All Mental health resilience articles – Page 29

  • Ellie-Vaughan
    Case Studies

    Podcast: Herbert Smith Freehills ensures its reward strategy is pandemic proof

    31 August 2021

    tynanbarton · Herbert Smith Freehills/Employee Benefits podcastListen: Ellie Vaughan, head of reward and benefits at Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), talks about the changes the law firm has made to its reward strategy in the past year.When the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic hit, the employer quickly assessed which of its benefits were ...

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    Sacked mortgage adviser awarded £23,000

    20 August 2021

    A high-performing mortgage adviser has been awarded £23,000 for wrongful dismissal after her employer sacked her for “always moaning”.Helen McMahon was dismissed two days after complaining about how hard she worked and how she was working up to 48 hours a week at Heron Financial Limited in Rickmansworth.An employment tribunal ...

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    49% of employers have new benefits since pandemic

    20 August 2021

    Nearly half of employers (49%) in the UK and Ireland have introduced new workplace benefits since the start of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic in a bid to maintain staff morale and help employees adapt to new hybrid working structures, according to a report by HR specialist Zellis.The Employee benefits: five ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: 39% of employers support mental health

    16 August 2021

    New research has revealed that fewer than four in 10 UK organisations believe they adequately support mental health for modern-day purposes.The findings from global professional services organisation Aon were compiled from the views of 100 UK and 700 global businesses. It identified the resilience of organisational workforces, which were assessed ...

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    20% of employers offer no support for ill staff

    13 August 2021

    New research has revealed that one in five employers do not offer any form of support for newly injured, ill or disabled staff.Research undertaken on behalf of Group Risk Development (Grid), the industry body for the group risk protection sector found that of the four in five who do offer ...

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    Confessions of a benefits manager: Candid gets in training

    13 August 2021

    It is not often that the organisation development (OD) team do something I admire. Most of the time it suggests pointless activities rather than helpful training, making us categorise the workforce by competency or by ‘high potential’.OD programmes are all so depressing. I mean, if you are not categorised as ...

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    Article

    59% think physical healthcare should be prioritised

    10 August 2021

    New data has highlighted that more than half of expatriate employees believe their workplace healthcare packages should prioritise physical health over mental wellbeing.The research from insurance business Aetna International, which included responses from expatriates in multiple markets around the world, revealed that 65% of those with dependent children were the ...

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    Article

    41% of employers list pensions as a perk

    9 August 2021

    Despite being a legal requirement, only 41% of employers listed pensions as a perk that potential employees can expect if their application is successful.Communications provider Moneypenny analysed 1,000 job advertisements on Indeed.com to discover the most popular and unique benefits on offer, as well as the industries that boast the ...

  • Paul-Rose-Global-Marine
    Case Studies

    Podcast: Global Marine Group adapts reward strategy to support staff wellbeing during pandemic

    5 August 2021

    ?tynanbarton · Global Marine Group/Employee Benefits podcastListen: Paul Rose, director of HR and talent at Global Marine Group, talks to Employee Benefits about how the organisation adapted its reward strategy to place a high focus on employee wellbeing, especially during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Rose explains that the offshore engineering orgnisation ...

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    Article

    16% of workers think their mental health is supported

    4 August 2021

    New data has revealed that only 16% of UK employees feel their mental health is very well supported at work, despite 81% wanting their organisation to encourage good mental wellbeing.Healthcare top-up provider Lime has published a report entitled Keeping up appearances: how ‘pleasanteeism’ is eroding resilience, which found that 42% ...

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    Opinion

    Sam Jardine: Why employers should offer staff mental health support

    4 August 2021

    With Covid-19 (Coronavirus) restrictions easing, employees up and down the country are gearing up again for a return to the office.However, after working from home for months on end and with underlying anxieties surrounding the pandemic understandably still present, our HR team has considered how we can better equip colleagues ...

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    77% of employees want some form of office return

    2 August 2021

    Around three-quarters (77%) of employees want to return to the office in some capacity, with most preferring a hybrid approach.Business energy solutions provider Gazprom Marketing and Trading (GM&T) carried out a survey among 1,000 staff to discover the extent of how working from home has changed the way people work, ...

  • One in ten employers don't believe in supporting employee wellbeing
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    38% feel wellbeing support improves productivity

    27 July 2021

    Over a third (38%) of people who have been working from home throughout the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic feel wellbeing support has increased their productivity.A study by health insurance and wellbeing solutions provider Westfield Health asked 1,500 people across the UK about their future work plans and wellbeing needs in order ...

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    Midlands Academies Trust signs Mindful Employer Charter

    26 July 2021

    The Midland Academies Trust, which supports schools in Nuneaton and Earl Shilton in England, has signed the Mindful Employer Charter as part of its commitment to support its employees’ mental wellbeing.Established in 2004 by the Devon Partnership NHS Trust, the Mindful Employer Charter is a UK-wide initiative that provides organisations ...

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    The top 10 most-read articles between 16 July - 22 July 2021

    23 July 2021

    The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 16 July – 22 July 2021 were: Employees to miss pyjamas in office return80% think employers are not ready for flexible workingHow can Covid-19 benefits survive and thrive in the long term?How Essex County Council is reimagining benefits post-pandemicNHS Fleet Solutions to ...

  • 25% of employers have seen valued staff leave their jobs due to lack of mental health support
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    24% wanted more mental health support in lockdowns

    20 July 2021

    Almost a quarter of employees said that they would have liked more mental health support from their employer during the various lockdowns, according to new research.A survey conducted by property developer Cert Property, owner of Manchester-based Hilton House and Duke and Parr in Liverpool, found that 35% of respondents felt ...

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    Supplier article

    How listening to music can help wellbeing at work

    16 July 2021

    It is becoming more and more apparent that wellbeing at work is intrinsic to an individual's personal and professional life. After the pandemic, workplace wellbeing has been headline news, with more companies paying attention to what their people want and need. A study by Quinyx, a Workforce Management solution company, ...

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    How can employers ensure the mental health of male staff is fully supported?

    15 July 2021

    Need to know:Only around a third of referrals to NHS talking therapies are for men but three times as many men as women die by suicide.Promoting low stigma access points, such as debt advice and legal services, will encourage more male employees to use the EAP.Male role models, whether as ...

  • Sarah-Casemore
    Opinion

    Sarah Casemore: Open discussions are vital for addressing mental health in the workplace

    15 July 2021

    Anyone of us can feel stressed or overwhelmed at any time. But one in six employees in any week can feel symptoms of more common mental health issues resulting in 54% of all lost working days being attributed to stress, anxiety, or depression, according to the Health and Safety Executive's ...

  • Lanes-Group
    Case Studies

    Lanes Group supports the mental health of workforce with range of initiatives

    15 July 2021

    Wastewater utility solutions provider and drainage specialists Lanes Group employs around 2,200 people across the UK. Many of its employees are in skilled manual roles, such as its jetting and excavation engineers, and the vast majority, around 87%, are male. “We have had some issues with mental health,” says Debi ...