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    Becky Hewitt: How can employers support the government's obesity strategy and improve employee health?

    2020-09-01T05:00:08Z

    More employers are realising the importance of supporting their people in improving theirhealth and fitness. We know that being more active in everyday life can bring benefits for both the physical and mental health of our employees and also helpto reduce absence levels and increase employee engagement.So, wetake a holistic ...

  • Airbnb extends remote working policy to August 2021
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    Airbnb extends remote working policy until August 2021

    2020-08-27T09:53:58Z

    Travel business Airbnb has extended its remote working policy until August 2021 to support the health and wellbeing of its 6,300 employees during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Despite its offices reopening this month, the organisation has given its workforce the flexibility to choose whether they would like to return to the ...

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    Zofia Bajorek: What role do employers play in helping staff to lose weight or improve their health and fitness?

    2020-08-27T09:29:04Z

    The government’s new obesity strategy contains a number of elements including a call to action to help people lose weight and advance the adoption of weight management practices, seemingly focusing more on future prevention rather than on measures to help those who already live with obesity. Some critics of ...

  • 24% feel informed about new workplace health procedures
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    70% of employers would pay for employees' Covid-19 tests

    2020-08-26T10:19:53Z

    Seven in ten (70%) of employers are willing to pay for Covid-19 (Coronavirus) tests if an employee should request one, according to research by Huma.The survey of over 5,000 UK employees and 2,000 UK businesses, published in August 2020, also found that almost half (45%) of workplaces are ready to ...

  • Homeserve signs Race at Work charter to improve workplace equality
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    Homeserve signs Race at Work charter to improve workplace equality

    2020-08-25T10:41:25Z

    Emergency repairs and improvements organisation Homeserve has signed the Race at Work charter, committing to address the issues that ethnic minority employees face in the workplace.The race charter, which has been developed in partnership with the UK government and business outreach charity Business in the Community (BITC), has set out ...

  • Salesforce extends working from home policy until July 2021
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    Salesforce extends homeworking policy until July 2021

    2020-08-21T09:48:06Z

    US cloud-based software organisation Salesforce is extending its working from home policy until at least 31 July 2021.The organisation has also confirmed that its offices will remained closed for the remainder of the year, to support the health and safety of its employees during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.To further support ...

  • 88% of employees want to continue working remotely part-time
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    75% of employees are happier working from home

    2020-08-19T10:02:59Z

    Three-quarters (75%) of employees in the UK are happier working from home, according to research by Huawei.Its survey of 2,000 office-based employees also found that more than half of respondents (53%) say choosing where they work is having a positive impact on their mental health.Additionally, 53% of respondents are enjoying ...

  • Tobermore launches employee health and wellbeing app for staff
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    Tobermore launches employee health and wellbeing app for staff

    2020-08-14T11:11:13Z

    Manufacturing organisation Tobermore has introduced a health and wellbeing app to support the mental health of its 300 employees.Launched 12 August 2020, the Tobermore Connect app gives employees access to a range of physical and mental wellbeing services 24 hours a day, seven days a week.Employees can make online appointments ...

  • 87% of employees would stay at a business if they commit to improving wellbeing
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    87% would stay at an organisation if it commits to employee wellbeing

    2020-08-10T10:22:10Z

    Almost nine in ten (87%) of employees are more likely to stay with an employer if the organisation commits to improving employee wellbeing, according to research by Yulife.The research published in August 2020, which surveyed 613 employees, also found that just over a quarter (26%) of respondents do not feel ...

  • Employees in Victoria Australia to receive $1,500 pandemic pay
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    Australian government introduces $1,500 sick pay for Victorian staff

    2020-08-04T11:29:54Z

    Employees working in the state of Victoria, Australia will receive a $1,500 (£821) payment if they have to self-isolate for 14 days due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.This introduction of enhanced sick pay is due to the spike of Coronavirus cases specifically relating to the region of Victoria. Employees who ...

