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Case StudiesForster Communications aligns wellbeing strategy with business goals
Forster Communications, which has 20 permanent employees and around five consultants or freelancers, has linked its business strategy to three key development goals: sustainable consumption, fair work and health.Within this, the organisation has set specific health-related targets, such as keeping sick days below the industry average, providing access to education ...
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AnalysisFrom tactic to strategy: Creating a year-round approach to wellness
Need to know:A long-term, year-round wellness strategy can help employees make sustainable and positive behavioural changes.Both quantitative and qualitative data should be used to inform a wellness strategy in order to target the particular needs of the workforce.Embedding a wellness strategy into organisational culture and gaining senior support are vital ...
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OpinionEwen MacPherson: Health and wellbeing during organisational change
For many organisations, wellbeing has just become a focus point, as the social movement around the topic gathers momentum. For Havas Media, however, health and wellbeing have been long-term strategic objectives for some time, under the guiding lens of the overall employee experience.It is widely accepted that most employees spend ...
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ArticleHalf would take a pay cut rather than work solely in the office
Around half (52%) of respondents would prefer to take a pay cut than be restricted to working only in an office environment, according to research by digital security organisation Avast.Its 2018 Mobile workforce report, which surveyed 1,850 employees who work for small businesses in the UK and US and who ...
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ArticleA quarter want a money-based reward from their employer this Christmas
A quarter (25%) of respondents would like to receive a money-based reward, such as cash, a bonus payment within their salary or a gift card or voucher, from their employer this Christmas, according to research by benefits provider Perkbox.Its survey of 1,000 UK employees also found that 23% of respondents ...
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ArticleEY and UK Power Networks recognised among 2018’s most inclusive employers in the UK
Professional services firm EY, telecommunications and media business Sky, utilities provider UK Power Networks (pictured) and banking organisation HSBC are among the organisations recognised on The inclusive top 50 UK employers 2018-2019 list, compiled by national diversity network Inclusive Companies.The list is a definitive ranking of UK employers that promote ...
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OpinionJoe McIndoe: Using corporate social responsibility to promote employee wellness
A report by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), published in March 2018, found that in 2016 to 2017, a total of 526,000 employees in Great Britain were suffering from work-related stress, anxiety or depression, which amounted to 12.5 million lost working days.While it is important that employers ensure their ...
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ArticleA third believe financial wellbeing benefits are very important
A third (33%) of respondents believe that financial wellbeing benefits, such as a pension, holiday and bonus pay, are very important when considering where to work, according to research by UK consultancy Barnett Waddingham.Its Why BWell: where’s your head at? report, which surveyed 3,000 full and part-time employees between the ...
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ArticleAMCOGiffen rolls out nutrition programme
Multi-discipline engineering organisation AMCOGiffen is rolling out a nutrition-focused wellbeing programme in its Barnsley head office after completing a successful five-month pilot with site-based employees at its Cumbernauld location.The programme, provided by SuperWellness, was piloted between March and July 2018 for Cumbernauld-based staff, and was introduced to help support employees ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Hero acquires UKWellbeing Coach
EXCLUSIVE: Digital wellness provider Hero has acquired UK-based employee health, fitness and wellbeing organisation UKWellbeing Coach.UKWellbeing Coach, founded in 2012, provides a range of health and wellbeing services to UK businesses, such as health checks, health and wellbeing seminars and training programmes, bootcamps and screenings.The acquisition has been designed to ...
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OpinionSteven Doyle: How to use behavioural psychology to tailor a benefits approach
Behavioural psychology was first popularised in 2008, with the publication of the bestselling book Nudge: Improving decisions about health, wealth and happiness, written by University of Chicago economist Richard Thaler and Harvard Law School Professor Cass Sunsteinand. Since then, there has been a growth in the application of ‘nudge theory’, ...
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OpinionKate Payne: GMP equalisation is needed, but it will not be straightforward
The mist has begun to clear from the recent October 2018 High Court judgment in the Lloyds Bank case, relating to equalisation of guaranteed minimum pensions (GMPs). As lawyers digest the clear and lucid 174-page judgement, they are considering the practical future implications for members, trustees and employers in UK ...
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Case StudiesEquifax develops wellbeing approach to enhance employment proposition
Global credit reference agency Equifax launched an online financial education programme in June 2018 to kick start an overall wellbeing strategy for its 800 UK employees.This strategy was designed, in part, to help address the current business challenges Equifax is facing; namely, the attraction and retention of talent in an ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Equifax
The benefits offered by Equifax:Pension and group riskDefined contribution, salary sacrifice pension scheme for all employees. From April 2019, those contributing 3% into their pension direct from salary will receive a 5% contribution from Equifax; if employees contribute 4%, Equifax will contribute 6% and if they contribute 5%, it will ...
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OpinionDaniel Elliott: Saying 'thank you' has far-reaching business impacts
A large number of employees will at some point in their career experience times of frustration and the feeling that they are not appreciated. Many organisations have a demanding culture, requiring long office hours and even weekend work, all for the good of the organisation.For a staff member going above ...
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ArticleZurich launches new employee benefits and portal for 5,000 UK staff
Insurance organisation Zurich has updated its employee benefits offering for 5,000 UK employees, as well as launched an employee benefits portal to better support the organisation’s agile working culture and multigenerational workforce.The new portal, called Indigo, was introduced on 7 November 2018 for the organisation’s UK-based staff. Provided by Thomsons ...
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ArticleFDM Group and UBS recognised as 2018’s top employers for gender diversity and flexible working
Professional services firm FDM Group, multinational investment bank UBS (pictured) and construction and engineering business Morgan Sindall Construction and Infrastructure are among the organisations that have been recognised at the 2018 Top Employer Awards, run by employment agency Workingmums.co.uk.The annual awards, now in its ninth year, celebrates leading organisations committed ...
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OpinionRachel Clift: Supporting the emotional wellbeing of employees throughout their careers
It is important to recognise that the term ‘wellbeing’ can mean something different to each one of us, because we are all different; this can make wellbeing seem complex and difficult to define. There does, however, appear to be a relationship between higher levels of wellbeing and happiness. Happiness can ...
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OpinionFerdinand Lovett: Good governance for pension schemes gets the green light
The government has published regulations bringing the governance requirements of the second European Pensions Directive (IORP II) into UK law.The regulations, which align with the recent direction of travel in UK pensions policy, will update the current law on pension scheme governance, requiring trustees of pension schemes to establish 'an ...
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ArticleAmazon increases pay to $15 an hour for 250,000 US employees
Online retailer Amazon has increased its minimum rate of pay to $15 (£11.52) an hour for 250,000 US employees and 100,000 seasonal staff who will be hired in the run up to Christmas.The pay increase, effective from 1 November 2018, will benefit US-based full-time, part-time and seasonal employees at Amazon, ...