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  • Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
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    Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman launches neurodiversity support package

    2024-05-21T10:44:30Z

    International law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman has launched a new neurodiversity assessment and support package for its London office employees, as well as eligible family members.The firm has committed to pay for staff and eligible family members to access early stage and specialist assessments for neurodiverse conditions. Those who ...

  • Hanover Scotland gold accreditation
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    Hanover Scotland receives gold employee wellbeing accreditation

    2024-05-21T09:58:03Z

    Housing association Hanover Scotland has received gold accreditation for its commitment and dedication to employee health and wellbeing from Investors in People.To obtain the accreditation, the organisation went through an assessment process that focused on various aspects of workplace wellbeing. It scored well in areas such as leadership, support, and ...

  • biggest HR priority
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    Recruitment and retention are biggest HR priorities for 40% of employers this year

    2024-05-21T08:00:00Z

    Employee Benefits poll: Two-fifths (40%) of organisations revealed that their biggest HR priority this year is staff recruitment and retention, according to a survey of Employee Benefits readers. Meanwhile, 13% of respondents said diversity, equity and inclusion, and retaining talent were their largest priorites this year, 10% ...

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    Cost of poor employee mental health is £51 billion per year

    2024-05-20T10:55:57Z

    The cost of poor employee mental health has been found to be £51 billion per year, down from £56 billion in 2021, but up from £45 billion in 2019, according to new research from Deloitte.The professional services network surveyed 3,156 working adults, of which 1,834 were working parents, for its ...

  • Employee engagement HR priority
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    Employee engagement considered biggest HR priority for organisations

    2024-05-17T11:36:51Z

    Employee engagement is the biggest HR priority influencing organisations’ approaches to people strategy, according to a study by employee engagement platforms Reward Gateway and Edenred.Their Employee engagement: an economic value study, which surveyed more than 300 organisations across Australia, the US, the UK, and the European Union, also found 48% ...

  • Central Co-op wellbeing campaign
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    Central Co-op rolls out mental, physical and emotional wellbeing campaign

    2024-05-17T11:17:08Z

    Retailer Central Co-op has rolled out a campaign dedicated to prioritising the mental, physical and emotional wellbeing of its employees.Launched during Mental Health Awareness Week (13-19 May) and titled ‘We’ve got you’, the campaign will be hosted on the employer’s Difference Maker Hub, a centralised platform that offers access to ...

  • NHS workforce wellbeing
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    NHS England launches workforce wellbeing programme

    2024-05-17T11:10:59Z

    NHS England has launched a £16 million NHS workforce wellbeing programme.The NHS workforce wellbeing programme will run for three years and includes initiatives that have been co-designed and led by NHS staff.NHS Charities Together, which represents around 200 charities in the health service, has provided an initial £6 million of ...

  • Newcastle for Intermediaries
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    Newcastle for Intermediaries signs mortgage industry mental health charter

    2024-05-17T11:06:27Z

    Newcastle for Intermediaries, the mortgages arm of Newcastle Building Society, has signed the mortgage industry mental health charter as part of its commitment and strategic approach to mental health and wellbeing.The charter was established to support UK firms operating within the mortgage sector in response to a worsening mental health ...

  • Vienna employees’ wellbeing
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    Vienna and Copenhagen among best cities for working and wellbeing

    2024-05-17T08:00:37Z

    Something for the weekend: Vienna, Copenhagen and Amsterdam have been found to be some of the best cities in the world to work in that are also good for employees’ wellbeing.Airline Icelandair analysed more than 100 of the most prominent cities in the world based on internet speed, the cost ...

  • wellbeing strategy
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    Just 39% of HR decision-makers believe their wellbeing strategy meets staff needs

    2024-05-16T10:55:50Z

    Just two-fifths (39%) of HR decision-makers believe their current wellbeing strategy adequately meets the needs of their workforce, according to research by benefits consultancy PIB Employee Benefits.Its survey of 1,000 senior HR decision-makers also found that just under half (49%) of large corporate respondents with more than 250 employees believe ...

