All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 83

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    International Honesty Day: The Key To An Inclusive Workplace

    2022-04-28T08:45:23Z

    International Honesty day will soon be upon us. The celebration will take place at the end of April and was created to encourage people and companies to act with honesty. Honesty Day gives us the perfect opportunity to discuss how enabling honesty at work creates an inclusive workplace and boosts ...

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    Ipsos and John Lewis shortlisted for Best Benefits to Support Menopause, Fertility or Pregnancy

    2022-04-28T08:00:22Z

    Market research business Ipsos, department store chain John Lewis Partnership, and oil and gas firm BP are among the organisations shortlisted in the Best Benefits to Support Menopause, Fertility or Pregnancy category, at the Employee Benefits Awards 2022.A new award for 2022, this accolade recognises a benefits offering that supports ...

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    Benefits offered by Murphy Group

    2022-04-28T05:00:40Z

    The benefits on offer at construction and civil engineering business Murpy Group:Pension and group riskThree pension schemes including a trust-based defined contribution scheme and two master trusts. Employer contributions range from the minimum of 3% through to 12% depending on role, scheme and personal choice.Life insurance for all employees, employer-paid. ...

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    Podcast: Murphy Group recognises the value in providing a holistic benefits provision

    2022-04-28T05:00:34Z

    tynanbarton · Murphy Group/Employee Benefits podcastListen: Murphy Group recognises the importance of providing a benefits provision that is easy to adapt and evolve in order to meet the needs of its workforce.In this edition of the Employee Benefits podcast, Dawn Moore, group people and communications director, discusses how the construction ...

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    71% say their employer increased its mental health focus due to Covid

    2022-04-27T10:49:37Z

    The majority (71%) of employees surveyed said their business increased its focus on mental health due to Covid-19 (Coronavirus), but only 25% said their employer has maintained that focus in the past year.Mental health and wellbeing solutions provider Headspace Health’s Fourth annual workforce attitudes toward mental health report compiled data ...

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    Lidl NI introduces enhanced staff fertility support

    2022-04-27T10:04:13Z

    Supermarket retailer Lidl Northern Ireland has updated its benefits package by adding enhanced fertility support for any of its 1,300 employees undergoing IVF, regardless of their length of service.The retailer will enable staff to take two days of paid leave per IVF cycle, for an unlimited number of IVF cycles. ...

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    5 tips to deliver a more effective employee recognition scheme

    2022-04-27T09:15:54Z

    Finding areas to improve your employee recognition scheme often requires looking deeper into the behaviours behind reward and thinking outside the box to find the little nuances that can make a big difference.Here, we’ll look at some of the elements of employee recognition you may not have thought of to ...

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    Anita North: Delay to Employment Bill is a blow to thousands of workers

    2022-04-27T05:00:53Z

    In 2019, the Conservative Party stated in its election manifesto that it would “encourage flexible working and consult on making it the default unless employers had good reasons not to.” This came after public anger in relation to poor working conditions in UK factories and warehouses.These changes were wrapped up ...

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    Landor and Fitch receives Great Place To Work accreditation

    2022-04-26T10:32:20Z

    Global brand transformation business Landor and Fitch has been recognised as a 2022 Great Place To Work, receiving official certification for its UK, US, France, Hong Kong and Mexico locations.The certification is based on anonymous surveys of employee experience, scoring the businesses across different aspects of workplace culture, such as ...

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    The cost of living crisis: 5 creative ways you can support your employees

    2022-04-26T10:28:45Z

    Soaring inflation started making headlines at the turn of the year, rising to 7% in the year to March. But it’s predicted to get a lot worse and last beyond 2022. This means UK businesses and employees are facing double-digit inflation for the first time in 40 years. A crashing ...

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    Spencer Clarke Group introduces wellness project

    2022-04-26T09:40:00Z

    Spencer Clarke Group, a recruitment agency based in Preston, has launched an initiative called 'The Wellness Project' for its agency workers.The project, designed to support the emotional, physical and mental wellbeing of employees, consists of expert advice and toolkits to support all areas of wellbeing. This will be available on ...

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    THE LATEST TRENDS IN EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION AND REWARD STRATEGY

    2022-04-26T07:40:00Z

    Does your organisation take employee recognition and rewards seriously? It should. A significant majority of HR leaders (84%) stated that implementing an employee recognition platform boosts employee engagement. If you do have a programme in place that’s great, but are you keeping up to date with the ...

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    Hackajob backs employees looking to help Ukrainian refugees

    2022-04-26T05:00:52Z

    Technical talent marketplace Hackajob has 85 employees, with 45 in the UK and the remaining 40 in Iasi, Romania. The office there is on the border with Moldova, and around 100km from Ukraine.When the war started, it became clear that many people in the Romanian office were involved in helping ...

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    Phil Crowe: How the war in Ukraine highlights the value of employee benefits

    2022-04-26T05:00:11Z

    When Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February, the world looked on in shock and wondered how this would reverberate around the globe. An important issue facing employers right now is how to best support employees who are directly affected by the war, whether they have family in Ukraine, or whether ...

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    What impact is the war in Ukraine having on benefits strategies?

    2022-04-26T05:00:07Z

    Employee support during the war in Ukraine might include evacuating staff and providing flexible, practical support for those directly affected.Organisations should also remember the importance of mental health support for all employees, including senior managers.In addition to day-to-day considerations, businesses should understand the wider ramifications of world events on other ...

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    Marketing Signals introduces four-day week

    2022-04-25T09:24:47Z

    Search engine marketing agency Marketing Signals has announced that its 24 full-time salaried members of staff will be able to work a four-day week as of next month.The agency has added 30 minutes to each working day and removed one full day per week, resulting in the working week decreasing ...

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    Civo moves to four-day working week

    2022-04-22T10:22:42Z

    Pure play cloud native service provider Civo has permanently moved to a four-day working week as of 21 April, following a successful trial that began in late 2021 across the business.All employees will work a new week of 34 hours instead of the previous 36, meaning that teams will now ...

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    75% of employers do not have a menopause policy

    2022-04-22T10:11:13Z

    New data has revealed that only 25% of businesses have a menopause policy, despite 43% reporting that female employees have faced difficulties because of the condition. Of the 25% which had implemented a policy, 75% felt that it had had a positive impact.The survey was carried out by law firm ...

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    Brew a cuppa: Staff vote green tea as top hot drink

    2022-04-22T08:00:29Z

    Something for the weekend: As a nation, it’s fair to say we are big fans of hot drinks; Britain is synonymous with a cuppa at this point. Nowhere is this more clear than in the workplace. Many workers have bonded over a cup of tea or coffee, providing various social, ...

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    The top 10 most-read articles between 14 April – 21 April 2022

    2022-04-22T08:00:12Z

    The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 14 April and 21 April 2022 were: Tesco to pay staff thank-you bonus of 1.25% of annual wagesEmployee Benefits Awards 2022 Benefits Professional of the Year award shortlist revealedAsda partners with Workday for enhanced employee experienceAdapting pay strategies to cope with the ...