All Mental health resilience articles – Page 22
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AnalysisHow can employers improve support policies for IVF?
In vitro fertilisation (IVF) support should arguably begin before any employee knows they need it, by ensuring everyone is aware of the policies and processes in their organisation.Those accessing fertility treatment in the UK through a fertility clinic will receive counselling with a British Infertility Counselling Association counsellor, which is ...
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ArticleBBC, Co-Op and National Grid sign Menopause Workplace Pledge
Women’s health charity Wellbeing of Women has reported that several more organisations have signed up to its Menopause Workplace Pledge, including the BBC and National Grid on 5 April, and the Co-Op and care home Bluebird signing up within the past week.More than 600 employers have signed up since the ...
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ArticleHR staff warn wellbeing may be slipping down senior leaders' agendas
The majority (70%) of HR professionals have confirmed that wellbeing is on the agenda of senior leaders within their business; however, this was a drop from 75% last year, according to research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and Simplyhealth.The Health and wellbeing at work 2022 report, ...
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ArticleCo-op updates staff menopause policy
Retail chain the Co-op has enhanced its menopause policy with a series of new initiatives to help its more than 62,000 staff access support in the workplace.The business recently carried out a study with women across UK workplaces, which revealed that almost half (47%) said dedicated support for the menopause ...
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ArticleHas Furniture@Work introduced the ideal way for employees to vent?
Something for the weekend: Do you ever feel despondent, frustrated or just plain fed up of your workplace or colleagues? If so, how does escaping the everyday drama of office life in a human-sized soundproof cabinet, where you can weep or shout to your heart’s content sound? After all, letting ...
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Supplier articleHow To Reward Working Mums In Your Company.
A massive 75% of women with dependent children are employed. Juggling work and family life isn’t easy. Over the course of the pandemic, life has been made even harder with 59% of working mums saying they had a decline in mental health overall. But you can do a few simple ...
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Article72% of UK office staff would prefer a four-day week
New data has highlighted that almost three-quarters (72%) of UK office workers said they would prefer a four-day working week while still receiving the same salary and having the same amount of work to do.The Changing behaviours of a flexible workforce in 2022 and beyond research, which was commissioned by ...
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OpinionMichelle Terry: Employers can do more to tackle the stigma of discussing mental health
Over the course of the last two years, the global Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has had a massive impact on every aspect of our lives, including the way we work. Long-term disruption to normal routines, and challenges caused by the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic itself, has left many of us feeling exhausted, ...
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AnalysisAre employers doing enough to address mens' mental health needs?
There is still a stigma associated with addressing mental health in the workplace, and moreso for male employees.Employers should encourage help-seeking through easy accessible means that can remain anonymous, for example, employee assistance programmes (EAPs) can be accessed remotely and confidentially by telephone and online.Providing access to the right tools ...
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Case StudiesNominet offers targeted mental health support to staff
Oxford-based technology firm Nominet, which has more than 250 employees, has for the past 25 years run the .UK domain name internet infrastructure that underpins network detection and response solutions used by governments to mitigate cyber threats.As part of its mental health support approach, the organisation places significant emphasis on ...
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ArticleBlenheim Palace launches wellbeing initiative
Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire has introduced a wellbeing programme for its staff as part of a campaign to create a healthy workplace environment.As of this week, employees are able to take part in mindfulness walks, picnics, planting trees and litter-picking, as well as getting the chance to pet sheepdogs, lambs ...
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ArticleHighgate IT Solutions to trial four-day week
IT solutions provider Highgate IT Solutions has announced that it will trial a four-day working week for one business quarter from 1 April.The business, which currently employees 16 workers, will adopt the 100:80:100 model, which means it will commit to pay 100% of employees’ salaries for 80% of the usual ...
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OpinionKatie Ash: Protecting employee mental health is more than just a workplace perk
As such a large part of an employee’s life is spent at work, it’s important that employers play an active role in ensuring that their workers develop and maintain a good quality of life and a healthy relationship with their place of work.This is particularly important post pandemic, when it ...
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AnalysisHow has the pandemic has affected employees’ physical health?
Need to know:Musculoskeletal problems, weight gain and long Covid are among the physical health issues affecting employees, with missed cancer diagnoses also causing concern.Encouraging healthy habits such as regular screen breaks, walking meetings and ‘fake commutes’ will help to replicate office working conditions and encourage more physical activity.Digital delivery of ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 4 March – 10 March 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 4 March and 10 March 2022 were: Unum UK launches reproductive health policy for employeesPrinces rolls out mental health first aider initiativeOrganon gives staff day off on International Women’s DaySafetyCulture introduces global paid miscarriage leaveBright Horizons UK invests in staff pay and ...
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ArticlePrinces rolls out mental health first aider initiative
UK food and drink group Princes has launched a mental health first aider programme this week after a successful trial at two of its canning sites.The programme, which is part of Princes’ people excellence strategy and its health and wellbeing offering, is being introduced to its six other sites across ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 25 February – 3 March 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 25 February and 3 March 2022 were: TFL staff strike over pensions and conditionsNorthern Healthcare staff receive 11% pay riseEXCLUSIVE: 59% of employers want to support staff mental wellbeingAverage woman works for free for two months of the yearVirgin Management and Virgin ...
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ArticleAlex Beer: How can reward and CSR strategies contribute to the levelling-up agenda?
Levelling up has proved hard to define, but in broad terms it is about reducing inequalities between areas through increasing productivity and improving living standards.It is also about restoring a sense of community and local pride. It might also mean addressing inequalities on other dimensions, such as the gendered imbalances ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 59% of employers want to support staff mental wellbeing
New data has revealed that 59% of employers felt an increased responsibility for supporting the mental wellbeing of staff as a result of Covid-19 (Coronavirus).Group Risk Development (Grid), the industry body for the group risk protection sector, conducted research among 501 HR decision-makers and found that 57% felt the same ...
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ArticleMale employees feel more appreciated by their employer
Women receive less workplace recognition than men, according to research by retailer Adler Business Gifts.The research, which surveyed 2,000 UK workers, found that while almost one in three (30%) male respondents said they received appreciation of some sort at work, this dropped to 24% among female respondents. Meanwhile, 28% of ...