All Mental health resilience articles – Page 17
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OpinionAndrew Krawczyk: Good data is vital in building an employee-led health strategy
Organisations have a wealth of employee data, almost at their fingertips: from basic demographical information to more in-depth personal data such as health and fitness, absence records, or health insurance and group risk claims. This data plays an important role in improving employee wellbeing and resilience, providing strategic direction based ...
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AnalysisHow employee data can build a resilient workforce
Need to knowEmployee data can help create a tailored, personalised approach that encourages engagement with wellbeing-boosting benefits.Employers should use health information to influence benefits strategy to ensure packages are fit for purpose.Data usage should be safe and well communicated, while also couched in real conversations and context in order to ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Supporting staff through baby loss
This week marks Baby Loss Awareness Week, between 9-15 October. While other awareness days or weeks are widely discussed in the corporate space, this one appears to be less so. Baby or pregnancy loss is often a hidden subject in the workplace, with many employees perhaps preferring not to disclose ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 7 - 13 October 2022
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 7 and 13 October 2022 were: Natwest Group launches digital wellbeing platform for staffDiageo introduces support app to mark World Mental Health DayVirgin Media O2 launches £1,400 cost-of-living payment and improved leave policiesEXCLUSIVE: Sipsmith introduces financial wellbeing supportEXCLUSIVE: Ollie Ollerton says changing ...
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ArticleDarlington Building Society expands benefits and gives staff one-off payment
Darlington Building Society has awarded its 190 employees with a one-off £1,000 payment and expanded its benefits package.A £500 payment was given to the workforce this month in order to support them with cost of living challenges, with another £500 to be awarded in December.To mark World Mental Health Day ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Live 2022 speaker slides
Where speakers have given approval, we have uploaded the speaker slides for the keynote and conference sessions at Employee Benefits Live 2022, which took place on 5-6 October 2022 at ExCeL London.Thank you very much to all of the speakers for sharing their ideas, experiences and insights.Keynote speakersK1: Diversity, equality ...
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Case StudiesBenefits offered by Funding Circle
The benefits on offer at Funding Circle:PensionA group personal pension (GPP) plan for all employees once they have passed their probation, but they are able to opt-in. Matched employer contributions up to 5%.Healthcare and wellbeingPrivate medical insurance, employer paid for all employees at level one, including medical history disregarded. Employees ...
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VideoPodcast: Funding Circle creates tailorable benefits package to suit each employee
tynanbarton · Funding Circle/Employee Benefits podcastListen: Lending platform Funding Circle is keen to support its employees in every aspect of their lives in an inclusive workplace culture.Victoria Bradford, people director, UK business and operatons, explains how its benefits proposition has evolved in the last five years from one that reflected ...
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ArticleNatwest Group launches digital wellbeing platform for staff
Credit: William Barton / Shutterstock.comNatwest Group has rolled out a digital wellbeing product for its employees in collaboration with online mental health and wellbeing tool Just Ask a Question (JAAQ).The platform, which was introduced as part of the group’s recognition of World Mental Health Day (10 October), will be implemented ...
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ArticleFeedzai introduces mental health and menstruation leave
Image credit: Piotr Swat / Shutterstock.comFinancial risk management platform Feedzai has implemented a mental health and menstruation leave benefit for its 600 employees to coincide with World Mental Health Day (10 October).The policy allows all employees one day off per month without it impacting their salary for self-care when experiencing ...
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Supplier articleMENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE: 9 REASONS WHY IT NEEDS TO BE A PRIORITY
Monday 10th October is World Mental Health Day, and the week of the 10th to 14th October is National Work Life week; both are crucial platforms to discuss mental health and stress in the workplace. This year, the World Mental Health Day message is about making mental ...
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ArticleEden Hotel Group unveils holistic wellbeing strategy
The Eden Hotel Group has launched an employee wellbeing strategy for its more than 450 members of staff, to coincide with World Mental Health Day (10 October).The strategy was shaped by a staff survey, which found that 81% were feeling negatively affected by the current financial situation, 62% suffered from ...
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ArticleDiageo introduces support app to mark World Mental health Day
Alcoholic beverage business Diageo, which includes brands such as Smirnoff, Gordon’s and Guinness, has rolled out the Unmind mental health app to its 27,000 employees worldwide, to mark World Mental Health Day (10 October).The app, which can be accessed through mobile and desktop devices, offers tools to support mental health ...
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Supplier articleMaking mental health for all a reality: World Mental Health Day 2022
Author: Jennifer Gendron - Global Chief Commercial Officer at Koa Health - Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing SolutionsEvery year, WHO, the World Health Organization, chooses a theme for World Mental Health Day. Themes are selected to reflect the most pressing issues around mental health facing people worldwide. After a few ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Ollie Ollerton says changing habits and setting goals builds resilience
Employee Benefits Live 2022: Everyone needs to set themselves challenging goals to support personal growth and build resilience, said Ollie Ollerton, former special forces operative.Opening day two of Employee Benefits Live on Thursday 6 October, Ollerton’s keynote speech, ‘Power to perform’, detailed how his life experiences have helped him to ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Alex Brooker says there is still a way to go with workplace disability talks
Employee Benefits Live 2022: Disability in the workplace discussions are more prominent these days, but there is still a long way to go, said journalist, TV presenter and comedian Alex Brooker.Brooker’s keynote, titled ‘Breaking down barriers – from journalist to accidental celebrity’ closed the first day of Employee Benefits Live ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Will staff look to employers for support on rising mortgage rates?
A week on from the government’s Mini Budget, and many individuals and employers are still working through the ramifications and exactly what it means for them.The challenges many households are currently facing due to the cost-of-living crisis are well documented. However, with interest rates now expected to rise following the ...
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ArticleUnderstanding Recruitment rewards staff with Mallorca holiday
Understanding Recruitment, a St Albans-based technology, software and digital recruiter, has revealed that it will take its employees on an all-inclusive holiday to Palma, Mallorca, following strong yearly performance and to celebrate its 15th birthday.The firm, which has more than 100 members of staff across Britain and Massachusetts, has organised ...
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AnalysisAre employers doing enough to support employees’ mental health in today’s climate?
There are a range of measures that employers can implement to help break the stigma surrounding mental health and offer support to their workforce.Identifying a wellbeing lead or training employees as mental health first aiders can be a first step to creating a support strategy.As cost-of-living increases continue to affect ...
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Case StudiesSpringwell School benchmarks workplace wellbeing with tools and support
Springwell School, a primary school for children aged 4-11 years with complex learning difficulties which employs 231 members of staff, introduced a new digital mental health provider in September 2022.All of its teachers, teaching support staff, on-site staff and governors, as well as the partners of employees or one family ...