All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 76

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    4 MENTAL HEALTH MYTHS THAT ARE HARMING YOUR WORKFORCE (AND WHAT TO DO DIFFERENTLY)

    2022-07-11T07:43:31Z

    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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    3 BARRIERS TO MENTAL WELLNESS THAT MAY BE IMPACTING YOUR EMPLOYEES

    2022-07-08T15:41:14Z

    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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    WHY CULTURE IS CENTRAL TO MANAGING AND SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH AT WORK

    2022-07-08T12:13:00Z

    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 ...

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    The top 10 most-read articles between 1 July – 7 July 2022

    2022-07-08T08:00:36Z

    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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    Soup Agency takes staff to Bali for working holiday

    2022-07-08T08:00:17Z

    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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    Government scraps special Covid paid leave for NHS employees

    2022-07-07T10:23:42Z

    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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    Top tips for introducing menstrual leave policies

    2022-07-07T05:00:43Z

    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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    Modibodi uses paid leave to support menstruating staff

    2022-07-07T05:00:32Z

    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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    Alex Mizzi: Menstrual leave policies in the workplace

    2022-07-07T05:00:16Z

    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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    LinkedIn gives US staff extra paid week off

    2022-07-06T11:45:02Z

    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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    Phoebus Software launches mental health first aider initiative

    2022-07-05T10:13:09Z

    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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    Manufacturing Technology Centre permanently switches to four-day week

    2022-07-04T10:09:28Z

    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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    THE EMPLOYEE AND BUSINESS BENEFITS OF MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS IN THE WORKPLACE

    2022-07-04T09:12:00Z

    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 ...

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    Eugene Farrell: Considering apps as part of a wellbeing strategy

    2022-07-04T05:00:14Z

    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, ...

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    A fifth of UK adults have had someone trying to scam them out of money

    2022-07-01T13:23:07Z

    A fifth (21%) of individuals have experienced someone trying to scam them out of their money, savings or investments. Nearly three quarters (71%) of these realised before it was too late, but 29% of those targeted lost money as a result.A survey of 2,000 UK adults was conducted by WEALTH ...

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    Government changes fit note certification legislation

    2022-07-01T11:08:34Z

    The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have amended legislation to enable nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists and physiotherapists to certify fit notes as of 1 July 2022.According to the legislation, these healthcare providers (HCPs) will be able to legally certify a ...

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    Freedom Services Group pilots four-day week

    2022-07-01T10:27:38Z

    Insurance firm Freedom Services Group has rolled out a four-day working week scheme, as of 1 July 2022.The pilot will allow its 190 employees the opportunity to move to a four-day week, with full-time staff working 34 hours overall each week, at 8.5 hours daily from Monday to Thursday. Part-time ...

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    The top 10 most-read articles between 24 June – 30 June 2022

    2022-07-01T08:00:33Z

    The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 24 June and 30 June 2022 were: Government will not introduce menopause as a protected characteristicPWC implements pay rises of 7% and higher in £120m investment EXCLUSIVE: University of Lincoln wins Grand Prix at Employee Benefits Awards 2022DWF updates family friendly policiesWho ...

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    Podcast: GB Bank creates unique benefits proposition as a new organisation

    2022-06-30T05:00:51Z

    tynanbarton · GB Bank/Employee Benefits podcastPhoto credit: Tom BanksListen: Specialist bank GB Bank faced the challenge of growing and creating its benefits proposition against the backdrop of the pandemic, following its launch in 2017. However, focusing on its employee value proposition during such a tumultuous time meant that it could ...

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    The benefits offered by GB Bank

    2022-06-30T05:00:25Z

    Photo credit: Tom BanksThe benefits on offer at specialist start-up bank GB Bank are:Pension and group riskA master trust offering an 8% employer pension contribution and 3% employee.Death-in-service benefit at four-times salary.Healthcare and wellbeingPrivate medical insurance for all employees, employer-paid.Monthly one-to-one coaching sessions.Headspace subsciption. Work-life balance or family-friendly policiesFlexible-working policy ...