All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 64
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ArticleChannel 4 starts reproductive health and hormone testing trial
Channel 4 started a six month trial this week that offers reproductive health and hormone testing to its employees, personalised to their symptoms and goals.Through a partnership with reproductive healthcare business Hertility, staff will be able to order a hormone and fertility test worth £149, and have access to an ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Awards 2023 opens for entries
Entries for the Employee Benefits Awards 2023 are now open, with the event set to take place on Friday 23 June 2023 at the HAC London.The Employee Benefits Awards is the event of the year for the reward, benefits and HR community. It recognises excellence and celebrates the organisations, teams ...
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Supplier articleEMBED KINDNESS AND TOLERANCE INTO YOUR WORKPLACE CULTURE WITH AN END-TO-END WELLBEING STRATEGY
Positive workplace culture is a recruitment must-have When Ian Hodson, Head of Reward at the University of Lincoln, spoke at EB Live 2022, he provided research showing that the workforce of tomorrow wants to experience workplace culture in the office environment, absorbing everything it entails. Since Sunday, ...
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Case StudiesBrambles engages and motivates employees with holistic approach to benefits
During what have been turbulent times for many, Brambles has ensured that it engages and motivates employees through its benefits proposition, while also fully supporting all areas of wellbeing.Recognising the strain that working through the pandemic has had on some employees, Brambles continuously informs staff about their benefits so that ...
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AnalysisCan a robust employee experience counteract the quiet quitting trend?
Need to know:The term quiet quitting refers to employees contributing the bare minimum in their jobs and putting in no more time or effort than is necessary.It is in a response to the burnout many employees are experiencing, and can be considered disrespectful to the hard work that many have ...
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Supplier articleWhy a strong CSR program is key to attract and retain talent
A corporate social responsibility policy shows employees who you are, what you do, and (most importantly) what you value. With 64% of millennials considering a company’s social and environmental commitments when deciding where to work (and millennials now being the biggest group in the UK workforce), it’s crucial that you ...
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Supplier articleMEN’S HEALTH AND WELLBEING: MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORKPLACE & BEYOND
Before continuing with this article, please be aware that it mentions sensitive subjects around mental health matters, such as self-harm and suicide. Saturday, 19th November, is International Men’s Day, and this is what the movement has to say. “We highlight positive role models and raise awareness of ...
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Supplier articleStriking a balance between protecting mental health and prioritizing productivity
Author: Jennifer Gendron- Global Chief Commercial Officer at Koa Health - Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing SolutionsAs businesses become more aware of the explicit and implicit demands of their workforce–employee mental health has become a company priority. The World Health Organization reports that an estimated 12 billion working days[1] are ...
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Case StudiesBizay prioritises staff feedback to maximise engagement
Bizay, a global operating system for product customisation, always takes each employee's individual needs into account when presenting its total reward package, which it built in order to better fit the needs of each member of its workforce.The organisation, which operates across Europe, South and North America and employs 180 ...
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Supplier articleCost of living: 10 tips for effective pulse surveys that support employees through challenging times
Often when we can see challenging times ahead we want to react quickly. Why wouldn't we? It’ll give our employees confidence that we’re there to support them. On the flip side, moving quickly means that we risk making changes that aren’t aligned with our employees’ needs.Whilst employees will be looking ...
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ArticleBurgess Mee accredited as fertility friendly employer
Credit: Elyse MarksLondon law firm Burgess Mee has received fertility friendly employer accreditation from Fertility Matters at Work (FMAW).The family and private client law firm, which employs six partners, 13 other fee earners and five support staff, was awarded the accreditation due to its recognition that fertility issues, treatments and ...
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ArticleWorld Cup fever: 47% intend to phone in sick for football
Something for the weekend: Almost half (47%) of England and Wales supporters intend to pull a sicky to watch their nation play at this year's football World Cup.Bookmaker Paddy Power partnered with Research Without Barriers to survey 2,002 football fans from England and Wales. The research found that almost half ...
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Supplier articleHow to win back time when managing employee benefits
Research shows one of the biggest barriers to HR implementing employee benefits is a lack of time.It’s no surprise after the events of the last few years. HR have weathered the storm to support businesses and their employees in navigating a significant period of instability, be it political, economic or ...
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ArticleMobysoft implements £1,200 cost-of-living payment
Manchester-based software service firm Mobysoft has given employees earning up to £35,000 a £1,200 cost of living support payment to help combat the effects of the current cost-of-living crisis.The payment will be split over the next four months to February 2023, and the firm also offered a tapered support programme ...
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Supplier article9 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD REVOLUTIONISE YOUR 2023 EMPLOYEE REWARD & RECOGNITION STRATEGY
When in uncertain times, human beings often go into survival mode, and when the threat is financial, that means cutting costs and going without to afford the essentials. Although an organisation is made up of and powered by people, it needs to adopt a different approach – ...
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Supplier article3 ways to boost productivity (by prioritising mental health)
Author : Stephen Dunne - Chief Product Officer at Koa Health - Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing SolutionsEven as employers continue to increase their investment in employee wellbeing and workplace mental health, companies are losing billions[1] due to poor mental health. And one of the most worrisome mental-health-related problems when ...
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ArticleRichard Lane: How can employers support staff who are stressed about the cost-of-living crisis?
The events of the past six months have brought the topic of financial resilience into our everyday conversations, and employers have had to consider the impact that the rising cost of living is having on their employees. For many in employment, it is becoming more and more difficult to balance ...
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Article66% of employers offer staff time off for fertility treatment
Employee Benefits poll: Two-thirds (66%) of organisations offer time off for treatment as a form of fertility benefit for their workforce.Just 5.4% of respondents to an online survey conducted by Employee Benefits said they provide employees with money towards treatment costs, with the same number listing and flexible working, while ...
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Supplier articleIS CHRISTMAS 2022 CAUSING EMPLOYEE STRESS LEVELS TO RISE?
Halloween is last week’s news, and it is officially acceptable to talk about Christmas – even though, from a business perspective, it’s been on all our minds for a while. It’s also International Stress Awareness Week, so we’re once again focusing on this subject. We recently talked ...
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ArticleWilmott Dixon and Admiral named best big employers for Q4 2022
Construction business Wilmott Dixon and insurance firm Admiral Group have topped the list of Best big companies to work for in Q4 2022.The Best Companies accreditation and rankings are based on a proprietary anonymous employee survey, which tracks engagement and generates a score for each employer of between 0 and ...