All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 49

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    What Financial First Aiders are – and why every organisation needs them

    2023-03-21T08:30:00Z

    Financial First Aiders are a new concept in employee wellbeing. In this article, we’ll explain what they are and why you need them in your organisation. We’ve entered spring with the cost of living crisis still wreaking havoc. Every bill that can go up has gone up. ...

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    How to support the wellbeing of mental health first aiders

    2023-03-21T06:00:24Z

    In order to be able to effectively support someone with their mental health, mental health first aiders (MHFA) need to ensure they are protecting their own wellbeing and not pouring from an empty cup.An essential part of the MHFA training should be a clear understanding of the role and its ...

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    Case Studies

    Wavemaker UK offers mental health first aiders support and guidance

    2023-03-21T06:00:18Z

    Global media agency Wavemaker, which employs 430 staff at its London and Manchester offices, introduced mental health first aiders to the business in 2019.The selected employees were publicised to the rest of the organisation with physical posters in common areas to ensure everyone knew their names and contact information, as ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: 70% struggle to keep wellbeing communication relevant

    2023-03-20T11:07:46Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Seven in 10 (70%) large employers find it difficult to ensure health and wellbeing support communication is always relevant to employees, according to Towergate Health and Protection research.The research, which comprised responses from 500 HR decision-makers, found that the figure dropped to 50% among small to medium enterprises (SMEs).Overall, ...

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    INTERNATIONAL DAY OF HAPPINESS: BE MINDFUL. BE GRATEFUL. BE KIND.

    2023-03-20T08:30:57Z

    International Day of Happiness falls on Monday 20th March, and this year the theme is “Be mindful. Be grateful. Be kind.”The UN first established this day in 2012. However, the UN started its happiness mission in 2011, aiming to create “a more inclusive, equitable and balanced approach to economic growth ...

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    10 easy exercises you can do at your desk

    2023-03-17T13:39:48Z

    At Myles Wellbeing, we believe in making employee physical wellbeing simple. A great way to improve wellbeing is through physical activity: exercise helps make happier and healthier employees as from increasing energy levels to reducing stress, the benefits of physical activity are numerous.In particular, by exercising, your improvement in physical ...

  • 31% of employers don't offer support for staff on long-term sick leave
    Article

    36% with long-term health issues find it affects their ability to work

    2023-03-17T11:36:18Z

    Six in 10 (60%) of those facing a long-term health issue said it reduced their ability to carry out daily tasks, while 36% said it impacted the amount or type of work they were able to do within their current job role, according to research by the Department for Work ...

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    The top 10 most-read articles between 10 - 16 March 2023

    2023-03-17T09:00:46Z

    The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 10 - 16 March 2023 were: Spring Budget 2023: Scheme launches to help disabled people to access work and supportSpring Budget 2023: Pensions lifetime allowance scrappedSpring Budget 2023: Government to focus on mental health and musculoskeletal issues Spring Budget 2023: Tax-free pensions ...

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    Article

    Door handles found to be the most unhygienic place in an office

    2023-03-17T09:00:16Z

    Something for the weekend: Employees have even more reason to be reluctant to return to office-based working, as new research reveals that office door handles harbour 30-times more bacteria than the average toilet seat.Office furniture supply firm Furniture At Work has revealed that door handles are the dirtiest areas of ...

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    7 ways to use social media for your employer branding

    2023-03-17T08:59:12Z

    Whether you like it or not, social media is here to stay, and it forms a vital role in modern business operations, including that of your employer brand. It's a direct line to both existing and potential new clients or customers that can’t be undersold. Social media allows you to ...

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    3 simple ways to achieve a work-life balance

    2023-03-16T16:06:16Z

    In a post-pandemic working world, the idea of a work-life balance has certainly changed. In fact, a recent article from the BBC discusses this exact concept explaining that more than ever people want a healthy work-life balance.The BBC article used data which showed that in 2021 in a survey of ...

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    5 ways financial wellbeing adds value to your organisation

    2023-03-16T08:30:00Z

    Adding a new benefit to your employee benefits package might seem like one muscle-pulling Twister move too far. But the reality is, your people are struggling with heightened stress levels. And much of this is due to facing higher costs in every aspect of spending. In our ...

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    INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: EMBRACING EQUITY IN THE WORKPLACE

    2023-03-16T03:30:46Z

    Wednesday 8th March was International Women’s Day, and this year the message is about Embracing Equity.The concept of equity is often confused with equality, and whilst you can’t achieve equity without equality, they are different.In this blog, we take a look at: equality vs equity, women in leadership, achieving equity, ...

  • Government publishes new guidance on Job Retention Bonus
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    Spring Budget 2023: Government to focus on mental health and musculoskeletal issues at work

    2023-03-15T14:02:09Z

    Spring Budget 2023: In addition to introducing support for disabled people and those unable to work due to long-term sickness absence, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has pledged government support for those forced to leave work due to mental health and musculoskeletal issues.In his Budget statement today (15 March ...

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    Spring Budget 2023: Scheme launches to help disabled people to access work and support

    2023-03-15T13:57:18Z

    Spring Budget 2023: Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has introduced a government white paper on disability workplace reform, as part of an aim to address the two million people who are economically inactive due to disability or long-term sickness.In his Spring Budget statement today (15 March 2023), Hunt noted ...

  • Amazon extends pay benefits for U.S. and Canada employees
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    Amazon Middle East and North Africa enhances paid parental leave policy

    2023-03-15T13:00:55Z

    Amazon Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has introduced an enhanced paid parental leave policy for employees across United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan who have become new parents, regardless of gender.The policy offers both parents with one year of service up to six weeks' paid leave within ...

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    Opinion

    Paula Kathrens: How can employers support staff with the menopause?

    2023-03-15T09:00:41Z

    The government's announcement in January this year that menopause would not become a new protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 was very disappointing for those who had campaigned for change. The government's view is that the existing protected characteristics of sex, age and disability already provide protection against discrimination ...

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    Improving retention in the healthcare industry

    2023-03-15T08:30:12Z

    As expectations from employees diversifies and grows, employee retention is a huge concern for many industries, but the COVID pandemic created – and continues to complicate – a retention crisis in healthcare. Increasing employee retention requires companies to look at actionable strategies with proactive steps to implement to make gradual ...

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    West Midlands Fire Service and Capgemini named top employers for inclusivity

    2023-03-14T12:07:36Z

    West Midlands Fire Service, Capgemini and Touchstone have taken the top three spots on the 2022/2023 Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers list.Compiled by Inclusive Companies for the seventh annual year, the list was created to benchmark the current state of equality, diversity and inclusion in UK workplaces. It is based ...

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    How can employees save cash during the cost of living crisis?

    2023-03-14T08:37:00Z

    It’s no secret that people are feeling the pinch right now with the cost of living crisis in the UK. It’s tough out there, with prices for the necessities like food and energy on the rise. Everyone’s looking for ways to save some cash and as it ...