All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 87

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    Analysis

    Are employers doing enough to address mens' mental health needs?

    2022-03-22T06:00:34Z

    There is still a stigma associated with addressing mental health in the workplace, and moreso for male employees.Employers should encourage help-seeking through easy accessible means that can remain anonymous, for example, employee assistance programmes (EAPs) can be accessed remotely and confidentially by telephone and online.Providing access to the right tools ...

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    Ipsos implements paid leave for pregnancy loss

    2022-03-18T11:39:50Z

    London-based market research business Ipsos has introduced paid leave for employees who have had a pregnancy loss or are undergoing fertility treatment, regardless of their length of service.Any employee going through pregnancy loss will be given up to four weeks of paid leave and paid time off to allow them ...

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    Blenheim Palace launches wellbeing initiative

    2022-03-18T11:33:49Z

    Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire has introduced a wellbeing programme for its staff as part of a campaign to create a healthy workplace environment.As of this week, employees are able to take part in mindfulness walks, picnics, planting trees and litter-picking, as well as getting the chance to pet sheepdogs, lambs ...

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    Are bad hybrid working habits keeping staff awake?

    2022-03-18T09:00:24Z

    Something for the weekend: Many of us saw our lifestyles shift dramatically during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, with the abrupt change to remote or hybrid working affecting some workers’ ability to sleep. Indeed, regularly updated YouGov research How many hours Brits sleep at night revealed that as at March 2022, ...

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    The top 10 most-read articles between 11 March – 17 March 2022

    2022-03-18T09:00:17Z

    The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 11 March and 17 March 2022 were: DHL Supply Chain launches menopause guideSalesforce puts health at the heart of hybrid workingCurrys gives staff 5% pay riseRoyal Mail Group reports 1.4% gender pay gapHermes UK introduces pension scheme in rebrandAverage earnings growth for ...

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    Highgate IT Solutions to trial four-day week

    2022-03-16T09:01:38Z

    IT solutions provider Highgate IT Solutions has announced that it will trial a four-day working week for one business quarter from 1 April.The business, which currently employees 16 workers, will adopt the 100:80:100 model, which means it will commit to pay 100% of employees’ salaries for 80% of the usual ...

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    Opinion

    Katie Ash: Protecting employee mental health is more than just a workplace perk

    2022-03-16T06:00:29Z

    As such a large part of an employee’s life is spent at work, it’s important that employers play an active role in ensuring that their workers develop and maintain a good quality of life and a healthy relationship with their place of work.This is particularly important post pandemic, when it ...

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    Article

    EXCLUSIVE: Hybrid work affected wellbeing aid from 59% of employers

    2022-03-15T10:44:48Z

    New research has revealed that 59% of employers found that the change in working patterns to a remote or hybrid approach has affected the way they support the health and wellbeing of their staff.The survey results from Group Risk Development (Grid), the industry body for the group risk protection sector, ...

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    Poll: 67% of employers either offering or planning to offer fertility support

    2022-03-15T09:27:38Z

    Employee Benefits poll: Two-thirds of employers now either offer or are considering offering fertility support to their employees.Fertility support can encompass things such as discounts on private fertility treatments, access to education, tests or specialists, or extra paid time off work.Just over 31% of respondents to an online survey said ...

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    Opinion

    Dr Karen Michell: Employers can offer multiple support options for employees' physical health

    2022-03-15T06:00:37Z

    The Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, we all know, took the world by storm. While we soon learnt that most people who contracted the virus would get better, what became apparent later was that full recovery was not going to be the reality for everyone.In the UK alone an estimated 1.3 million ...

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    Case Studies

    Salesforce puts health at the heart of hybrid working

    2022-03-15T06:00:27Z

    Customer relationship management organisation Salesforce employs 75,000 people globally including several thousand in the UK and Ireland across a variety of customer-facing and global shared-services roles.Looking after all aspects of their health has always been important. Terri Moloney, senior director, employee success, at Salesforce, says: “We have a very diverse ...

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    Analysis

    How has the pandemic has affected employees’ physical health?

    2022-03-15T06:00:11Z

    Need to know:Musculoskeletal problems, weight gain and long Covid are among the physical health issues affecting employees, with missed cancer diagnoses also causing concern.Encouraging healthy habits such as regular screen breaks, walking meetings and ‘fake commutes’ will help to replicate office working conditions and encourage more physical activity.Digital delivery of ...

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    Opinion

    Cherry White: Employers should promote physical activity through the workplace

    2022-03-15T06:00:05Z

    When offices closed in March 2020, it forced a rushed transition to working from home (WFH) full time.Instead of sitting at ergonomically designed workstations, many employees suddenly found themselves hunched over kitchen counters or slouched on the sofa as they worked from tiny laptops. ‘Commuting’ simply meant stepping into a ...

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    DHL Supply Chain launches menopause guide

    2022-03-14T10:23:45Z

    Logistics business DHL Supply Chain has released a new menopause at work guide for its 40,000 employees to support those with the condition.Launched to coincide with this year’s International Women’s Day (8 March), the guide provides information, education and practical advice for line managers, as well as for anyone going ...

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    Causeway Technologies recruits chief people officer

    2022-03-14T09:00:54Z

    Buckinghamshire-headquartered construction technology provider Causeway Technologies has appointed Leisa Docherty chief people officer as of this month (March).As a member of the board, Docherty will define and deliver its people strategy and continue to develop ways to make the organisation a great place to work for its more than 370 ...

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    Employee benefits that can support staff with the cost of living

    2022-03-11T13:34:59Z

    The cost of living crisis has left many HR teams and businesses looking for ways to help employees with their finances. Many organisations have been in the news lately for helping employees with their energy bills.The cost of living has soared in recent times and looks set to continue to ...

  • top10news-4-10-March
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    The top 10 most-read articles between 4 March – 10 March 2022

    2022-03-11T09:00:46Z

    The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 4 March and 10 March 2022 were: Unum UK launches reproductive health policy for employeesPrinces rolls out mental health first aider initiativeOrganon gives staff day off on International Women’s DaySafetyCulture introduces global paid miscarriage leaveBright Horizons UK invests in staff pay and ...

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    Article

    The Bottle Club to pay espresso martini tasters

    2022-03-11T09:00:44Z

    Something for the weekend: Alcoholic beverage wholesaler The Bottle Club is searching for a candidate to help them find the best espresso martini in the UK. Yes, you read that right, you could be paid to drink espresso martinis.According to The Bottle Club, Google search data shows that the Espresso ...

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    Article

    Northern Irish Civil Service introduces menopause policy

    2022-03-10T11:37:26Z

    The Northern Irish Civil Service has launched a menopause policy to support its female employees.As females make up 50% of the 24,000-strong Northern Ireland Civil Service workforce, and with 55% aged over 45, the employer recognised that a number of its employees are likely to be affected by the menopause.Its ...

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    ONBOARDING NEW EMPLOYEES: HOW, AND WHY, TO ENGAGE THEM FROM DAY ONE

    2022-03-10T08:45:00Z

    Your organisation’s onboarding process for new hires will be the difference between a successful employee and one that either isn’t effective, or moves on sooner. This has always been difficult to get right, but the introduction of increased remote and hybrid working has made an effective onboarding ...