All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 98

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    Virgin Money launches staff benefits package

    2021-11-29T09:01:34Z

    Virgin Money has introduced a new benefits package for its more than 9,000 members of staff this month (November), featuring equal parental leave and flexibility in terms of where, when and how people work.Also included in the provision is 30 days of annual leave and five additional wellbeing days each ...

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    Shoosmiths recruits new director of people

    2021-11-29T09:00:16Z

    UK law firm Shoosmiths has announced that it has hired Eleanor Tanner as its new director of people as of this month (November).According to the business, which announced a turnover of £167.9 million in April 2021, Tanner will lead a team of more than 45 employees and will be supporting ...

  • Amazon extends pay benefits for U.S. and Canada employees
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    Amazon staff protest over pay and work conditions

    2021-11-26T10:09:53Z

    Workers employed by online retail giant Amazon located in 20 countries, including the UK and US, have planned to stop work and protest on Black Friday (today) over pay and working conditions.Make Amazon Pay, the campaign group behind the protest, is backed by a coalition of labour groups, trade unions, ...

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    RSA Insurance enhances family friendly policies

    2021-11-26T09:05:42Z

    RSA Insurance has updated its suite of family friendly policies to provide additional support for its 4,500 members of staff.From January 2022, the business will implement changes to its maternity and adoption, paternity and shared parental leave initiatives, which will include increased paternity leave to six weeks on full pay ...

  • Salesforce
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    Salesforce introduces global gender inclusive benefits

    2021-11-26T09:05:41Z

    Cloud-based software business Salesforce has launched global gender inclusive benefits this month (November) to provide financial and emotional support to all of its transgender and non-binary employees across the world.Designed in partnership with its LGBTQ+ staff resource group Outforce, the organisation, which has more than 50,000 workers across the world, ...

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    Reach for the social media stars to earn a high salary

    2021-11-26T09:04:16Z

    Something for the weekend: With many influencers surpassing celebrities when it comes to popularity and salary, it’s no surprise that children are growing up wanting to be social media stars. If you have kids with such a career in mind or if you harbour secret goals to become either of ...

  • 7 in 10 of employers witness presenteeism at work
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    35% of staff worked when ill during past 18 months

    2021-11-26T09:02:02Z

    New data has highlighted that more a third (35%) of UK adults have continued to work while feeling unwell in the past 18 months, rising to almost half (46%) among those aged 18-34.Research carried out by Opinium on behalf of Canada Life found that 21% of adults who admitted to ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2022 entries open

    2021-11-26T09:00:06Z

    Entries for the Employee Benefits Awards 2022 in association with Aon are now open, with the ceremony itself returning to the summer.The Employee Benefits Awards is the event of the year for the reward, benefits and HR community. It is designed to recognise excellence and celebrate the organisations, teams and ...

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    The top 10 most-read articles between 19 November – 25 November 2021

    2021-11-26T08:45:00Z

    The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 19 November – 25 November 2021 were: Walker Morris introduces staff sabbatical schemeAB InBev launches enhanced parental leave policyWhat's in a name: could it determine pay?Reuters agrees to £310 million pension buy-inRaven Housing Association provides working carers with comprehensive wellbeing supportWhat targeted ...

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    Louise Haines joins to lead a new Reward Benchmarking business

    2021-11-25T17:38:13Z

    Following on from its recent acquisition of Marble Hill Partners, an executive search specialist for private equity backed businesses, Henley Insights Group is pleased to announce that Louise Haines has joined the Group to lead a new business focus: Henley Reward ConsultingLouise joins as Managing Director of Henley Reward Consulting ...

  • Jenny-Healy-Brainlabs
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    Brainlabs recruits new chief people officer

    2021-11-25T09:00:49Z

    Digital marketing agency Brainlabs has hired Jenny Healy (pictured right) as its new chief people officer as of this month (November).Healy held the role of chief human resources officer at US global media and marketing services organisation Mindshare and US media, marketing and corporate communications company Omnicom Media Group, and ...

  • Atom Bank
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    Atom Bank launches four-day working week

    2021-11-25T09:00:15Z

    Atom Bank, an app-based fintech bank located in the north east of England, has introduced a four-day working week for all of its 430 employees, with no change in salary.The majority of the bank’s workers chose to adopt the new working arrangement, which commenced earlier this month (November) and sees ...

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    Trends in Reproductive Health Benefits in the UK

    2021-11-25T08:55:57Z

    AUTHOR: Jessica Freedman BAThe rewards and benefits landscape has been rapidly evolving in the UK, including adoption of reproductive health benefits as an essential part of the benefits package. Here are a few recent trends to be aware of:1. US employers are expanding benefits to the UKLeading companies across industries, ...

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    Mental Health in the Workplace

    2021-11-24T17:40:07Z

    Mental health in the workplace, when ignored, can create costs for employers. Everyone has the right to decent and productive working conditions. For people living with mental health, this can make it hard for them to achieve (Gabriel and Liimatainen, 2000). It is critical for human resource departments and managers ...

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    The Most Cost-Effective Way You Can Lease A Brand New Electric Car In 2022

    2021-11-24T10:06:17Z

    Businesses have never faced as many challenges as they do with 2022 approaching. Quite apart from the usual competitive marketplace, the ‘unknowns’ presented by Brexit and the COVID pandemic have created an economic outlook like nothing anyone has ever seen. At the best of times businesses have to keep a ...

  • Edison365
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    Edison365 to launch four-day working week

    2021-11-24T09:03:31Z

    Innovation management platform Edison365 has announced plans to introduce a four-day working week for its 30 employees at its UK and USA offices.The business implemented a four-and-a-half-day week six months ago following a successful trial in 2020, where staff finished at 2pm on Fridays, and their work-life balance was found ...

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    Artfarm becomes living wage employer

    2021-11-23T09:05:36Z

    Independently owned hospitality business Artfarm has become an accredited living wage employer due to its commitment to pay all employees a rate higher than the national minimum wage (NMW).The company, which operates sites in Scotland, Somerset and London, will now ensure that all of its 200-plus members of staff currently ...

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    What are Reproductive Health Benefits?

    2021-11-22T13:25:41Z

    AUTHOR: Jessica Freedman BAReproductive Health ExplainedThe World Health Organisation defines reproductive health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, in all matters relating to the reproductive system and to its functions and processes” (WHO). It means having control ...

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    AB InBev launches enhanced parental leave policy

    2021-11-22T09:02:55Z

    Drink and brewing business AB InBev has introduced an enhanced parental leave policy for its 13,500 employees in the UK and Europe to include leave allowance increases for primary and secondary caregivers.Effective from this month (November), all primary caregivers staff will be entitled to paid leave increase from 16 to ...

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    Walker Morris introduces staff sabbatical scheme

    2021-11-22T09:01:31Z

    Law firm Walker Morris has launched a sabbatical scheme this month (November) for all of its solicitors with more than two years of service, with around 160 people currently eligible for it.A sabbatical can be taken after workers have built up a defined period of service post-qualification from 1 November ...