All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 75
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 8 July – 14 July 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 8 July and 14 July were: Cadbury staff secure up to 17.5% two-year pay dealNatwest gives lowest earning staff £1,000 pay riseJet2holidays implements 8% pay rise and £1,000 bonusPeloton offers staff one-off cash bonus and stock options79% want employer support during cost-of-living ...
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ArticleFerring Pharmaceuticals launches global family benefits package
Biopharmaceutical group Ferring Pharmaceuticals has introduced a global family building benefits package for its employees as part of a commitment to help them build families of all shapes and sizes.According to the group, which employs 6,000 people worldwide, the holistic three-tier support model provides a 26-week global minimum standard of ...
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Supplier articleTop 10 ways to help employees through the cost of living crisis
The cost of living crisis is affecting many people and 36% of UK adults say they are already cutting back on what they spend.* Pay rises are one option to help people cope, but this is not always possible, and even if it is, companies are unlikely to be able ...
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Case StudiesMoneypenny's leadership builds on authentic foundations
Telephone answering and outsourced reception organisation Moneypenny was set up by brother and sister Ed Reeves and Rachel Clacher in 2000, whose leadership established that authenticity should be at the heart of its operations.Joanna Swash, chief executive officer (CEO) of Moneypenny, says: “It comes from personality of leadership, and Ed ...
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ArticleSmart Monkey Marketing launches unlimited annual leave
Sussex-based marketing agency Smart Monkey Marketing has introduced unlimited annual leave to encourage an improved work-life balance for its three full-time members of staff and four freelancers.Under the policy, a minimum number of days should be taken as annual leave per quarter, so that staff are aware that, while they ...
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Supplier articleWHY IS THE GREAT RESIGNATION HAPPENING?
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past 18 months, you’ve probably heard about the Great Resignation.At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, businesses put hiring plans on hold and employees stayed put. But as economies began to open back up, all of those pent-up resignations were released. ...
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Supplier article4 MENTAL HEALTH MYTHS THAT ARE HARMING YOUR WORKFORCE (AND WHAT TO DO DIFFERENTLY)
Author: By Dr Sophie Dix, VP of Content at Koa Health - Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing SolutionsLet’s start with the number one myth that impacts most organisations sooner or later: Mental health isn’t a problem for my workforce.Also known as everything is fine, nothing to see here. Unfortunately, the ...
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Supplier article3 BARRIERS TO MENTAL WELLNESS THAT MAY BE IMPACTING YOUR EMPLOYEES
Author: By Dr Chuk Anyaegbuna, Clinical Lead at Koa Health - Employee mental health and wellbeing solutionsWhatever your industry, chances are mental health is impacting your workforce. A recent large-scale study of 17,000 people around the UK revealed that 1 in 2 people experience significant mental health difficulties. Last year ...
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Supplier articleWHY CULTURE IS CENTRAL TO MANAGING AND SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH AT WORK
If you think that ‘company culture’ amounts to having a table tennis table in the break room, or implementing Dress Down Fridays? Think again!Company culture is incredibly powerful, and impacts everything from key business outcomes through to acquisition, retention, and employee wellbeing.Creating a strong company culture isn’t just about attracting ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 1 July – 7 July 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 1 July and 7 July were: Government changes fit note certification legislationHerbert Smith Freehills increases newly qualified lawyer pay by 14% Bosch Rexroth Glenrothes staff strike over pay rowKnight Frank introduces debit card as part of enhanced benefits package TikTok star makes ...
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ArticleSoup Agency takes staff to Bali for working holiday
Something for the weekend: If you’ve ever thought you had the best boss because they’ve brought in a cake or let you leave an hour early on a Friday, then think again, as a group of employees in Australia have been whisked off to Bali for an all-expenses paid trip. ...
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ArticleGovernment scraps special Covid paid leave for NHS employees
The government has ended the provision of special paid leave for sickness and isolation related to Covid-19 (Coronavirus) for NHS staff in England as of 7 July 2022.The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) introduced temporary non-contractual Covid-19 sick leave guidance at the start of the pandemic, to ensure ...
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AnalysisTop tips for introducing menstrual leave policies
An inclusive culture that supports menstrual health can help to increase employee satisfaction, ensure they feel valued and help them remain productive and engaged in the workplace.Employers can gauge from their employees whether to expand their existing leave policies to include menstruation rather than creating a separate one.When introducing a ...
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Case StudiesModibodi uses paid leave to support menstruating staff
Global absorbent clothing brand Modibodi, which employs more than 35 employees at its head office in Sydney, Australia, and has distribution centres in the UK and the US run by a third party, allows its staff to take 10 days of paid leave for menstruation and menopause symptoms or if ...
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OpinionAlex Mizzi: Menstrual leave policies in the workplace
Menstrual leave policies seem to be flavour of the month, with the Spanish cabinet approving new legislation which would grant staff who suffer severely painful periods three days of optional leave per month, and an extra two days in exceptional cases. Although only a handful of countries have made menstrual ...
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ArticleLinkedIn gives US staff extra paid week off
Credit: Natee Meepian / Shutterstock.comSocial media platform LinkedIn has given its 15,900 US full-time employees an extra paid week off to help combat burnout.As well as US staff having Monday 4 July off to celebrate Independence Day, the organisation has given them an extra four days of paid annual leave, ...
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ArticlePhoebus Software launches mental health first aider initiative
Specialist software supplier Phoebus Software has trained five mental health first aiders to help any of its 119 members of staff in need of support.The employees who qualified as mental health first aiders have formed a committee to support staff in a confidential and non-judgmental way.On 11 May, during Mental ...
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ArticleManufacturing Technology Centre permanently switches to four-day week
Research and technology organisation Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) has permanently implemented a four-day working week for its 820 employees, following a successful two-year trial.The trial began in April 2020 and provided a range of flexible working arrangements to approximately 615 employees. It followed an in-depth review of working options in ...
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Supplier articleTHE EMPLOYEE AND BUSINESS BENEFITS OF MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS IN THE WORKPLACE
We’re more stressed at work than ever before, and the impacts of that stress are probably having an impact on your organisation.The Covid-19 pandemic led to a significant spike in mental health issues, which is something that had already been on the rise since 2010, and a massive 1.46 million ...
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ArticleEugene Farrell: Considering apps as part of a wellbeing strategy
Following a 32% growth in 2019 to 2020, there are now more than 350,000 health apps in the market, according to the IQVIA Digital health trends report published in July 2021, with Deloitte estimating more than 20% growth next year too. With one in five health apps supporting mental health, ...