All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 59
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ArticleAnt Donaldson: How do you help employees beat the January blues?
The January blues can hit people any year. After all the fun of the festive season, the realisation that there are two more cold, dark months of winter to go, as well as counting the days to January pay day, can make it a bleak month at the best of ...
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ArticleWendy Swash: How do you help employees beat the January blues?
January is a good time for reflecting on achievements and lessons learned, as well as goal setting. However, it can be a tough month to get motivated, with Blue Monday, which falls on Monday 16 January, this year, reportedly one of the most depressing days of the year. At Moneypenny, ...
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Supplier articleFive simple wellbeing measures to implement in your work routine for 2023
With the holiday season over and the new year upon us, it is a great time to assess what wellbeing initiatives you take to look after yourself during the working day. Assess if they are working, and, if not, how you can improve bad habits and start a new, healthy ...
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Supplier articleHow to speak to your team about personal finances
Conversations about finances between employers and employees can be awkward. There are often subtle moments where the more senior person’s position of authority is prominent. Staff can feel reluctant to open up about personal issues as a result, as they can potentially feel vulnerable and judged in these situations.Lots of ...
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Supplier articleBOOST ENGAGEMENT TO BOOST SUCCESS: HOW THE TOP EMPLOYERS OF 2022 ARE DRIVING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
The list is out!In truth, there are multiple lists highlighting the top employers of 2022. We’ve found the common strategies shared by the businesses being named and will talk you through the steps they’re taking to boost employee engagement and performance.In this blog, we take a look at: the opportunity ...
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Supplier article7 essential graphs to shape your financial wellbeing strategy
If you lead HR, benefits or rewards at your organisation, these insights will help you plan your financial wellbeing strategy and move your people forwards.Inflation is putting pressure on every household in the UK and worldwide. It’s leading to unavoidable rises in household spending while wages remain the same.As a ...
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Supplier articleRetiring in turbulent times: what employees need to consider
Inflation in the UK was at a 41 year high in October at 11.1% and is expected to remain high for some time, intensifying the existing cost-of-living crisis. It is a difficult time for many people, but what about those planning to retire?WEALTH at work, a leading financial wellbeing and ...
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ArticleOnly 13% are comfortable asking for time off due to mental ill health
Only 1 in 10 (13%) UK employees revealed that they are comfortable enough to admit to their employers that they need time off for mental ill health, according to research by mental health app Wysa. The findings highlighted that 83% would prefer to talk to a mental health app rather ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Awards 2023 gives entrants chance to win table for 10
HR, reward and benefits professionals who want to win a table at the Employee Benefits Awards 2023 and receive the early bird entry rate only have two days left to submit their entries.Those who submit their entries by the end of Friday 6 January will receive an automatic entry into ...
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ArticleSt John and Elizabeth Hospital to pay £75,000 in workplace health claim
A London employment tribunal has ruled that private healthcare business St John and Elizabeth Hospital must pay £75,000 to an ex-employee in what it deemed was a case of unfair dismissal.The case, Ms E Kalhor v The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth, concerned an employee who resigned from ...
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ArticleBentley and Unilever among best employers for shift-based employees
Luxury car manufacturer Bentley Motors, energy provider E.On and consumer goods organisation Unilever have been named among the best places to work for UK shift-based employees for 2023, according to ratings published by community job platform Breakroom.Breakroom's Best and Worst Places to Work in 2023 used reviews from its community ...
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ArticleMedia Mantra updates leave policy to enhance inclusion and wellbeing
India-based PR and communications business Media Mantra has updated its annual leave allowance, effective from 1 January 2023, to create a more inclusive policy for its almost 100 employees.The revised leave policy introduced six additional days, labelled #MMCares leave, taking the total available to staff to 31 days overall per ...
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ArticleStagecoach staff raise £1,000 for children's charity
Bus and coach operator Stagecoach, which employs 23,000 people in the UK, has raised upwards of £1,000 for Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity.As part of the organisation's Giving for Good initiative, which supports its commitment to donate 0.5% of pre-tax profits to charitable causes on an annual basis, the 'Marvellous ...
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Supplier article5 ways to help your staff save during a cost of living crisis
The cost of living crisis is affecting us all - in various degrees and in different ways.As prices surge everywhere you look, from supermarket shelves to your energy meter, the idea of trying to set aside savings seems impossible.But the lack of a cash buffer is causing many people stress ...
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Supplier articleOne in three firms 'wellbeing-washing'
We’re all talking much more about mental health than ever before - especially at work.Society’s come leaps and bounds in recent years with regards to having open conversations about the challenges we face - from worries about money to stress around juggling our jobs with childcare - and many businesses ...
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Supplier articleHow to poach-proof your team in 2023
Expanding your business with the best talent is an essential step in growing the company. Unfortunately, every other company in the world has the exact same agenda, so you’re competing with their best efforts to attract and retain top-tier talent, too.While a signed contract signifies commitment, temptation will always lurk ...
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Supplier articleYOUR 2023 AMBITIONS: HOW TO PROMOTE MENTAL WELLBEING AT WORK
We’re approaching January. A time when we start thinking about our good intentions for the year ahead. Unfortunately, new year’s resolutions are often broken, which is why the 19th of January is dubbed ‘Quitters Day’.One of Sodexo Engage’s Mental Health First Aiders, Debbie Evans, talks about how we should ditch ...
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Supplier articleCost of living crisis causes employees to reduce healthcare costs
More than eight in 10 UK employees (81%) have had to reduce their spending on healthcare costs, such as optician appointments, dental services and physiotherapy, due to the cost-of-living crisis, according to Health Shield Friendly Society.In the survey of 590 UK working adults, one in three (32%) respondents say they ...
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Supplier articleWhy your benefits package isn’t very beneficial
A good workplace benefits package is the perfect way to show that your company cares about its employees both at work and during life outside the office. Attractive benefits help your business to stand out to new recruits, particularly among younger Millennial and Gen Z workers who look for more ...
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AnalysisBuyer’s guide to financial education
What is financial education? Financial education as a benefit can take many forms. At its simplest, it could mean providing online or workplace-based resources which employees can access in order to boost their understanding of their finances and the benefits available to them. At the higher end, financial education programmes ...