All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 94

  • remote-working
    Article

    78% of UK staff would move job for remote working

    2022-01-21T09:02:36Z

    New data has revealed that 78% of UK employees would change their jobs if they were offered the chance to work fully remotely on a permanent basis.A survey of 1,021 UK workers, undertaken by Marketing Signals, found that, when asked why working remotely would make them move jobs, 60% said ...

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    A chance to become monarch of all you survey?

    2022-01-21T09:00:34Z

    Something for the weekend: With ‘the great resignation’ still in full swing, many employees are mulling over potential new opportunities right now. Flexible working? Tick. More job satisfaction? Tick. More money? Tick. Throne, ‘crown’, sword and beer thrown all over me? Sorry, what?The Ship Inn on the remote island of ...

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    The top 10 most-read articles between 14 January – 20 January 2022

    2022-01-21T08:50:50Z

    The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 14 January and 20 January 2022 were: 2022 pay rise budgets soarRocco Forte Hotels launches engagement programmeFour-day week pilot introduced in the UKMercedes-Benz staff to strike over pay48% of employers do not have IVF policiesTop tips for introducing or updating health-related leave ...

  • Gateway
    Supplier article

    The ultimate recipe for launching a successful engagement platform

    2022-01-21T08:30:23Z

    Author: Jess Lilley, Head of Implementation at Reward GatewayIf improving employee engagement is a goal of yours this year, you’re not alone. Employee engagement is more important than ever – due to the pandemic and the rise of hybrid working, there’s a need to keep employees connected and motivated from ...

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    Article

    New chief people officer for cybersecurity firm Egress

    2022-01-20T12:01:58Z

    Cybersecurity firm Egress has appointed a new chief people officer to manage and develop its 250 UK employees and 300 globally.Laura Probert joined the organisation just before Christmas, following working in similar positions for gambling products firm Scientific Games, and Xaxis, an agency within advertising giant WPP.She has more than ...

  • 2022 top employers
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    Bentley Motors and Harrods certified as 2022 top employers

    2022-01-20T09:02:01Z

    Car manufacturer Bentley Motors, bank Santander UK and retail business Harrods are among the 84 UK-based organisations who have been certified by the Top Employers Institute as 2022’s top employers.In order to achieve top employer certification, participating organisations are assessed by the institute via its HR best practices survey. It ...

  • burnout
    Article

    Half of UK staff would leave job for better burnout support

    2022-01-20T09:01:57Z

    More than half of UK-based employees would leave their jobs in favour of organisations that can offer better support for stress and burnout, according to new research.Advanced-owned business Clear Review’s new report Performance management 2022, which includes findings from 1,150 HR decision makers, managers and employees in the UK and ...

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    Article

    Redrow gives staff two days of paid volunteering leave

    2022-01-20T09:00:15Z

    Housebuilder Redrow has pledged to allow its more than 2,300 employees to take two days of paid volunteering time throughout 2022 as part of its ‘1,000 Days’ volunteering campaign.According to the business, it is inviting workers to collectively achieve 1,000 days of volunteering, aiming to shine a spotlight on the ...

  • RG
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    Webinar: How The Great Adjustment will influence HR priorities in 2022

    2022-01-20T08:00:00Z

    Author: Cristina Stoica, Growth Marketing Manager at Reward Gateway “The Great Resignation” was the big topic of conversation last year, but as we look ahead, we can see that we’re now heading into the era of “The Great Adjustment.” More than ever, employees are insisting that they ...

  • pay-gap
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    Median basic pay increase to rise to 2.5%

    2022-01-19T11:34:00Z

    The median basic pay increase is predicted to rise to 2.5% in January, an increase against the 2021 quarter four figure of 2%, according to the latest data from XpertHR.Across the whole economy in 2021, the median basic pay award stood at 1.8%, which is just below the 2% recorded ...

  • menopause
    Article

    73% unable to talk about menopause symptoms at work

    2022-01-19T09:03:05Z

    New data has revealed that nearly three-quarters of women (73%) experiencing menopause do not feel able to talk openly about their symptoms with colleagues, with more than one million feeling pressure to quit their jobs due to symptoms.Commissioned by childcare service Koru Kids, the survey of 2,000 women currently experiencing ...

  • Wise.
    Article

    Wise launches new leave policies for staff

    2022-01-19T09:00:06Z

    Global technology company Wise has announced new leave policies for all of its 3,000 employees across the world as of January 2022.According to the business, it has decided to apply its minimum holiday, parental leave and general leave policies in order to create a fairer global standard, where members of ...

  • Tom-Moyes
    Opinion

    Tom Moyes: Encouraging conversations with employees around mental health

    2022-01-19T06:00:51Z

    At any one time, one-sixth of the working age population of Great Britain experiences symptoms associated with mental ill health, and this causes around 40% of all days lost through sickness absence, according to the Mental health and work report published in 2008 by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.So why ...

  • four-day
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    Four-day week pilot introduced in UK

    2022-01-18T10:06:05Z

    A six-month pilot programme of a reduced-hour work model has been launched in the UK by 4 Day Week Global in partnership with think tank Autonomy and the 4 Day Week UK Campaign.Researchers at Cambridge University, Boston College and Oxford University also worked on introducing the model, which runs in ...

  • The Landmark London
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    The Landmark London introduces a four-day week

    2022-01-18T09:00:01Z

    Five star hotel The Landmark London has launched a scheme to allow its chefs to work a four-day week with increased pay as part of a continued commitment to invest in team wellbeing.According to the business, the change was devised by executive head chef Gary Klaner in order to deliver ...

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    Selling Sunset: What HR Can Learn from the Netflix Real Estate Show

    2022-01-18T08:30:36Z

    You may or may not have seen the Los Angeles located, nitty-gritty real estate show, Selling Sunset on Netflix (I recommend you give it a watch!) Whether you know who ‘The Oppenheim Group’ are or whether you even care, one thing’s for sure; there’s always something we can learn from ...

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    Case Studies

    Zego supports staff wellbeing with health-related leave policies

    2022-01-18T06:00:54Z

    Zego, a commercial motor insurance provider founded in 2016, operates across the UK, Ireland, France, Portugal, Spain and the Netherlands and currently has 536 employees.The business offers its staff a range of different health-related leave options, such as a sickness absence initiative that incorporates pregnancy sickness or loss; a sabbatical ...

  • Empty-desk
    Analysis

    Top tips for introducing or updating health-related leave policies

    2022-01-18T06:00:42Z

    If an employer wishes to introduce or update a leave policy, it should carefully consider the most appropriate form of communication to ensure that the latest terms are known and shared with the workforce.Some discretion should be retained, not only for circumstances that might not have been considered or defined, ...

  • Henicka-Uddin
    Opinion

    Henicka Uddin: Employees should be involved in updates to absence policies

    2022-01-18T06:00:12Z

    If employers are considering introducing or updating absence policies, it is good to include staff in the process by consulting with them on plans. There might even be an agreement in place to consult on changes, in which case this will need to be adhered to. Either way it is ...

  • Women have up to 45% less in their pension pots than men at retirement
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    31% of British staff are in control of their retirement

    2022-01-17T09:02:18Z

    New research has revealed that one in three (31%) British employees are in control and organised with their retirement planning.Private and commercial bank Arbuthnot Latham surveyed 300 respondents asking whether they are ready for retirement to discover the UK's attitude towards the subject, as well as exploring how they plan ...