All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 46
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Article26% of employers have a dedicated menopause policy
Employee Benefits poll: A quarter (26%) of organisations have a dedicated menopause policy in place to support affected staff, according to an online survey among Employee Benefits readers.Almost one in 10 (9.5%) had a menopause champion and offered staff training, and 12.3% implemented employee focus or support networks. Meanwhile, 10.9% ...
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Supplier articleDiscover how Dunelm improved wellbeing and engagement for its retail employees
Dunelm is the UK’s leading home furnishing retailer with 11,000+ employees. They began their engagement journey with Reward Gateway in 2017. Whilst centralising benefits and improving EVP was the first step, the pandemic caused a shift in the organisation’s attention to internal communications, wellbeing and finding new ...
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Supplier articleEMPOWERING MANAGERS DURING TIMES OF CRISIS
April is Stress Awareness Month, and whilst we’re producing resources and insights to help employers look after their whole workforce, today’s blog will focus on supporting and empowering managers.We’re currently experiencing a cost-of-living crisis, causing the nations’ stress levels to rise. The rise in job vacancies has created a war ...
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Supplier articleHow to Maintain a Healthy Relationship With Your Job
What do you do to maintain your relationship with your job?Similar to a friendship or romantic relationship, it is easy to slip into a routine when you’ve been in a job for a while. Sometimes this can be a good routine, resulting in efficiency and quick resolutions. However, some routines ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 6 - 13 April 2023
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 6 - 13 April 2023 were: Sainsbury’s loses appeal to throw out equal pay bidIveco Group introduces global reward platformSuperdrug and Savers enhance wellbeing packagesSodexo UK and Ireland enhances parental leave and benefitsNetwork Homes gives staff £2,400 cost-of-living pay increaseThomson Reuters introduces ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: The changing shape of employee wellbeing
When I first entered the world of employee benefits more than 20 years ago, many organisations’ approach to health and wellbeing was markedly different. Back then, the focus was on more traditional healthcare benefits, such as private medical insurance (PMI) and health cash plans. Wellbeing benefits were often viewed as ...
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ArticleNew recruit hops into role as Yuba City Police Department's wellness officer
Image credit: YCPD Facebook PageSomething for the weekend: Yuba City Police Department (YCPD) in Sacramento, US, has taken a unique approach to promoting employee wellness, giving the responsibility to an emotional support bunny.Officer Percy (pictured) was named after Percy Street, where he was discovered in October 2022 by soon-to-be coworker ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Kids Planet introduces enhanced parental benefits
EXCLUSIVE: Day nursery provider Kids Planet has introduced an enhanced package of benefits, including new parental leave policies, for 4,595 members staff caring for more than 15,000 children across its 156 UK nurseries.From 1 April 2023, the organisation introduced fertility leave and birthday leave, as well as implementing additional days ...
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ArticleSuperdrug and Savers enhance wellbeing packages
Credit: William Barton / Shutterstock.comRetail businesses Superdrug and Savers, owned by AS Watson Group, have updated their benefits packages, including introducing financial wellbeing app Wagestream to educate, support and provide flexible pay for employees across both brands.AS Watson employs more than 140,000 people worldwide, more than 10,000 and 5,000 of ...
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ArticleGovernment launches review to boost employment prospects for autistic people
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a government review designed to investigate boosting employment prospects for autistic people.Mel Stride MP, secretary of state for work and pensions, has appointed Sir Robert Buckland MP to lead the review, which aims to consider how the government can work with ...
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Supplier articleWHAT NEXT? TURNING THE MOUNTAIN OF LOST BENEFITS INTO A NEW OPPORTUNITY
Tackling the Mountain of Lost BenefitsThe current benefits landscape is complicated. The cost-of-living crisis means more employees are hoping for employer support. But at the same time, HR teams have less money to play with, while many are focusing on pay rather than rewards and benefitsFor our latest report, The ...
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Supplier articleInvitation to join Reward Gateway Live 2023 in May
The last few years of turmoil have been extremely taxing for both employees and HR leaders. It seems as though the only common theme in recent times is that of constant change.Inflationary pressures, competing priorities and resource and budget constraints are some of the critical factors interfering with planning and ...
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AnalysisHow to ensure a mental wellbeing strategy delivers on its promises
Employers need to recognise that mental health support is a shared responsibility which needs to be a genuine priority, underpinned by a clear strategy that both understands and addresses causes and contributors.Tangible benefits, services, policies and practices that support employees are essential to ensure that mental wellbeing is part of ...
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Case StudiesBauer Media UK delivers on wellbeing promises
Media group Bauer Media UK has offered its around 1,700 employees mental wellbeing benefits and initiatives for many years, including a partnership with Mental Health First Aid England introduced in 2018 to train staff to become mental health first aiders.The group, which employs 16,000 employees across the 13 countries it ...
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OpinionAlexandra Farmer: Further protections needed for pregnant employees
The Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill is well on its way through the House of Lords. Currently at committee stage - at which point every clause of the bill has to be agreed and votes on amendments can take place - the bill will give further protections ...
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Supplier articleHow to observe Stress Awareness Month this April
Each April is Stress Awareness Month. Stress is a sleeper danger in the human body, and can cause multiple and varied health issues, such as high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes. This month, we are focusing on raising awareness of our professional stressors – but, more critically, solutions and/or ...
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Supplier articleHow to Encourage an Active Lifestyle at Work
The clocks have gone forward, and Spring has finally sprung. We get to say goodbye to those dark 5 pm finishes and hello to lighter evenings. The new season brings longer daylight hours, helping to encourage a new focus on your health and wellbeing.Whether you aim to start walking to ...
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ArticleSoutheastern accredited as menopause-friendly employer
Credit: JohnGK / Shutterstock.comTrain transport business Southeastern has been accredited as a menopause-friendly employer.Established by Henpicked: Menopause in the Workplace, accreditation is awarded to employers with proven practices that embrace and support those experiencing the menopause in the workplace. Organisations are assessed on the effectiveness of their culture, policies and ...
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Supplier articleNEURODIVERSITY AT WORK: CREATE A CULTURE OF SUPPORT & INCLUSIVITY
Neurodiversity Celebration Week took place from 13th to the 19th March, aiming to raise global awareness of neurodiversity and celebrate different minds.You may wonder why we’ve waited to post this article until now, but there’ a good reason for the delay. When it comes to subjects like neurodiversity, we like ...
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OpinionRiaan van Wyk: What positive versus negative resilience means for employers
UK employees have not had it easy over the last few years. Pressures on their finances, mental wellbeing and physical health have been almost ever present since the start of the pandemic in 2020, and the last six months has seen a cost-of-living crisis amplify these pressures further.To understand how ...