  • Government publishes further details of the job retention bonus
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    Government publishes further details of the job retention bonus

    2020-08-03T09:42:10Z

    The government has published further details of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) bonus, providing more clarity on eligibility requirements.In the statement, it reconfirmed that employers will receive a one-off bonus of £1,000 for every employee who is brought back from furlough, if they remain at the business until the ...

  • Santander UK offers menopause support program to 23,500 staff
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    Santander UK offers menopause support programme to 23,500 staff

    2020-07-28T10:21:02Z

    Banking organisation Santander UK has introduced a personalised menopause support programme for its 23,500 employees.The support, provided by medical platform Peppy, is being offered to staff following an initial trial with 130 employees. Three in four employees who were part of the trial felt more confident about their menopause journey ...

  • Aster bolsters health plan for its 1,440 employees
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    Aster Group introduces enhanced health and wellbeing benefits for 1,440 employees

    2020-07-27T10:17:19Z

    Housing business Aster Group is introducing an enhanced health and wellbeing benefits plan for its 1,440 employees through its partnership with health provider Simplyhealth.Employees at the organisation will receive access to health products and services, and wellbeing support through a business-wide health cash plan. They will also have access to ...

  • St George's University of London provide full sick pay for security guards
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    St George's University of London provides full sick pay for security guards

    2020-07-24T09:45:52Z

    Security guards at St George's University of London (SGUL) have secured three weeks of full sick pay, following an agreement with facilities contractor Bidvest Noonan, who directly recruit the security guards.This follows several months of disputes, including 15 days of strike action in May 2020. The employees were contesting the ...

  • Scottish government offers healthcare workers 24-7 wellbeing helpline
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    Scottish government offers healthcare workers 24 hour mental health support

    2020-07-23T10:21:03Z

    The Scottish government has introduced a mental health helpline for healthcare and social care workers to support their mental wellbeing during the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.The national helpline, NHS 24, which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, gives care workers the opportunity to seek mental health advice ...

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    Royal Bank of Scotland extends remote working policy to 2021 for 50,000 employees

    2020-07-21T10:44:36Z

    Scottish bank Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is extending its remote working policy until 2021 for 50,000 employees.The extension has been put in place to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the large proportion of its employees who are currently home-based. The organisation is also ensuring all of its staff ...

  • What will be the biggest changes to healthcare benefits in the next 12 months?
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    What will be the biggest changes to healthcare benefits in the next 12 months?

    2020-07-16T10:53:47Z

    What will be the biggest changes to healthcare benefits in the next year? What is your strategy to reduce workplace absence? Has the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic changed the way your business offer healthcare and wellbeing benefits?Readers of Employee Benefits will have the opportunity to participate in exclusive Employee Benefits Healthcare ...

  • Charterhouse sees a 18% increase in staff happiness after wellbeing program
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    Charterhouse sees 18% increase in staff happiness due to wellbeing programme

    2020-07-15T11:16:55Z

    Accountancy firm Charterhouse has seen an 18% rise in employee happiness after holding a 10-week long health and wellbeing programmeThe organisation surveyed its 31 employees prior to the launch, and following the end, of the programme, which was provided by Super Wellness. In addition to the rise in employee happiness, ...

  • 70% of employees miss office-based conversations
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    31% of employees do not feel supported by their employer while working remotely

    2020-07-14T11:08:10Z

    One-third (31%) of employees feel that their employer does not support them when they work from home according to research by Unipos.The survey, published July 2020, which surveyed 300 employees, found that 83% of businesses do admit that their organisation has attempted to support them while working remotely.Over three-quarters (79%) ...

  • Zurich UK offers 4,500 employee free antibody test
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    Zurich UK offers 4,500 employee free Covid-19 antibody test

    2020-07-13T10:01:59Z

    Insurance organisation Zurich is offering all of its 4,500 UK employees a free antibody test, after a recent survey of its employees found that 95% of staff would like to to be tested.As well as in the UK, the test which was piloted in Switzerland, is being rolled-out in all ...