All Mental health resilience articles – Page 28

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    41% of staff are not confident discussing health issues

    21 September 2021

    Almost half (41%) of UK employees would not talk to their employer if they had a health issue, according to new research.Healthcare provider Benenden Health’s survey of 2,000 employees and 500 business owners revealed the most common ailments not disclosed are poor mental health, high blood pressure and arthritis.Almost a ...

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    UK businesses to up mental health budget by 18%

    21 September 2021

    New research has revealed that UK business leaders are predicted to increase their investment in employee mental health and wellbeing by 18% during the next year, one of the highest rates across the world.According to Bupa Global’s Executive wellbeing index 2021, which surveyed 1,263 high net worth employees and senior ...

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    Metro Bank enhances staff benefits offering during the pandemic

    21 September 2021

    UK community bank Metro Bank has 4,500 colleagues and offers retail, business, commercial and private banking services, and currently has more than two million active customer accounts. Its network of 78 stores are open seven days a week and 362 days a year, with UK-based contact centres open 24 hours ...

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    Belmont Packaging switches to four-day working week

    20 September 2021

    Plain and printed corrugated cardboard business Belmont Packaging, based in Wigan, UK, has announced it has moved to a four-day working week after a successful trial with its 31 employees.Along with its e-commerce sister business, Boxed-Up, it began the trial in the manufacturing department in late 2019 in order to ...

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    Toyota staff grow their own lunch

    17 September 2021

    Something for the weekend: Unhappy with the canteen food at your workplace? Then why not follow the example of Toyota staff and grow your own while enjoying some peas and quiet?Employees at the car manufacturer’s headquarters in Epsom, Surrey are creating an allotment on site, recycling and re-using old tyres, ...

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    Top tips for introducing fertility and pregnancy-loss support

    16 September 2021

    Line managers should have additional training to help someone in their team who might be experiencing a fertility challenge or a pregnancy loss.Offering paid leave for fertility treatment and pregnancy loss is a good start, but employers should also make sure their policies include flexible working, support groups and counselling.Whatever ...

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    Julie Morris and Michelle Last: Should fertility support be a statutory right?

    16 September 2021

    The number of people undergoing fertility treatment in the UK increases steadily each year. In 2019, more than 53,000 patients underwent around 69,000 fertility treatments. While we await the latest data, this upward trend means it is increasingly likely that employers will be faced with requests for work absences from ...

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    89% of employers offer counselling as a staff benefit

    15 September 2021

    New research has revealed that nine in 10 businesses (89%) offer counselling or an employee assistance programme (EAP) as part of their reward strategy, making it the number one benefit provided by UK organisations.For its latest benefits and allowances survey, online HR resource XpertHR received responses from 180 organisations which ...

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    Movember gives staff two days off for mental health

    10 September 2021

    Global men’s health charity Movember has announced that it is giving all employees two days off work to recharge and focus on their mental health.Coinciding with World Suicide Prevention Day today (10 September), the charity is encouraging its more than 250 members of staff and contractors around the world to ...

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    41% of employees report mental health decline

    6 September 2021

    New research has found that 41% of employees reported a mental health decline since the beginning of the first lockdown in March last year.This finding, revealed in Nuffield Health’s recently published Healthier nation index, raises questions about how easily the nation will return to normality as lockdown restrictions ease, as ...

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    36% of employers’ mental health support has improved

    3 September 2021

    More than a third (36%) of British employers have improved their mental health support for staff since the start of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, according to new research by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas).Acas commissioned YouGov to ask businesses in Britain about whether they had seen a change ...

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    Are you to the manor born?

    3 September 2021

    Something for the weekend: For those of you meant for the finer things in life, how about applying for the role of a mansion tester?According to online conveyancer My Home Move Conveyancing, all that is required of the successful candidate is the ability to live and report on their experience ...

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    The top 10 most-read articles between 27 August - 2 September 2021

    3 September 2021

    The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 27 August – 2 September 2021 were: The pitfalls of unlimited holidaysScottish council workers balloted for strike actionThe benefits on offer at Herbert Smith FreehillsPodcast: Herbert Smith Freehills ensures its reward strategy is pandemic proofPoll: 80% of organisations reject four-day weekKavitha's keynote: ...

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    32% of British staff work longer hours since Covid-19

    2 September 2021

    One in three British employees working from home have been putting in longer hours since the start of Covid-19 (Coronavirus), with the excessive workload creating “unmanageable stress”, according to new research.The seventh edition of health service company Cigna Europe’s Cigna 360° wellbeing survey, which covered 18,043 people aged 18 or ...

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    Inspired Villages regularly informs staff of valuable benefits available

    2 September 2021

    Inspired Villages runs six retirement villages around the UK, with a further 29 planned over the next 10 years. Since starting with 25 colleagues in 2017, it has grown its workforce to 300, with 200 working in the villages providing services such as catering, maintenance and exercise classes. The remainder ...

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    Why eye exams are about way more than sight

    31 August 2021

    Tracey Ward, Head of Business Development and Marketing at Generali UK Employee Benefits, asks whether eye exams might become a staple in UK benefit and wellbeing programmes, not only for testing sight but also for early detection of diseaseThey say that “eyes are the windows to the soul” but they ...

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    Nike gives staff week off to support their mental health

    31 August 2021

    Head office employees at sports footwear and accessories business Nike have been allowed to take a week off to support their mental health before they return to the office in September.Starting from today and ending on Friday, the organisation has told staff based at is headquarters in Oregon, to “power ...

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    38% of staff won't take legal action against employer

    31 August 2021

    Nearly 40% of UK workers who feel they have reason to take legal action against their employer are deterred by the prospect of victimisation, a survey by law firm Leigh Day has found.According to the poll of more than 2,000 workers, conducted by Censuswide for Leigh Day, only one in ...

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    The benefits on offer at Herbert Smith Freehills

    31 August 2021

    The benefits offered by Herbert Smith Freehills:PensionA defined contribution (DC) pension scheme for all employees, with employer-matched contributions up to a total of 16% (employee/employer).Healthcare and wellbeingPrivate medical insurance (PMI) scheme, employer paid for all employees and their families.Income protection, employer paid for all employees.Health screening, employee paid.Health cash plan, ...