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ArticleHalf of employees have cancelled medical appointments due to work commitments
More than half (52%) of employees have had to cancel or change medical appointments as a result of work commitments, according to research by AIG Life.The research, which surveyed a representative sample of 2,008 working adults aged between 18 and 65, also found that only two-fifths (41%) found it easy ...
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ArticleNottingham College agrees to protect pay and annual leave
Employees at Nottingham College who are members of the University and College Union (UCU) have agreed to end a long-running dispute with their employer over new contracts affecting pay, sick pay and annual leave.UCU has stated that new contracts being imposed by the college would cut employees' holiday entitlements and ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid trials agile working
I’m excited to discover we are going to be part of an experiment. The executive management team have decided to trial agile working for back office departments, and they have confirmed the pilot for selected teams within human resources. HR seems an odd place to start; it would make more ...
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ArticleNorth Leamington School boosts wellbeing with furry faculty member
Something for the weekend: North Leamington School (NLS) has hired a furry faculty member to help improve the mental health of both staff and students.Five month old cockapoo Lulu (pictured) joined the team at NLS in October 2019, and is currently enrolled in an eight-month training programme to become an ...
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ArticleSearch Laboratory enhances flexible working policy to support staff wellbeing
Leeds, London and New York-based digital marketing agency Search Laboratory has introduced an enhanced flexible working policy in a bid to support and improve the wellbeing and mental health of its 150 employees.The new policy was announced during the organisation's wellbeing week, which ran from 4 November to 8 November ...
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ArticleNews Scotland pledges to become endometriosis-friendly employer
Publishing organisation News Scotland, part of News UK, which publishes titles including The Sun and The Times, has made a commitment to become an endometriosis-friendly employer, in a bid to support the heath and wellbeing of female employees.The campaign to enlist organisations to support employees with endometriosis, a long-term chronic ...
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ArticleMarried UK employees receive equivalent of £2,390 per year in additional benefits
Almost two-thirds (63%) of UK employers offer additional benefits to married employees, according to research by Thomsons Online Benefits.The survey of 250 UK organisations with more than 250 employees also found that employees who are either married or in civil partnerships receive the equivalent of an estimated £2,390 extra per ...
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ArticleDaisy Communications hosts stress awareness week for 320 employees
Business communications provider Daisy Communications held a week full of activities to de-stress its 320 employees.The organisation, based in East Lancashire, held a week's worth of stress-busting activities on 4 November to 8 November 2019 for all of its employees to coincide with International Stress Awareness Week.Daisy's stress awareness week ...
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ArticleBreakspear Park offers on-site employees free breast cancer checks and advice
Hemel Hempstead business park Breakspear Park has offered the 1,300 employees working on-site free checks, advice and information to raise awareness of the risks of breast cancer and how to spot signs of the disease.On 23 October 2019, the organisation invited employees of the various organisations with offices at the ...
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ArticleChipotle enhances mental and financial wellbeing package for 80,000 employees
American fast food restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill is launching an improved suite of mental and financial wellbeing benefits for 80,000 employees in the US and Canada from 2020.Working in association with healthcare solutions provider Health Advocate, Chipotle will be providing employees with a range of benefits, including an employee ...
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ArticleGoldman Sachs offers financial help for fertility treatment to 36,000 employees globally
Global investment bank Goldman Sachs has announced a number of enhancements to its benefits programme, including stipends for egg retrieval and egg donation, available to all of its 36,000 global employees effective from 1 November 2019.With this new benefit, employees will be able to access a stipend to recoup the ...
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ArticleEmployees at Mayfair club 5 Hertford Street vote for strike action over pay
Kitchen porters working at exclusive private members' club, 5 Hertford Street, have voted unanimously for strike action in a dispute over pay, following a 90% turnout. The employees, all of whom are migrant workers and are represented by the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB), are asking to be ...
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ArticleWorcester Bosch signs Time to Change Pledge as part of ongoing mental health strategy
Boiler manufacturer Worcester Bosch announced yesterday (4 November 2019) that it is supporting the Time to Change Employer Pledge as part of its mental health strategy.The organisation, which has headquarters in Worcester and a manufacturing plant in Clay Cross, Derbyshire, aims to raise awareness of mental illness and educate its ...
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ArticleAmazon pilots virtual healthcare service for US employees
Online retailer and technology organisation Amazon is piloting a virtual healthcare service, Amazon Care, for its US employees, with a view to ultimately making it available to all 650,000 employees enrolled in an Amazon health insurance plan.The primary care service, which is currently being tested by a group of Seattle-based ...
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ArticleUK Power Networks enlists Olympic kayaker to promote staff wellbeing
Electricity provider UK Power Networks has launched a series of events aimed at energising employees and boosting wellbeing, with the help of two-time Olympian and six-time world champion, Anna Hemmings. The organisation, which has 6,200 employees across London, the South East and East of England, held the first event in ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Three-fifths have increased focus on mental wellbeing over the last year
EXCLUSIVE: In 2018, 45% of employers intended to place an increased focus on mental wellbeing support; a year on, 60% have actually done so, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits/Health Shield Healthcare research 2019, which surveyed 202 HR decision makers and influencers, also found that a further 50% ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: National Oceanography Centre runs nutrition and wellbeing days for staff
Image credit: National Oceanography CentreEXCLUSIVE: Research and development organisation the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has run a series of nutrition and wellbeing days for employees at its sites in Southampton and Liverpool.The events were run by provider SuperWellness, and took place in October 2019, following an earlier day-long session at ...
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ArticleApproximately 6.2 million admit to working while suffering from mental ill-health
Approximately one-fifth (19%) of UK employees admit that they have gone into work when feeling mentally unwell, according to research by Canada Life Group Insurance.Canada Life has estimated that this equates to 6.2 million of the 32.7 million individuals that were employed between May 2019 and July 2019, using data ...
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ArticleAllens announces enhanced parental support for Australia-based staff
Asia-Pacific law firm Allens, which has 1,498 employees, has announced that it will be rolling out enhanced parental support in 2020, to improve the work-life balance of staff in its Australia office.The package of enhancements, which will come into effect on 1 January 2020, includes 18 weeks of paid parental ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Musculo-skeletal issues on the rise as a cause of sickness absence
EXCLUSIVE: Following a dip in last year’s research, musculo-skeletal ailments have risen overall as a cause of sickness absence, cited by 45% of respondents, an increase of 15 percentage points since 2018, and seven since 2017, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits/Health Shield Healthcare research 2019, which surveyed ...