All Mental health resilience articles – Page 55
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ArticleExperian and Three UK shortlisted for Best mental health strategy
Consumer credit reporting organisation Experian, telecommunications and internet service provider Three UK and multinational construction business Skanska are among the employers shortlisted in the Best mental health strategy category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2019.This award will celebrate an organisation with an exceptional strategy concerning the benefits, communications and support ...
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ArticleG’s Fresh hosts health and wellbeing workshops for 60 leaders
Fresh food supply organisation G’s Fresh has hosted health and wellbeing workshops for 60 of its key managers and leaders, in order to boost staff energy and improve sleep quality.The sessions took place throughout April 2019 and were delivered by corporate health and wellbeing provider Let’s Get Healthy. They consisted ...
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Case StudiesMediaCom treats diversity, inclusion and wellbeing as business essentials
In an industry that is traditionally predominantly white and middle class, media agency network MediaCom UK is striving to build a workforce that reflects the makeup of British society.Currently, its 1,400 employees, based across London, the north of England, Edinburgh and Dublin, are 54% female and 19% black, Asian and ...
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ArticleCo-op launches resilience programme for 300 staff
Retailer and funeral home operator Co-op has launched a resilience programme for 300 staff employed in its customer service centre, to support employees who converse with bereaved customers of its Co-op Funeralcare business.The Heart programme, provided by Let’s Get Healthy, launched for customer service centre staff in April 2019 after ...
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ArticleCharlton Morris launches mental health package for 62 staff
Executive search firm Charlton Morris has launched a new mental health support package for its 62 employees, including workshops and counselling sessions.The organisation has partnered with qualified mental health practitioner Jaimie Shires in order to create a suite of mental health support benefits; these aim to help employees with their ...
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ArticleTwo-fifths feel their quality of work is affected by financial worries
Two-fifths (41%) of employees believe their quality of work is affected when they are uneasy about the state of their finances, according to research by financial wellbeing provider Salary Finance.Its survey of around 10,000 UK employees also found that 77% trust their employer to treat their financial situation as confidential.Asesh ...
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ArticleAlmost half of workplaces do not have an official policy on home working
Just under half (47%) of employees' workplaces do not have an official policy on working from home, according to research by job listing website Monster.co.uk.Its survey of 5,500 employees also found that 15% are concerned about colleagues judging them for being out of the office, while 11% worry that they ...
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Case StudiesThe Phoenix Group places wellbeing at the centre of benefits strategy
After an acquisition in September 2018 that saw life fund consolidator The Phoenix Group grow from 800 to around 4,300 employees in the UK, the organisation set out to ensure that benefits provisions are clearly aligned, and that there is a strong emphasis on employee wellbeing.Although the acquisition of Standard ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by The Phoenix Group
The benefits offered by The Phoenix Group, excluding Standard Life Assurance:Pension and protectionFor auto-enrolment purposes, The Phoenix Group provides a defined contribution (DC) pension scheme, matching employee contributions up to 5%. From April 2019, employees contribute a minimum of 2% of their base salary and the organisation contributes 5%, in ...
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ArticleTransport for Wales signs Time to Change pledge to support employee mental health
Train operating organisation Transport for Wales has signed the Time to Change employer pledge to support mental wellbeing among its 80 employees.The Time to Change employer pledge, which is operated by charity Mental Health at Work, enables organisations to publicly demonstrate their commitment to tackling the stigma and discrimination associated ...
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ArticleMore than four-fifths have witnessed presenteeism at their organisation
More than four-fifths (83%) of employers have observed presenteeism, such as when employees come to work while ill, at their organisation; a further 25% state this has increased over the last year, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and Simplyhealth.Its annual Health and wellbeing ...
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ArticleRedrow launches mental health campaign for 2,300 staff
Housebuilding organisation Redrow is today (Friday 29 March 2019) launching a new mental health campaign for the 2,300 employees and approximately 18,600 subcontractors working with the business.The campaign, called Mind Your Head, has been designed to support employees and subcontractors with their mental health, providing education as well as encouraging ...
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AnalysisHow to support employees through uncertainty and change
Need to know: Whether political instability, economic downturn or organisational change, employers need to ensure that they soften the negative effects of uncertainty on employees.Positive behaviours, such as financial stability and psychological resilience need to be embedded in advance to be fully effective.Clear, deliberate and open communications will help ensure ...
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ArticleAlmost three-fifths of those experiencing menopause are negatively affected at work
Almost three-fifths (59%) of female respondents experiencing menopausal symptoms, aged between 45 and 55, state that the menopause has had a negative impact on their experience at work, according to research by the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD).The survey of 2,010 female employees between the ages of 45 ...
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Case StudiesSevern Trent Water places strong focus on health and wellbeing of employees
Severn Trent Water has positioned its benefits strategy to place a strong focus on the health, wellbeing and engagement of its 6,500 UK and Ireland-based employees.The organisation launched a virtual GP service in December 2018, available through its health cash plan and its contractual private medical insurance (PMI), in order ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Severn Trent Water
The benefits offered by Severn Trent Water:Pension, protection and payA defined contribution (DC) pension scheme for all employees, offering 2:1 matching contributions and a maximum 15% employer contribution.Group income protection, available for all staff on an employer-funded basis. This operates on a phased reduction model: once an employee's sick pay ...
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ArticleCaddick Construction launches wellbeing programme addressing men's mental health
Yorkshire-based property development and construction organisation Caddick Construction has launched a bespoke health and wellbeing programme for its 140 employees, addressing the mental health concerns of men working in the construction sector.The Mindset programme, provided by Hero, was implemented on 12 February 2019 and has been designed to support staff ...
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AnalysisHow can employers put resilience at the centre of their health and wellbeing strategy?
Need to know:Resilience fits in to the prevention and education stage of a wellbeing strategy, helping employees stem the drivers of ill health.Many health and wellbeing benefits can be included as part of a resilience strategy, such as sports and social clubs, on-site gyms, or yoga and mindfulness sessions.Having genuine ...
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Case StudiesPWC applies a growth mindset approach to employee resilience
In 2011, professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) believed that, although its wellbeing approach offered guidance and resources to help when employees were unwell, not enough was being done around changing behaviours and staying well.It shifted to a focus on resilience, which meant applying a growth mindset and considering how employees ...
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OpinionSally Wilson: Good mental wellbeing is good for business
The current increased attention to mental wellbeing at work, and the growing recognition of its paritywith physical health, is long overdue.High profile campaigns such as Time to Change,Mates in Mind and Heads Together have contributed to this shift in thinking, but there is still a lot of work to do.There ...