All articles by Jessica Bird – Page 16
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: National Oceanography Centre runs nutrition and wellbeing days for staff
Image credit: National Oceanography CentreEXCLUSIVE: Research and development organisation the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has run a series of nutrition and wellbeing days for employees at its sites in Southampton and Liverpool.The events were run by provider SuperWellness, and took place in October 2019, following an earlier day-long session at ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Musculo-skeletal issues on the rise as a cause of sickness absence
EXCLUSIVE: Following a dip in last year’s research, musculo-skeletal ailments have risen overall as a cause of sickness absence, cited by 45% of respondents, an increase of 15 percentage points since 2018, and seven since 2017, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits/Health Shield Healthcare research 2019, which surveyed ...
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OpinionDr Aideen Young: Employers are well-placed to help staff prepare for later life
Auto-enrolment has led to huge gains in pension participation: according to May 2018 figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), around 73% of UK employees had an active workplace pension in 2017, up from less than 47% in 2012.While this is good news, pension contributions have remained at the ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 32% do not actively measure sickness absence levels
EXCLUSIVE: Overall, 32% of respondents are either unsure of, or do not actively measure, their organisation’s sickness absence levels, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits/Health Shield Healthcare research 2019, which surveyed 202 HR decision makers and influencers, also found that a further 65% either do not know or ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid looks at pension investments
Smarmy Consulting have invited us for an investment review meeting. Well, actually, they invited just me, but as it is to be held in the Gherkin, Big Bad Boss decided to come along too. At least this means we can share responsibility for any difficult decisions.I arrive early to take ...
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ArticleMore than four-fifths of British employees find sleep is affected by work pressures
More than four-fifths of British employees report that their sleep has been affected by work pressures, while a 80% have struggled to focus on their home lives, according to research by Microsoft.The research, which surveyed 2,273 British employees between 9 and 11 September 2019, also found that 33% of respondents ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Two-fifths have a strategy in place to reduce sickness absence
EXCLUSIVE: Although the proportion of organisations that have an absence reduction strategy in place (39%) has not shifted since last year, employers do continue to rapidly adapt and change their approach to sickness absence, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits/Health Shield Healthcare research 2019 surveyed 202 HR decision ...
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ArticleDaisuke Nishihara: What are the implications of the cryptocurrency pay movement?
In February 2018, we at the Tokyo-based GMO Internet Group introduced a system that enables our employees to receive part of their salaries in bitcoin for the March pay period, if they wish to do so.This system was established with the aim of encouraging employees to improve their cryptocurrency literacy, ...
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OpinionStephen Bevan: How can employers have a tangible impact on employee health?
Does an employer offer health benefits to its employees because it wants to improve their health, or because it wants to attract, motivate and retain talent? The answer can, quite legitimately, be ‘both’, of course.Among those organisations that do offer health benefits, do they know how many employees take them ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Live 2019 speaker slides
Where speakers have given approval, we have uploaded the speaker slides for the keynote and conference sessions at Employee Benefits Live 2019, which took place on 1-2 October 2019 at ExCeL London.Thank you very much to all of the speakers for sharing their ideas, experiences and insights.Keynote speakersK1: Bringing happiness ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Adidas fosters trust and promotes flexibility to drive performance
Employee Benefits Live 2019: Jonathan Collinge (pictured), corporate social responsibility (CSR) manager at multinational sports clothing brand Adidas, opened day two of Employee Benefits Live 2019 with insights into how the organisation approaches culture and the employee experience.Collinge's keynote speech, which took place on Wednesday 2 October 2019 at the ...
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AnalysisWhat are the challenges in engaging a diverse workforce?
Need to know:Efforts to increase diversity within the workforce are important, but inclusion and engagement are the rest of the puzzle.Using data can help employers target engagement efforts to a diverse set of employees, but short of this, organisations should simply aim to be flexible and accommodating.Employees will thrive in ...
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Case StudiesVoxbone uses transparent reporting to further inclusion and engagement
When it comes to diversity, communication-as-a-service organisation Voxbone is already well on its way, with 187 employees in seven locations across the world, including in Asia, Europe and the US, spanning 39 nationalities.The challenge, then, is keeping this diverse and dispersed workforce feeling connected, included and engaged.Jemma Hardy, vice president ...
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OpinionDimple Agarwal: Harnessing the power of difference
When was the last time someone really made you see things differently?It is something we encourage at Deloitte, where valuing difference and creating a diverse, inclusive culture is at the very heart of our business.One powerful initiative we run is inviting a cross-section of our people, including graduates, women and ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Mace Group to discuss engaging the board via metrics at Employee Benefits Live
EXCLUSIVE: Judith Grant (pictured), director of health and wellbeing at construction organisation Mace Group will discuss how HR professionals can engage senior leaders with employee wellbeing using metrics and analytics at Employee Benefits Live 2019.Grant's session, titled 'Using metrics to engage the boardroom with wellbeing', will take place on Wednesday ...
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ArticleSeven in 10 UK employees feel mental health is not discussed enough in the workplace
More than seven in 10 (72%) employees in the UK feel that mental wellbeing is not discussed often enough in the workplace, with 57% feeling that the subject is outright stigmatised in this context, according to research by Babylon Health.Its Mental health perceptions report, which surveyed 2,000 UK adults, also ...
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ArticleUniversity of Liverpool campus support staff strike over pay and conditions
Campus support and services employees at the University of Liverpool are undertaking continued industrial action this week in a dispute over pay and working conditions.The 28 campus support and services staff who are members of trade union Unite began this series of strikes with a 24-hour stoppage on Saturday 21 ...
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ArticlePoll: Two-fifths think volunteering days improve staff wellbeing
Employee Benefits poll: Almost two-fifths (38%) of Employee Benefits readers believe that the main benefit of providing staff with dedicated volunteering days is the improvement to employee wellbeing.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 47 responses, also found that 28% feel that the main positive effect of offering volunteer ...
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Poll: How does your organisation primarily support employees with the menopause?
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ArticleDomino's hunts for carb connoisseur to taste test garlic bread for $30 per hour
Something for the weekend: Pizza restaurant and delivery chain Domino's Pizza Enterprises is on the hunt for a garlic bread aficionado to spend a day sampling products at the organisation's headquarters in Brisbane, Australia.The job advertisement, posted on LinkedIn on 24 September 2019, asks for carb-obsessed candidates who are well ...