All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 89
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Supplier articleApproaching Pronouns at Work
Approaching Pronouns at WorkYou may have noticed many people have started to use their pronouns on social media and in the office. But why is this, and just how important is it to understand? What are pronouns?Pronouns are third-person pronouns that an individual chooses to be referred by to indicate ...
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ArticleGroup critical illness cover claims for 2021 reach £13.2 million
Group critical illness cover claims nearly doubled from £7.2 million in 2020 to £13.2 million last year, according to new research.Figures released by financial services firm Legal and General highlight that it paid just over£335 million in group protection claims, including life assurance, income protection and critical illness, in 2021, ...
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Supplier articleWHY IS EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT SO IMPORTANT IN A THRIVING BUSINESS?
Take a moment to think about your organisation’s financial objectives and how you’re going to go about achieving them. What is it going to take? Hiring the right people, retaining your best people, boosting productivity? The chances are it will be all three. Thriving businesses need exceptional ...
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ArticleGoodShape appoints new chief people officer
Wellbeing and performance firm GoodShape has hired Dorothy Day as its chief people officer as part of its “progressive and impactful approach in building a high-performance culture”.Day will become a member of GoodShape’s executive leadership team, reporting to chief executive officer Alun Baker. In her role, she will be responsible ...
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ArticleBritish Airways and North Yorkshire County Council shortlisted for Best voluntary benefits
British Airways and North Yorkshire County Council are among those organisations shortlisted in the Best voluntary benefits category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2022.This award will celebrate the most effective use of a voluntary benefits plan within an organisation, including staff offers that are available for all employees.The full category ...
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ArticleGreggs receives National Equality Standard certification
Food chain Greggs has been awarded the National Equality Standard (NES) in recognition of its efforts to improve diversity and inclusion across the business.To achieve certification, an organisation is assessed against criteria and best practice standards, and must meet a minimum of 25 out of 35 competencies.According to Greggs, which ...
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ArticleMicrosoft commits to civil rights audit in the US
Microsoft has introduced various workforce initiatives aimed at deepening its employee relationships and enhancing its workplace culture in the US, including committing to a civil rights audit of its workforce policies and practices.According to the organisation, this is part of its commitment to “diversity and inclusion that is grounded in ...
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ArticleResidency programme offers remote workers chance to soak up Caribbean sun
Something for the weekend: If you’re fed up of the grey British skies and fancy dialling into Zoom calls from a sun lounger, then we’ve got good news for you. Several countries, including many located in the Caribbean, have announced residency programmes for remote workers, enabling them to live and ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 3 June – 9 June 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 3 June and 9 June 2022 were: Diageo introduces menopause app for staff across the globeLloyds Banking Group hires chief people and places officerTribunal rules Ineos must compensate staff following imposed pay offerTesco Ireland awards retail staff 10% pay riseEU agrees minimum ...
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Supplier articleHow is the cost of living crisis impacting employees' physical health
The cost of living crisis has plunged millions into poverty, with reports of food banks running low on donations, people skipping meals and households taking desperate measures to avoid using their heating systems at home.This is a very critical time and employers need to support their staff in educating them ...
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ArticleBenefex and WPA up for Best supplier to work for at Employee Benefits Awards 2022
Employee experience software provider Benefex and health insurance and cash plan firm WPA are two of the organisations shortlisted in the Best supplier to work for category, sponsored by Employee Benefits Live 2022, at the Employee Benefits Awards 2022.The full category shortlist is:BenefexBenenden HealthCaboodle TechnologyWPAAt 2021's Employee Benefits Awards, People ...
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OpinionHeather Taylor: How can employers make hybrid working effective in their organisation?
The pandemic has prompted a lasting shift in the ways we work. Employees are generally keen to continue working remotely at least some of the time, with 88% of those that we surveyed for Making hybrid inclusive - key priorities for employers and Government in October 2021 saying that they ...
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AnalysisHow to build a hybrid-working model that is right for an organisation
Need to know:Hybrid-working arrangements have become the norm; employees now favour organisations that offer it over those that do not.Creating a sense of fairness around flexible working is a challenge for employers, especially for those whose staff are not able to work remotely at all.Employers are now focusing on creating ...
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Supplier articleHow to support employees with IBS
Author Name: Tracey Ward, Head of Business Development & Marketing at Generali UK Employee BenefitsSome chronic conditions – those classed as ‘disabilities’ by the Equality Act 2010 – get a lot more airtime than others. However, they’re all by definition long term and debilitating, with the potential to negatively impact ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Alex Brooker to give keynote at Employee Benefits Live 2022
EXCLUSIVE: Stand-up comic, TV presenter and journalist Alex Brooker, and Charlotte Hallett, head of HR at Nespresso UK and Republic of Ireland, will close each day of Employee Benefits Live 2022.Brooker, who is best known for his role on TV series 'The Last Leg', will join Employee Benefits editor Debbie ...
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ArticleFederation of Small Businesses signs Menopause Workplace Pledge
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has signed up to the Menopause Workplace Pledge as part of its aim to raise awareness and support women in the workplace.The pledge was launched by Wellbeing of Women in October 2021, and has seen nearly 1,000 employers sign up since then.According to FSB, ...
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Supplier articleA unique way to help your remote working staff keep active
Are you worried about your remote/hybrid working employees’ physical health, too? Do most of them have a sedentary lifestyle and are not moving enough? Well, you are right to do so.Physical inactivity and poor diet are increasingly becoming part of today’s lifestyle leading to the rapid rise of diseases such ...
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OpinionRichard Kay: How will the four-day week trial impact workplaces?
This week, thousands of UK employees started the world’s biggest four-day working week trial. Over the next six months, employers and employees involved in the trial will embrace a 100:80:100 model of working, meaning staff will work 80% of the time for 100% of their salary.Understandably, the four-day week pilot ...
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Supplier articleHow to help first-time buyer employees to save for a deposit faster
Author Name: Jonathan Watts-Lay, Director, WEALTH at work“With the current cost of living crisis putting pressure on household finances, it is now even more difficult than ever for first-time buyers to get on the property ladder. Therefore, it is extremely important for employers to offer their workforce as much support ...
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ArticleEmployment tribunals citing menopause up 44% in 2021
A total of 23 employment tribunals cited the menopause in 2021, a 44% increase on 2020 figures according to an analysis of court records by Menopause Experts Group in its annual 'The trial of menopause' report.The research looked into how women are treated in the workplace when going through the ...