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  • Abercrombie and Kent Travel Group
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    Abercrombie and Kent Travel Group launches paid global parental leave policy

    2024-05-08T10:44:20Z

    Global travel business Abercrombie and Kent Travel Group has introduced a paid global parental leave policy in order to create a more diverse and inclusive workplace culture.The group, which has 2,500 employees in more than 55 offices around the globe, will provide a minimum of 18 weeks of paid parental ...

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    77% of staff with cancer do not think benefits meet their needs

    2024-05-08T10:20:01Z

    More than three-quarters (77%) of employees with cancer do not think their employee benefits fully meet their needs, according to research by specialist cancer support services provider Reframe Cancer.Its The employee experience report: living and working with cancer report, which surveyed 500 UK adults who are employed with cancer or ...

  • Cambridge Intelligence
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    Cambridge Intelligence and Weil Gotshal and Manges shortlisted for Best healthcare and wellbeing benefits – small employer

    2024-05-08T08:02:29Z

    Data visualisation technology firm Cambridge Intelligence and law firm Weil Gotshal and Manges have been shortlisted in the category Best healthcare and wellbeing benefits – small employer at the Employee Benefits Awards 2024.This award was created to celebrate a successful health and wellbeing strategy that helps boost productivity or engagement ...

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    59% of employees have not called in sick when they needed to

    2024-05-07T10:26:09Z

    Almost three-fifths (59%) of UK employees have not taken time off work due to illness or injury despite needing to, according to research by protection and employee benefits provider Metlife UK.Its survey of 2,009 employees found that when asked why they did not call in sick when they needed to, ...

  • Tesco Lidl GB
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    Tesco and Lidl GB shortlisted for Best healthcare and wellbeing benefits – large employer

    2024-05-03T08:00:59Z

    Supermarkets Tesco and Lidl GB have been shortlisted in the category Best healthcare and wellbeing benefits at the Employee Benefits Awards 2024.This award was created to celebrate a successful health and wellbeing strategy that helps boost productivity or engagement through employee wellbeing.The full category shortlist is:Bank of AmericaBarratt DevelopmentsCadent GasCentricaCitiExperianLidl ...

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    Viatris launches global mental wellbeing platform

    2024-05-02T10:40:28Z

    Copyright © 2023 Viatris Inc. All rights reservedPharmaceutical organisation Viatris has launched a mental wellbeing platform for its 300 employees globally.Through the platform, which is provided by Unmind, Viatris’ employees along with up to five family members or friends can take steps to proactively manage their mental health and help ...

  • Poll: Health and wellbeing top focus for employers in 2021
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    34% say health and wellbeing support is important to recruitment and retention

    2024-05-01T08:00:12Z

    One-third (34%) of employers said health and wellbeing support is more important than ever to recruitment and retention, according to research by health and wellbeing firm Towergate Health and Protection.Its survey of 500 HR professionals also found that 34% of respondents have seen increased interest in their overall benefits packages, ...

  • Jaguar Land Rover menopause
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    Jaguar Land Rover rolls out menopause support policy

    2024-04-30T10:31:07Z

    Jaguar Land Rover has introduced a menopause workplace support policy for its female employees as part of its commitment to diversity and inclusion.The policy, which is a day one right and can be accessed at any time, includes workplace adjustments, such as flexible working, access to fans, additional breaks and ...

  • Retaining talent pay expectations
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    Retention and meeting pay expectations biggest challenges for UK organisations

    2024-04-26T10:54:35Z

    The biggest challenges for UK organisations include retaining talent, meeting pay expectations and supporting employees’ wellbeing, according to esearch by HR software provider Ciphr.Its survey of 300 UK HR decision-makers also found that 51% of respondents reported employee retention as their top worry for the year ahead. Almost half (46%) ...

  • 25 April 2024
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    The top 10 most-read articles between 19 - 25 April 2024

    2024-04-26T08:00:17Z

    The top 10 most-read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk between 19 - 25 April 2024 were: Autoglass and Burger King shortlisted for Best financial wellbeing strategy – large employerGovernment to review fit note systemMichelin guarantees global living wage and enhances parental and healthcare benefitsHays rolls out wellbeing support for UK and Ireland ...

