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ArticleExpat healthcare increasingly challenging
Businesses are finding it increasingly difficult to develop healthcare packages for international workers, according to a survey by AXA Global Healthcare.The World of Work research compares trends from 2017 and 2020, highlighting changes in the process of establishing and supporting international assignments.The survey found that of the 543 HR decision-makers ...
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ArticleSussex Police Force de-stress with wellbeing dogs
Something for the weekend: Being a bobby on the beat can be hard at the best of times, but policing during the pandemic brings its own unique and stressful challenges - from breaking up illegal lockdown parties and fining hill walkers for carrying cups of coffee to being spat at ...
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ArticleMental health-related absenteeism costs rose to £14 billion in 2020
Mental health-related absence cost UK businesses £14 billion last year, according to research by Westfield Health, with Covid-19 (Coronavirus) largely to blame.Its Coping with Covid report found mental health-related absenteeism costs rose by £1.3 billion during 2020, compared to 2019, as working from home, furlough and pay cuts brought radical ...
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Article100,000 NHS staff now have early access to wages
More than 100,000 NHS staff across seven trusts are now able to have early access to their earned and extra shifts pay, after they joined Allocate Instant Pay by Wagestream.The deal means workers at trusts including Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital and ...
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ArticleEmployers failing to communicate on health and wellbeing
As many as half of employers are still not engaging in the health and wellbeing of their staff, according to a new report by Health Shield.Despite mental health charities indicating employee wellbeing is now reaching crisis levels, the health cash plan provider's study found a substantial 48% of bosses had ...
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ArticleCruden Group appoints Joanne Hadwin
Cruden Group, one of Scotland’s largest development and construction groups, has announced the appointment of Joanne Hadwin as group head of HR.Hadwin brings more than 20 years’ experience in human resources to the role, having previously been HR manager at Motherwell Bridge, HR and training manager at Arthur Mckay and ...
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ArticleDon’t withdraw flexible working, report warns
Less than a week after the CIPD launched a campaign demanding staff are given flexible working from day one, a Bright Horizons' report has warned employers face an ‘iceberg of staff discontent’, if flexibility is removed once Covid-19 (Coronavirus) restrictions are over.The report - its Modern Families Index - found ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: BAE Systems to discuss mental health at EB Insights 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Claire Walsh, health, wellbeing and injury prevention manager UK and rest of the world at BAE Systems, will discuss how employers can support employee mental health during times of uncertainty at Employee Benefits Insights 2021.The ‘Placing mental health at the very centre of your wellbeing strategy’ session will be ...
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ArticleEmployers embrace wellbeing benefits
Group risk industry body Grid has unveiled what it calls an “encouraging increase” in employer-provided wellbeing benefits provision in response to Covid-19 (Coronavirus).In a poll of HR directors, it found 48% now felt they had greater responsibility for the mental health of their staff than they did before the pandemic. ...
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ArticleMinisters to win maternity leave rights
A legal loophole that meant ministers effectively needed to resign to be able to spend time with their newborn child has been addressed, with the announcement of the first reading of the Ministerial and other Maternity Allowances Bill yesterday.Due to ministers being appointed by the prime minister (PM), they are ...
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ArticleRevolut moves to permanent flexible working
Banking services app provider Revolut has this week confirmed it will permanently move to flexible working arrangements.From now on, the organisation's 2,000+ employees have a choice about when and how often they would like to work from home, and how often they would like to work in an office.Despite 98% ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Employer relationships weakened by Covid-19
EXCLUSIVE: Covid-19 (Coronavirus) has permanently changed employer-employee relationships, including employee attitudes to benefits, according to research by MetLife exclusively shared with Employee Benefits.The study, presented in a report entitled ‘Re:Me’, questioned 300 employers and 900 workers and found 62% of staff felt their relationship with the employer had changed, with ...
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ArticleC-Suite suffers most from mental health issues
Global research looking into mental health and resilience has found it is the C-suite that is suffering the most – although all employees say they want their company to do more to support them.Data compiled by Oracle and Workplace Intelligence revealed 53% of executives are struggling with mental health issues, ...
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ArticleDechert Wellness Week focuses on resilience
Global law firm Dechert LLP is deploying a host of mental health and resilience tools, as well as running fun activities, as part of its second annual ‘Wellbeing Week’ this week.The theme of the week – which includes offering resilience webinars and videos on mindfulness and stress management – was ...
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ArticleCMAC pledges to keep online workouts
Transport solutions company, CMAC Group, has announced it will make its twice-weekly High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) sessions a permanent fixture for staff – even after staff return to the office.The sessions were initially launched last April, as the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic first gripped the nation.But after growing in popularity ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Insights Online Series: 15-19 March 2021
Employee Benefits is to host a second online event exploring the latest trends, insights and solutions that provide effective and efficient reward strategies in a Covid-19 (Coronavirus) world.Leaders from organisations including Birds Eye and BAE Systems are among those who will speak during the Insights Series, which runs from 15-19 ...
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ArticleGrampian Housing Association offers Wellbeing Day
Grampian Housing Association has announced it is giving staff a ‘wellbeing day’, initially to help them cope with the pressures of lockdown.According to Chris Mathieson, the association’s compliance, engagement and support lead, staff can use their day whenever they want – all they have to do is ensure they are ...
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ArticleLockdown benefits ‘not fit for purpose’
New research by employee benefits provider Edenred suggests staff are dissatisfied with the level of support they are getting from their organisation – with lockdown benefits branded ‘not fit for purpose’.The research, which questioned 2,000 UK employees, found employers were seen to be falling short in the areas of reward ...
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ArticleSMEs create surge in demand for employee benefits
Results of the 2021 Employee Benefits and Workplace Satisfaction Survey from financial wellbeing provider Drewberry found that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) were responsible for a huge surge in demand for new employee benefits types last year.According to the data, nearly half (47.4) introduced additional employee benefits during 2020 – ...
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ArticleOne-in-five employees have no flexible working options
Research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has revealed a serious lack of flexible working opportunities – leading it to call for flexibility to be a day-one right.The research finds one-in-five employees (19%) currently work in organisations that offer no flexible working options at all, while nearly a ...