News – Page 47

  • Musculoskeletal sufferers
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    Musculoskeletal claims most costly for employers

    2022-02-10T09:03:04Z

    Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions are the most costly cause of insurance claims for employers worldwide, according to research.International provider Maxis Global Benefits Network's (Maxis GBN) new report is based on several years of comprehensive medical claims data from local insurance companies in more than 25 markets around the world. It explored ...

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    iGO4 implements four-day working week

    2022-02-10T09:00:14Z

    Car insurer iGO4 has launched a four-day working week for its 300 employees.All members of staff at the digital business chose to adopt the new pattern, which will give them Fridays off and leave their salaries unchanged albeit with a slight increase to 8.5-hour days Monday to Thursday.The latest switch ...

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    Wandisco introduces four-day week

    2022-02-09T09:01:43Z

    Data migration provider Wandisco this week introduced the option of a four-day working week for its more than 180 members of staff.The business, which has offices in Sheffield and California, now allows all employees to put in a 40-hour working week spread over four days rather than five.Their contracted salary ...

  • WW-UK
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    WW UK launches menopause policies

    2022-02-09T09:00:48Z

    WW UK has introduced a range of policies to help employees experiencing the menopause.The organisation, formerly known as Weight Watchers, implemented its Menopause Matters drive following an extensive research project among 1,000 women who have experienced the transition.Six in 10 of these women said there was a lack of understanding ...

  • Engaged
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    Agile cultures create more engaged staff

    2022-02-08T09:02:26Z

    Employers with a strong agile culture more than treble their commercial performance, according to research.Consultancy JCURV's second annual State of agile culture report found that organisations who switched to this way of working saw an increase of 237% in performance and had employees who were almost twice as engaged as ...

  • working parents
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    38% of working parents plan to job search in 2022

    2022-02-08T09:00:03Z

    Almost four in 10 working parents plan to look for a new job in the next 12 months, according to research.The 2022 Modern families index spotlight report found that 38% of workers with children under the age of 18 have jobhunting on the agenda this year.Back-up care and nursery provider ...

  • Spencer Clarke Group
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    Spencer Clarke Group launches workplace wellness drive

    2022-02-07T09:01:31Z

    Recruitment agency Spencer Clarke Group has announced a range of initiatives to improve the mental, physical and emotional wellbeing of its 20 employees.The Wellness in the Workplace policy includes a monthly £50 wellness benefit, which can be put towards healthy perks such as gym memberships, private dental care, massages, physiotherapy ...

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    Harborough District Council signs Workplace Wellbeing Charter

    2022-02-04T09:02:55Z

    Harborough District Council has signed the Workplace Wellbeing Charter to promote health and wellbeing based on the needs and values of its 208 employees.The Leicestershire local authority said it was looking to build on a number of initiatives already in place to support the wellbeing of its workers. Senior leaders ...

  • EXCLUSIVE: 75% of employers feel responsible for staff mental health
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    35% of employers did not speak about mental health last year

    2022-02-04T09:00:11Z

    More than a third of British employers have not spoken to their employees about their mental health and wellbeing over the past year, according to research.The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) commissioned YouGov to ask businesses whether they had personally talked to their staff about their mental health over ...

  • Landbay
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    Landbay launches miscarriage leave policy

    2022-02-03T09:02:44Z

    Buy-to-let lender Landbay has introduced a miscarriage leave policy.The mortgage provider, which employs 125 people, said it took staff wellbeing "very seriously" and believed it was the first firm to allow women to take up to six weeks of fully paid leave if they lose a baby during pregnancy.Length of ...

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    Britvic appoints Elly Tomlins as chief people officer

    2022-02-03T06:00:18Z

    Soft drink maker Britvic has appointed former Tate & Lyle HR leader Elly Tomlins as chief people officer.Tomlins has started work at Britvic’s head office in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, and taken up a position on the firm’s executive committee.She will be responsible for driving the soft drink brand’s people and ...

  • 47% of businesses offer no employee benefits
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    31% of employers say staff do not understand benefits

    2022-02-02T09:00:07Z

    More than four in 10 employers admit their staff are not fully aware of the benefits they offer or do not completely understand them, according to research.Protection industry body Group Risk Development (Grid) spoke to 505 HR decision makers and found that 31% believed their staff did not understand all ...

  • Hutch
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    Hutch to trial four-day working week

    2022-02-01T09:02:59Z

    Mobile game developer Hutch is to take part in a six-month trial of a four-day working week.The business, which creates car racing games for phones, will participate in a co-ordinated pilot organised by 4 Day Week Global in partnership with UK think tank Autonomy, the 4 Day Week UK Campaign ...

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    Barton's blog: Is a return to the workplace best for employees' mental wellbeing?

    2022-01-28T06:00:47Z

    It’s certainly a nail-biting time in UK politics this week, but not for any reasons prime minister Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party would wish. At the time of writing this, the much-anticipated reports into the Downing Street parties had not been released. The nation waits with baited breath for ...

  • John Lewis offers health insurance to staff during Covid-19
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    John Lewis to maintain full sick pay to unvaccinated staff

    2022-01-27T09:03:14Z

    Department store chain John Lewis has declared it will continue to offer full sick pay to its employees whether they have received a Covid-19 (Coronavirus) vaccine or not.Current government rules state that people who have not had a jab must self-isolate for 10 days if identified as a close contact ...

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    Hybrid working parents have better mental health

    2022-01-27T09:00:35Z

    Working parents who split their employment time between home and a formal workplace are less likely to experience mental health difficulties than those stuck in one or the other, according to research.Youth mental health charity Stem4 surveyed 1,038 working parents and carers across the UK to mark Parent Mental Health ...

  • Lux
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    Lux launches four-day working week

    2022-01-26T09:03:35Z

    Creative agency Lux has introduced a four-day working week for its 11 employees.All staff at the Edinburgh-based firm, which specialises in the food and drink sector, are now able to work a 32-hour week on an elective basis with no reduction in salary as part of their contracts.Lux worked in ...

  • four-day
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    Four in 10 employees want a four-day week

    2022-01-26T09:01:55Z

    Almost half of workers at mid-sized UK businesses would like to work a four-day week, according to research.Business decision support technology provider Momentive polled more than 2,000 UK adults and found that 45% of those working for organisations with between 50 and 499 staff would like to be offered a ...

  • Infographic: Online benefits to support workplace mental health
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    UK behind China for workplace mental health support

    2022-01-26T09:00:49Z

    Just four in 10 UK employees believe their employers provide good mental health support, according to research.Insurer Axa’s Mind health study, which is based on a comprehensive survey of 11,000 people in 11 countries and territories across Europe and Asia, found that 40% of those from the UK rated their ...

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    Romulus offers staff free e-bike travel

    2022-01-25T09:04:01Z

    Property business Romulus has formed a partnership with green micro-mobility firm HumanForest to provide its employees with e-bikes.The agreement began yesterday (24 January) with an initial trial period of three months that will allow all the London firm's 55 employees, occupiers and co-working members 20 minutes of free riding every ...