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ArticleMore than four-fifths of British employees find sleep is affected by work pressures
More than four-fifths of British employees report that their sleep has been affected by work pressures, while a 80% have struggled to focus on their home lives, according to research by Microsoft.The research, which surveyed 2,273 British employees between 9 and 11 September 2019, also found that 33% of respondents ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Two-fifths have a strategy in place to reduce sickness absence
EXCLUSIVE: Although the proportion of organisations that have an absence reduction strategy in place (39%) has not shifted since last year, employers do continue to rapidly adapt and change their approach to sickness absence, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits/Health Shield Healthcare research 2019 surveyed 202 HR decision ...
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ArticleAmerican Express and Pinsent Masons recognised as top family-friendly employers
Financial services organisation American Express (pictured), professional services business Deloitte, educational institution Imperial College, and law firm Pinsent Masons are among the UK organisations recognised in the Top employers for working families list, compiled by work-life balance charity Working Families.The annual list assesses UK organisations using Working Families’ benchmarking process; ...
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ArticleWeave launches life coaching benefit for 550 employees
Communications organisation Weave has launched a new employer-paid life coaching benefit for its 550 Utah-based employees.The optional life coaching benefit, provided by WLJ Advisors, will be rolled out for all employees in conjunction with World Mental Health Day on Thursday 10 October 2019; executive and senior leaders have already been ...
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ArticleJaguar Land Rover and Aston Martin Lagonda support disability inclusion
Automotive organisations Jaguar Land Rover (pictured), Jardine Motors and Aston Martin Lagonda are the latest international businesses to sign global disability inclusion commitment, The Valuable 500, operated by business campaign group #valuable.The Valuable 500, launched in January 2019, is a year-long, global campaign that is asking 500 private sector organisations ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 79% have benefits and strategies to support mental wellbeing
EXCLUSIVE: Despite a slight drop in 2018, mental health issues have seen a considerable overall increase in importance for employers over the past few years; 67% offered relevant support to their employees in 2017, which has risen to 79% this year, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits/Health Shield ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Royal Bank of Scotland and SAP approach wellbeing holistically
Employee Benefits Live 2019: Financial institution Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and software business SAP UK and Ireland shared insights surrounding their respective wellbeing strategies at Employee Benefits Live 2019.In a session titled ‘Fostering a culture to support health and become and employer of choice’, delivered on Wednesday 2 October ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: LinkedIn uses organisational culture as driver for engagement
Employee Benefits Live 2019: Professional social media organisation LinkedIn has adopted a people-first approach to its employee experience, business operations and organisational culture, using this as its key driver for talent attraction, retention and motivation.Closing the conference agenda on Wednesday 2 October at Employee Benefits Live 2019, Katherine Gilbert, senior ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Virgin Atlantic reinvigorates benefits package for 10,000 employees
Employee Benefits Live 2019: International airline Virgin Atlantic has reinvigorated its wellbeing approach and employee benefits package to better reflect and accommodate its growing workforce.Josie Lazenby, senior manager, wellbeing and benefits at Virgin Atlantic, discussed the benefits refreshment journey during the conference programme at Employee Benefits Live 2019 on Tuesday ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Microsoft Ireland empowers staff to manage health and wellbeing
Employee Benefits Live 2019: Dublin-based technology organisation Microsoft Ireland empowers its 2,200 staff to manage their own health and wellbeing using an experiences and treatments booking platform as part of its overall wellbeing strategy.Joanne Morrissey, HR director at Microsoft Ireland, presented a session titled ‘Balancing organisational productivity and modern work ...
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ArticleDebbie Lovewell-Tuck: Furthering diversity and inclusion
As our Diversity and Inclusion Week, in association with Benenden Health, draws to a close, it is time to reflect on some of the trends and issues currently shaping this area of the benefits market.Over the past couple of years, few can have missed the increasing focus on diversity and ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: The Poppy Factory uses organisational values to embed wellbeing
Employee Benefits Live 2019: Veterans charity The Poppy Factory has used its organisational values to help implement a four-pronged wellbeing strategy.Speaking on day one of Employee Benefits Live 2019, Charlotte Dymock, HR business partner at The Poppy Factory, explained how staff wellbeing is not simply about free fruit and yoga ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Amazon uses diversity and inclusion to build business innovation
Employee Benefits Live 2019: E-commerce giant Amazon champions diversity and inclusion not only as the right thing to do, but as a business decision aimed at improving creativity and the inventive mindset of its 30,000 full-time UK employees.Closing the conference agenda on day one of Employee Benefits Live 2019, keynote ...
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ArticleStagecoach signs diversity pledge in support of National Inclusion Week
Bus and coach operator Stagecoach has signed a diversity and inclusion pledge in support of National Inclusion Week, an annual campaign created by employer membership organisation Inclusive Employers.The National Inclusion Week campaign, which ran last week between 23 and 29 September 2019, aims to raise awareness of the importance of ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: EAPs and flexible working are most popular mental health benefits
EXCLUSIVE: Employee assistance programmes (EAPs), flexible working or work-life balance policies, and access to education and guidance for staff are the most commonly offered benefits to support mental health, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits/Health Shield Healthcare research 2019, which surveyed 202 HR decision makers and influencers, also ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Mace Group to discuss engaging the board via metrics at Employee Benefits Live
EXCLUSIVE: Judith Grant (pictured), director of health and wellbeing at construction organisation Mace Group will discuss how HR professionals can engage senior leaders with employee wellbeing using metrics and analytics at Employee Benefits Live 2019.Grant's session, titled 'Using metrics to engage the boardroom with wellbeing', will take place on Wednesday ...
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ArticleUniversity of Liverpool campus support staff strike over pay and conditions
Campus support and services employees at the University of Liverpool are undertaking continued industrial action this week in a dispute over pay and working conditions.The 28 campus support and services staff who are members of trade union Unite began this series of strikes with a 24-hour stoppage on Saturday 21 ...
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ArticlePoll: Two-fifths think volunteering days improve staff wellbeing
Employee Benefits poll: Almost two-fifths (38%) of Employee Benefits readers believe that the main benefit of providing staff with dedicated volunteering days is the improvement to employee wellbeing.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 47 responses, also found that 28% feel that the main positive effect of offering volunteer ...
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ArticleDomino's hunts for carb connoisseur to taste test garlic bread for $30 per hour
Something for the weekend: Pizza restaurant and delivery chain Domino's Pizza Enterprises is on the hunt for a garlic bread aficionado to spend a day sampling products at the organisation's headquarters in Brisbane, Australia.The job advertisement, posted on LinkedIn on 24 September 2019, asks for carb-obsessed candidates who are well ...
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ArticleLabour pledges 32-hour week, end of zero hours and to tackle menopause stigma
During the 2019 Labour Party Conference, which took place from Saturday 21 to Wednesday 25 September, shadow chancellor of the exchequer John McDonnell MP (pictured) committed the party to start work implementing a 32-hour average working week, with no reductions to pay, during its next term in government.The move to ...