  • Threesixty Architecture maternity adoption
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    Threesixty Architecture enhances paid maternity and adoption leave

    2024-05-15T11:16:27Z

    Threesixty Architecture has enhanced its maternity and adoption leave in a bid to tackle gender disparity within the sector.From 15 May, employees will be entitled to six months of fully paid maternity and adoption leave. Associate director Gina Colley helped shape the new policy, which is designed to support employees' ...

  • University College of Estate Management
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    University College of Estate Management rolls out mental wellbeing support

    2024-05-15T11:10:56Z

    Reading-based University College of Estate Management (UCEM) has rolled out mental wellbeing support for its 350 employees.Through a partnership with Thrive Mental Wellbeing, the organisation’s employees will be able to access an app to prevent, detect and manage mental health conditions and stress. The resources available include daily check-ins, a ...

  • mental health benefits initiatives
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    72% say mental health benefits are important in decision to stay with employer

    2024-05-15T10:56:00Z

    Almost three-quarters (72%) of UK workers aged between 18 and 24 feel that mental health benefits and initiatives are an important factor when deciding whether to stay with an employer, according to research by healthcare provider Axa Health. Its 2024 UK mind health workplace report, which surveyed ...

  • mental wellbeing impact
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    59% of managers have seen mental wellbeing impacted due to fewer resources

    2024-05-14T10:50:41Z

    More than half (59%) of UK managers have reported that their mental wellbeing has been impacted as a result of being asked to do more with fewer resources, according to research by global benefits and reward platform provider Perkbox.Its survey of 2,000 UK managers also found that 49% said they ...

  • Scottish government tribunal
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    Tribunal rules disabled Scottish government social care worker was discriminated against

    2024-05-13T11:01:48Z

    An employment tribunal has found that a disabled team leader within the social care division of the Scottish government was discriminated against due to not receiving the necessary equipment to work.James Blair, who uses a wheelchair due to spondylitis, a degenerative spinal cord disease, joint condition Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and dyslexia, ...

  • Veolia Aldermore and Vitality
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    Veolia, Aldermore and Vitality named on Sunday Times Best Places to Work list 2024

    2024-05-13T10:15:06Z

    Resource management service Veolia, banking organisation Aldermore and health insurance firm Vitality have made the top 10 Sunday Times Best Places to Work list for 2024.To compile the list, the publication used 26 questions from WorkL’s employee engagement survey to find out what workers at very big, big, medium and ...

  • hybrid work
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    44% of staff now prefer hybrid working arrangements

    2024-05-10T10:47:03Z

    Almost half (44%) of employees now prefer hybrid working arrangements over office-based and remote models, according to research by communications agency Marco.Its third annual Global Marco new consumer report, which was conducted in partnership with research technology organisation Cint, and surveyed more than 7,300 participants in Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, ...

  • 9 May 2024
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    The top 10 most read articles between 3 - 9 May 2024

    2024-05-10T08:04:43Z

    The top 10 most read articles between 3 - 9 May 2024 on employeebenefits.co.uk were: Tesco and Lidl GB shortlisted for Best healthcare and wellbeing benefits – large employerSackers launches carer’s leave policy and commits to support neurodiversityTribunal strikes equal pay from BBC presenter claimsVirgin Media O2 rolls out staff ...

  • Showtown Blackpool play days
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    Showtown Blackpool rolls out play days and commits to making work fun

    2024-05-09T11:01:17Z

    Showtown Blackpool, which is operated by the Blackpool Heritage and Museum Trust, has introduced quarterly play days and monthly feel better circles to create a workplace culture of success for its employees.Through the creation of a cultural programme that reflected its values as part of a year-long partnership with consultancy ...

  • workplace schemes healthcare
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    75% used workplace schemes to access healthcare services through insurance

    2024-05-09T10:46:03Z

    Of the 1.8 million employees who accessed healthcare services through health or protection insurance in 2022, 1.3 million (75%) relied on workplace-provided schemes to do so, according to research by the Association of British Insurers (ABI).Its Growing demand – increased use of health and protection services in 2022 report also ...