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ArticleParental bereavement leave legislation to be introduced in the UK in April 2020
The UK government has announced that April 2020 will see the implementation of new legislation providing two weeks of paid leave for working parents who suffer the loss of a child.The Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay Regulations, known as ‘Jacks Law’ in memory of Jack Herd, whose mother campaigned on ...
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ArticleTwo-thirds suffering musculoskeletal issues say work has made condition worse
More than two-thirds (68%) of people suffering from musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) say their occupation was a contributing factor to developing their condition, according to research by Wills Towers Watson. A survey of 2,000 workers found that a further 64% believe that their condition had at least been exacerbated by their ...
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ArticleLeeds Building Society and Huddersfield New College among Top 100 inclusive employers
Image credit: Yorkshire TimesThe National Centre for Diversity (NCFD) has announced the UK’s Top 100 Index of organisations working to make work environments more inclusive. Included on the list are organisations such as Leeds Building Society, Galliford Try Highways and Huddersfield New College. At an event on 17 January 2020, ...
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ArticleSeven in 10 employees would move jobs for a better mental health policy
Only three in 10 (29%) of employees would stay in their current job if they were offered the same role at a competitor with comprehensive mental health support and training, according to research by Legal and General. In a survey of 1,000 employees with a minimum of five years' employment, ...
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ArticleThree-fifths of employers do not have an actively managed wellbeing programme
Almost three-fifths (56%) of businesses do not have an actively managed health and wellbeing programme in place, according to research by workplace savings and benefits consultancy Vested.The survey of 100 organisations from across a range of sectors also found that, despite the lack of actively managed programmes, employers had started ...
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ArticleHyatt Hotels gives 45,000 employees access to mindfulness app
Hyatt Hotels Corporation has committed to providing its 45,000 employees with access to a wellbeing and mindfulness app, which will be made available to staff across the organisation's 220 global Hyatt-branded locations in early 2020. The new app, provided by Headspace, forms part of Hyatt Hotels' holistic wellbeing strategy; this ...
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ArticleNationwide Building Society pilots return-to-work coaching programme for new mothers
Nationwide Building Society is piloting a new programme, provided by Return to Work, to give coaching to employees re-entering work following maternity leave, with a view to launching the scheme in full for its 17,000 employees later this year.This new programme enhances the benefits Nationwide already offers to working parents, ...
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ArticleKCJ awards non-smoking employees with four days of additional leave
Image credit: Swindon AdvertiserStratton-based KCJ Training and Employment Solutions is rewarding non-smoking employees among its 11 members of staff with four extra days of annual leave per year. This benefit, which came into effect on 2 January 2020, has been implemented to compensate non-smoking workers with an equivalent amount of ...
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ArticleHalf of UK parents say home working has increased their workload
Almost half (48%) of UK working parents say that working from home has actually increased their workload, according to research by Working Families and Bright Horizons.The 2020 Modern Families Index, which surveyed more than 3,000 UK parents, also revealed that 44% check their emails or do other work in ...
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ArticleNorthumbria Police signs charter to support terminally ill staff
Northumbria Police and the Northumbria office of the Police and Crime Commissioner have signed the Trades Union Congress' (TUC) Dying to Work charter, aiming to support terminally ill individuals among 5,092 police officers and staff. The Dying to Work campaign works to encourage and help employers to protect the rights ...
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ArticleStarbucks launches mental wellbeing app for 291,000 employees globally
Coffee retailer and cafe chain organisation Starbucks has committed to breaking the stigma around mental health and supporting its 291,000-strong global workforce by launching a wellbeing app, in addition to running training courses centred around mental and emotional resilience. In Autumn 2019, the employer initially brought together 12,000 store leaders ...
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ArticleAlmost nine in 10 informal carers receive no support from their employer
Of the 18% of UK employees providing unpaid care for someone close to them, 88% say that they receive no support from their employer, according to research by WeMa Care.The nationally representative survey of over 2,000 employees in the UK also found that only 18% felt their workplace culture enabled ...
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ArticleJeff Dodds: How can employers address the disability pay gap?
As we begin the next decade, I want to see more businesses take responsibility and action around how they recruit and employ disabled people.It is simply not good enough that, according to the Office of National Statistics' (ONS) Quarterly labour force survey: October - December 2018, a million disabled people, ...
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ArticleDutch hospital employees agree to 8% pay increase affecting 200,000 staff
Image credit: FNVMembers of the Dutch trade union FNV have agreed to a pay deal reached on December 2019 for 200,000 employees working in hospitals covered by the country's collective labour agreement (CLA).Employees covered by the CLA will receive a total pay increase of 8% over 27 months. In addition, ...
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ArticleREM staff reduce metabolic age by 37 years via wellbeing programme
Real Estate Management (UK) (REM) has helped its 45 employees, based in offices at The Shard in London, reduce their metabolic age, a measurement of metabolic efficiency, by a total of 37 years, using a wellness challenge and follow-up programme, spanning eight months until November 2019. The SuperWellness Challenge, which ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Majority of employers use in-house teams to provide at-retirement support
EXCLUSIVE: Despite the increased sense that it is a pension provider’s responsibility, the primary source of at-retirement support continues to be HR, benefits, reward, and learning and development teams (34%), and in-house pensions teams (13%), according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits/Wealth at Work Pensions research 2019, which was ...
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ArticleKingfisher joins Stonewall’s Global Diversity Champions programme
Home improvement organisation Kingfisher, which owns B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt and Screwfix, has joined charity Stonewall’s Global Diversity Champions programme in order to promote an inclusive workplace for its 77,000 employees. The Global Diversity Champions programme, which has been set up by Stonewall to promote LGBT equality, provides employers with ...
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ArticleTwo in five employees have access to flexible working to manage pressure of Christmas
More than two-fifths of employees (44%) have access to support and flexible working at Christmas to help cope with the pressure of the festive season, according to research by Benenden Health. The research, which surveyed 1,000 small to medium enterprise (SME) business owners, and 1,000 employees, also found that almost ...
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ArticleJohnson and Johnson and Adidas UK named Britain’s healthiest workplaces
Healthcare organisation Johnson and Johnson, sportswear manufacturer Adidas UK and health and wellbeing provider Wellness International have been named Britain’s healthiest workplaces.The study, undertaken by Vitality from January to August 2019, surveyed 23,500 UK employees regarding their lifestyle, mental wellbeing, clinical risk and productivity. It also looked at leadership, culture ...
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ArticleBreakspear Park hosts Christmas market for 1,300 on-site employees
Hemel Hempstead business park Breakspear Park has held a pop-up Christmas market for the approximately 1,300 employees working for organisations with offices based in the complex. On 3 December 2019, employees at businesses including BAM Construction, NHSP, and Britvic were able to take advantage of the event, put on by ...