All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 88
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AnalysisWhat support can employers give to young adult carers in the workplace?
Need to know:Good communication and open dialogue with young carers is the most effective way of identifying the challenges they face.Offer benefits and support for their career progression and learning opportunities.Employers need to be aware of their legal responsibilities to staff caring for those with disabilities or who need time ...
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Case StudiesM&C Saatchi gets support message across to carers
In January this year global marketing firm M&C Saatchi introduced a programme of support for the carers among its workforce, including young adults.The organisation employs around 700 people in the UK and has partnered with childcare provider Bright Horizons to deliver the initiative nationwide.Annabel Mackie, managing partner at M&C Saatchi, ...
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Supplier articleHertility Answers: How to support LGBTQ+ employees looking to start a family?
Author :Zoya Ali BSc MSc Deciding to start a family can be exciting but also daunting, particularly for some employees who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community, as their journey to parenthood might need some more support. Being a 21st-century employer means establishing an inclusive, progressive ...
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Supplier articleHow to support single parent employees in the workplace?
Author: Zoya Ali BSc MSc Deciding to become a parent is a huge decision, filled with uncertainties, even more so if someone is doing it on their own. Fertility technology such as intrauterine insemination (IUI) & in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) has opened doors for those pursuing a solo ...
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ArticleUnum UK launches reproductive health policy for employees
Employee benefits provider Unum UK introduced a new reproductive health policy for its more than 700 employees from 8 March in line with International Women’s Day 2022.Under the policy, the organisation will offer all employees with female reproductiive organs free access to private healthcare provider Bupa's Menopause Plan. This includes ...
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OpinionOscar Hodgson: Is unlimited holiday really without limits?
For the Zoom-weary worker emerging from the depths of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, a holiday sounds like a fantasy. It is no wonder that mention of unlimited holiday captivates the most sceptical workers.Imagine an unlimited number of days off each year, no holiday requests, and the ability to take it ...
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ArticleDiaverum to amplify global staff menopause policy
Global renal care provider Diaverum has pledged to offer its staff dedicated menopause support by becoming a founding partner of GenM.Diaverum, which is headquartered in Malmo, Sweden, joins household names and brands such as Marks and Spencer and Holland and Barrett to become one of almost 50 GenM founding partners ...
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ArticlePrinces rolls out mental health first aider initiative
UK food and drink group Princes has launched a mental health first aider programme this week after a successful trial at two of its canning sites.The programme, which is part of Princes’ people excellence strategy and its health and wellbeing offering, is being introduced to its six other sites across ...
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Supplier articleREWARD STRATEGY: HOW TO GET THE RIGHT COMPENSATION PACKAGE TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN EMPLOYEES
How does your organisation reward a job well done? Acknowledgement in a company newsletter? A simple thank you? Some companies think that a competitive salary is enough recognition alone. But your employees don’t, and if you don’t have a robust reward strategy in place you’ll struggle to ...
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Supplier articleInternational Women’s Day and the Gender Pay Gap
Although many things seem uncertain at the moment, International Women’s Day isn’t one of them. March the 8th is a time for us to celebrate the many achievements of women worldwide. However, it’s also an opportunity to highlight women's daily challenges in the workplace and society.We’ve seen progress across the ...
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ArticleOrganon gives staff day off on International Women’s Day
Global women’s health business Organon has announced that it will give all of its almost 9,500 employees the day off on International Women’s Day (IWD) (Tuesday 8 March) to recognise the growing health disparities that women face.According to the employer, this additional annual leave day is part of its acknowledgement ...
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Supplier articleThe Great Resignation and Employee Health Benefits
The rapid changes taking place across the world over the last two years have included the “work from home revolution”. The aftershocks have triggered a new challenge for businesses around employee retention. The “Great Resignation” refers to the high levels of talent migration many businesses are currently experiencing.This is in ...
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ArticleSafetyCulture introduces global paid miscarriage leave
Workplace safety organisation SafetyCulture has introduced a minimum of 10 days’ paid leave to its global leave entitlement for employees who experience a miscarriage, effective from 4 March.The aim of the policy, which has been launched as part of the business’ International Women’s Week activities, is to further its efforts ...
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ArticlePet sitter jobs highly sought after in the UK
Something for the weekend: After a turbulent two years resulting from the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, some employees are re-evaluating what they want out of life and are retraining for different roles or completely switching industries. Since the explosion of the great resignation, many are scouring jobs boards for their dream ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 25 February – 3 March 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 25 February and 3 March 2022 were: TFL staff strike over pensions and conditionsNorthern Healthcare staff receive 11% pay riseEXCLUSIVE: 59% of employers want to support staff mental wellbeingAverage woman works for free for two months of the yearVirgin Management and Virgin ...
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Supplier article7 STEPS TO BUILD A CULTURE OF WELLBEING AT WORK
Employee wellbeing has become a bit of a buzzword in the last few years or so, but do you know what it means and how to create a culture that puts wellbeing at its heart? Wellbeing at work is all about how our work life, whether that’s ...
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Case StudiesReboot creates a glow with a four-day week
For Naomi and Shai Aharony, co-founders of online marketing business Reboot, the pandemic brought about a huge change in mindset.“We both came from very demanding jobs at American [organisations] where to leave your desk before 8pm was looked at in disgust,” says Shai.However, enforced home working during the lockdowns led ...
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OpinionDanielle Ayres: Communication is key when considering a four-day week
As news circulates of the four-day working week trial set to get underway in the UK in the second half of this year, co-ordinated by 4 Day Week Global, both employees and employers alike are starting to wonder whether this would work practically for them.There are multiple factors to look ...
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AnalysisTop tips for moving staff to a four-day working week
Nearly a third (31%) of UK workers are actively looking for a four-day work week in 2022 or have already agreed to one with their current employer, according to research published by productivity platform ClickUp in January.With fierce competition in the market for talent many employers have already obliged, with ...
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ArticleTarget raises starting salary range to $24
US department store chain Target Corporation has increased its starting wage range to $24 (£18) per hour from $15 (£11) for its more than 400,000 employees.This will apply to hourly team members working in Target stores, supply chain facilities and headquarters locations. The exact starting wage within the range that ...