All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 55
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 66% confident in employer return-to-work support
EXCLUSIVE: Two-thirds (66%) of employees feel confident that their line manager would support them well with a return-to-work process if they had a long-term health condition, according to research by Working to Wellbeing.The Window to the workplace report found that this number fell to 58% among those aged 55 and ...
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Supplier articleDEAF AWARENESS WEEK: MAKING THE WORKPLACE MORE ACCESSIBLE
The 1st to 7th May is Deaf Awareness Week, a campaign that promotes awareness of the challenges faced by the D/deaf community in accessing communication and the barriers that exist in society. During this blog, we’ll explore the barriers and struggles that exist for D/deaf community in ...
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Supplier articleRaising awareness and fostering mental health culture in your workplace
May is Mental Health Awareness Month—it’s an excellent occasion to start working towards building a culture of mental health at work. By Jennifer Gendron, Chief Commercial Officer, Koa Health - Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing Solutions May marks Mental Health Awareness Month and Week (May ...
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AnalysisHow to position group risk benefits to support long-term health issues
Communicating the value of group risk products and the areas in which they protect staff is key.Group risk schemes often offer added services that can further support staff.Early intervention can increase return-to-work rates following a long-term health issue, so it is key to communicate who staff can contact and when.Group ...
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Case StudiesGI Group promotes group risk benefits that support long-term health issues
Recruitment firm GI Group offers group risk products to support its employees experiencing a range of health conditions that affect both their mental and physical health. The group, which employs more than 650 workers, offers life assurance at four times employees’ basic salary from day one of ...
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ArticlePam Group launches enhanced reward package
Occupational health and wellbeing firm Pam Group has introduced a range of employee benefits and rewards for its 700 employees as part of its recruitment and retention strategy.The improved package includes an employer funded group income protection scheme, through which staff on sick leave will receive 60% of their annual ...
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Supplier articleThinking of Going Back to School? Ask Your Company About Staff Training
Your workplace may be able to help!No matter whether you crawled through school as a teen or flew through every moment, everyone has different reasons for wanting to return to school as an adult. Perhaps you are interested in staff training that would help you develop in your career or ...
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Supplier articleWhat’s the Best Business ROI? Supporting Your People.
Your people are essential to the success and reputation of your business. So, it is only right that you do your best to support them, no matter where they are in life.When hiring a team you will be looking for the right skill set, the best attitude and a great ...
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Supplier articleAN EMPLOYER’S GUIDE TO MATERNITY MENTAL HEALTH
Maternity Mental Health Awareness Week, organised by the Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA), runs from the 2nd to the 8th of May. This week-long campaign discusses mental health problems ‘before, during and after pregnancy’. Perinatal Mental Health Most of us are familiar with postnatal depression, impacting mothers ...
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AnalysisWhy musculoskeletal support should be a priority for employers
Repetitive movements, using a computer, poor posture and sitting at an inadequate desk without back and neck support can lead to poor musculoskeletal health and related sickness absences.Acute back pain, for example, becomes chronic after 21 days, which can significantly impact an employee’s physical and mental health, and their ability ...
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Case StudiesBT Group offers preventative musculoskeletal support
Telecommunications organisation BT Group aims to ensure that preventative measures are in place before any employee develops a musculoskeletal condition.The group employs 80,000 members of staff in the UK, which includes office-based employees, engineers and sales employees, who work both in the office and at home.BT uses a model called ...
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ArticleYounger employees take three more sick days per year than older peers
Younger employees, aged between 18 and 24, take an average of three more sick days per year than their older peers, according to research by Health Shield Friendly Society.This age group also took the most sick days for mental health reasons, compared with those aged between 55 and 64 who ...
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ArticleAmazon runs Welcome Day for employees returning to Seattle office
Multi-national technology and e-commerce organisation Amazon called employees back to its Seattle headquarters this week (2 May), with a 'Welcome Day' that included free bananas, professional greeters and free drinks.The Seattle office, called The Spheres, houses approximately 55,000 members of staff, many of whom have not attended in person since ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 28 April - 4 May 2023
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 28 April and 4 May 2023 were: Ovo Energy launches flexible bank holidaysGlaxoSmithKline plant employees strike after rejecting 6% pay dealCo-op introduces enhanced flexible compassionate leaveNHS Staff Council agrees to 5% pay increase for health workers in EnglandCadent accredited as menopause-friendly employerEXCLUSIVE: ...
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Supplier articleAN EMPLOYER’S GUIDE TO MENTAL HEALTH AT WORK
April is Stress Awareness Month, and we’ve been busy encouraging employers and HR professionals to #ActNow. One of the best ways to avoid excess stress in the workplace is by ensuring managers have the tools they need to support their teams. Getting the best from your people ...
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Case StudiesMetro Bank offers support for employees going through separation
Launched in 2010 as the first new high street bank in more than 100 years, Metro Bank now employs nearly 4,500 people across the UK.To show its support for employees going through separation, it signed up to the Positive Parenting Alliance’s HR Initiative when it was launched in January 2023. ...
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AnalysisSupporting staff following a relationship breakdown
Need to know:A relationship breakdown can be traumatic, adversely affecting an employee’s mental health and performance.A wide range of support tools are available including employee assistance programmes (EAPs), concierge services, legal advice and flexible working.Making separation a life event can make it easier for employees to make changes to benefits ...
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Supplier articleTop essentials to help protect employee wellbeing
Health and wellbeing at work are just as important as salary for more than 80% of UK employees*, but what are the essential components of a wellbeing programme that employees truly want and need? David McCormack, CEO of HIVE360, investigates.According to the findings of AON’s Global Wellbeing Survey (2021), two-thirds ...
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ArticleCo-op introduces enhanced flexible compassionate leave
Retail organisation Co-op has launched a refreshed compassionate leave policy ahead of Dying Matters Awareness Week, which runs from 8 to 14 May, to support its 57,000 employees when experiencing the death or serious illness of someone close to them.The policy, which was launched today (3 May), doubles its previous ...
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ArticleFifth of employers do not record sickness absence
Sickness absence recording by employers hit its lowest level in three years in January 2023 (80%), according to research by industry body Group Risk Development (Grid).The research, which was undertaken in January 2023 among 503 HR decision-makers and 1,212 employees in UK organisations, also found that while a fifth (20%) ...