News – Page 109
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ArticleTesco partners with UK health charities to highlight workplace health programme
Supermarket retail organisation Tesco has partnered with three UK health charities in order to develop a new workplace health programme for its 300,000 UK employees.Its ‘Little helps for healthier living’ partnership, which launched on 9 January 2018, will see Tesco liaise with the British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, and ...
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ArticleWunderman UK launches wellbeing programme for London staff
Global digital agency organisation Wunderman UK has launched a new wellbeing programme for its 400 London-based staff, which includes the completion of an on-site wellness studio.The new programme, called Well Beings, was launched on 2 January 2018 to help staff own and take control of their wellbeing-related goals, as well ...
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ArticleEarthmiles app to launch to employers
Healthy lifestyle reward app Earthmiles will be launching to UK employers from April 2018.The new app, Earthmiles@Work, will enable employees to earn points for completing exercise either at work or outside the workplace by gathering data from health apps and wearables that employees currently use. The collected points can then ...
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ArticleHealth Shield acquires Medex Protect
Health cash plan provider Health Shield has acquired specialist private medical insurance (PMI) excess and shortfall protection organisation Medex Protect.As a result of the acquisition, Health Shield will be able to add a complementary bolt-on service to its existing range of products, to enable clients to receive refunds for the ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Mace holds global wellbeing week for 5,300 staff in 12 countries
EXCLUSIVE: International consultancy and construction organisation Mace has held a global wellbeing week for its 5,300 employees in 40 operating locations across 12 countries.The global wellbeing week, the organisation’s first, is running this week from Monday 13 November to Friday 17 November, except in the United Arab Emirates where the ...
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ArticleAviva introduces cancer support service for 16,000 UK staff
Insurance organisation Aviva has introduced a cancer support service for its 16,000 UK based employees.The benefit, provided by RedArc, was launched in September 2017 as part of the organisation’s wider health and wellbeing strategy. It has been implemented in order to provide emotional support to employees that have been diagnosed ...
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Article96% of employers feel responsible for improving employee health behaviours
The majority (96%) of employer respondents agree or strongly agree that they are responsible for improving employee health behaviours, according to research by Aon Employee Benefits.Its UK health survey: September 2017, which surveyed 200 UK employers, also found that 77% of respondents are looking to improve on their existing health ...
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ArticlePiala introduces paid leave for non-smokers
Tokyo-based marketing support organisation Piala has introduced up to six days of paid leave for non-smoking employees in order to counterbalance the time spent by staff who take smoking breaks.The organisation, which has approximately 120 employees, launched the benefit to staff in September, and to date it has been taken ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Fitflop holds global step challenge for 200 staff worldwide
EXCLUSIVE: Global shoe retail organisation Fitflop is holding a global step challenge for its 200 employees in seven countries to improve employee health and wellbeing.The challenge, which started on 9 October 2017, was set up by the organisation’s employee feel good champions as part of Fitflop’s overall wellbeing strategy. The ...
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ArticleCity of Pittsburgh adds gender affirmation surgery to medical insurance plan
The City of Pittsburgh has extended its medical insurance coverage to include surgical treatments for full gender affirmation surgery.The benefit, which was announced by Mayor William Peduto on 19 October 2017, will apply to all city employees and their dependents who are enrolled in the city’s medical insurance plan.Employees can ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: London Business School holds fitness sessions for staff
EXCLUSIVE: The London Business School has held fitness sessions for its 750 staff to help demonstrate how employees can fit regular exercise into their busy routines.The two fitness sessions, which were delivered by The Tonic, were held on 4 October 2017 for approximately 28 employees per hour-long session.The London Business ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid reviews her EAP
You can't help but wonder why some people have end up in the jobs they have. Take one of my contacts at Smarmy Consulting, Barry. I recently bumped into Barry at a networking event and he backed me into a corner to tell me about his new job. Unlike his ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Virgin Management hosts spin class to improve employee wellbeing
EXCLUSIVE: Corporate affairs organisation Virgin Management has hosted a spin class for employees and senior management to support employee wellbeing and help integrate senior leaders with the wider workforce.The Pack spin class, held on Tuesday 26 September, was held to align firstly with the organisation’s wellbeing strategy, which has been ...
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Article40% of expatriates do not have employer-provided medical benefits
Two-fifths (40%) of expatriate respondents say they are not provided with medical benefits by their employer, according to research by Cigna.Its 2017 Cigna 360 wellbeing survey: globally mobile individuals report, which surveyed 2,003 individuals who work in markets outside of their birthplace in Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and ...
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ArticleFrench Post Office staff farm vegetables in office rooftop garden
Something for the weekend: Post Office staff in northern Paris have taken health and wellbeing in the workplace to dizzying new heights by growing their own fruit and vegetables in an office-based rooftop garden.The 900-square metre rooftop farm, which is surrounded by tower blocks, is manned by approximately 500 postal ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 97% include employee assistance programmes in mental health support
EXCLUSIVE: Nearly all (97%) employer respondents that have a strategy to support the mental health of their workforce cite an employee assistance programme (EAP) as part of this, according to research by Employee Benefits and Health Shield.The Employee Benefits/Health Shield Healthcare research 2017, which surveyed 121 employer respondents in July ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 77% offer support or counselling services to some or all employees
EXCLUSIVE: More than three-quarters (77%) of employer respondents offer support or counselling services to some or all employees, according to research by Employee Benefits and Health Shield.Support or counselling benefits include employee assistance programmes (EAPs), other types of stress counselling, such as cognitive behavioural therapy, and other forms of counselling ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 67% have specific benefits in place to support staff mental health
EXCLUSIVE: More than two-thirds (67%) of respondents’ organisations have specific benefits and strategies in place to support their employees’ mental health, according to research by Employee Benefits and Health Shield.While narrower in scope, it is telling that when respondents to Employee Benefits’ Healthcare research between 2001 and 2013 were asked ...
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ArticleEuromonitor International holds global health and wellbeing week
Business intelligence organisation Euromonitor International held a health and wellbeing week across 10 of its global operating locations for its 1,264 employees.The health and wellness week took place between 11 and 16 September for staff in Bangalore, Cape Town, Dubai, London, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Vilnius, while the organisation’s ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 96% offer an EAP on a core basis
EXCLUSIVE: Almost all (96%) employer respondents offer an employee assistance programme (EAP) on a core basis in 2017, a higher proportion than the 58% in 2013, and the 78% that did so in 2012, according to research by Employee Benefits and Health Shield.The Employee Benefits/Health Shield Healthcare research 2017, which ...