cancer, a leading early ...