  • corporate job hours
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    TikTok video reveals corporate job with shockingly long working hours

    2024-04-26T08:00:02Z

    Something for the weekend: Some jobs will require employees to be on call some of the time, which they are generally aware of before starting the role. However, there are some employers that push this a bit too far.Devin Raimo, who goes by @devinraimo on TikTok, explained in her now ...

  • Unum Great Place to Work
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    Unum UK receives Great Place to Work accreditation

    2024-04-25T10:36:59Z

    Employee benefits provider Unum UK has been accredited as a Great Place to Work organisation in the UK.Great Place To Work recognises employers which have created a strong workplace culture, employee experience and leadership behaviours. Its accreditation process includes asking employees to complete a short confidential questionnaire about what they ...

  • Central Co-op Ikea UK
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    Central Co-op and Ikea UK shortlisted for Best benefits to support work-life balance

    2024-04-25T08:00:29Z

    Retailers Central Co-op and Ikea UK have been shortlisted for the Best benefits to support work-life balance award at the Employee Benefits Awards 2024.The award was introduced for 2023, then known as Best benefits to support work-life balance and hybrid working. It recognises strategies that offer greater flexibility to help ...

  • Michelin living wage
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    Michelin guarantees global living wage and enhances parental and healthcare benefits

    2024-04-23T11:03:31Z

    Credit: ricochet64 / Shutterstock.comTyre manufacturing organisation Michelin is to guarantee a living wage for its more than 100,000 global employees, as well as enhancing parental and healthcare benefits.As part of its deployment of a living wage worldwide, to guarantee employees a salary equivalent to at least the living wage, Michelin ...

  • Hays wellbeing support
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    Hays rolls out wellbeing support for UK and Ireland employees

    2024-04-23T10:37:35Z

    Recruitment firm Hays has rolled out wellbeing support for more than 2,700 employees across 79 sites in the UK and Ireland employees in order to improve its health and wellbeing strategy.Employees can now access 24/7 immediate integrated medical, mental health and personal safety support from a team of professionals via ...

  • female menstruation
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    40% of women say lack of health support negatively impacts careers

    2024-04-22T10:29:07Z

    Two-fifths (40%) of women believe their professional career development has been negatively impacted due to a lack of women’s health support in the workplace, according to new research.Healthcare provider Benenden Health surveyed 5,000 female employees and 1,000 business owners for its latest report. When asked how their health challenges had ...

  • fit note system
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    Government to review fit note system

    2024-04-19T10:56:03Z

    Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced government plans to review the fit note system for people who are not well enough to work.In a speech on 19 May, Sunak said the government will design a new system where people have easy and rapid access to specialised work and health support ...

  • top10news12-18April
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    The top 10 most-read articles between 12 - 18 April 2024

    2024-04-19T08:00:31Z

    The top 10 most-read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk between 12 - 18 April 2024 were: American Express and Unum UK among best employers for health and wellbeingThorntons enhances inclusive family-friendly policies40% of UK staff would choose a job with lower salary but generous benefitsExclusive: National Deaf Children’s Society introduces cancer support ...

  • Gi-Group-Team-Nick-Martindale-journalist
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    Gi Group ensures pay strategy and benefits support employees' wellbeing

    2024-04-18T05:00:18Z

    Recruitment firm Gi Group has put measures in place to help its employees cope with the cost pressures they are under.Cindy Gunn, group head of people at Gi Group, says: “Recruitment isn’t the most profitable sector so we have to be a bit more creative to make sure our employees ...

  • Wellbeing among employees
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    Employee wellbeing levels drop since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic

    2024-04-17T11:21:27Z

    Wellbeing levels among employees have dropped since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, falling from 73% in 2020 to 66% in 2023, according to employee engagement expert Inpulse.Insights from 30,000 employees across the UK and Europe formulated Inpulse’s Wellbeing index, which measures five core elements of wellbeing: work-life balance, support, ...