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Article90% believe flexible working boosts employee morale
Nine out of ten (90%) respondents say that offering flexible working arrangements is an effective way of improving employee morale and helping staff to achieve a better work-life balance, according to research by global workspace provider Regus.Its research, which surveyed more than 2,200 business owners and senior managers, also found ...
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ArticleKuoni boosts staff wellbeing with nutrition challenge
Employees at travel firm Kuoni have completed a three-month nutrition challenge designed to improve their wellness.Some 40 employees took part in the initiative, which was designed and provided by SuperWellness.During the three-month period, employees competed for prizes and could attend a series of presentations on nutrition-based topics, such as boosting ...
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ArticleDebbie Lovewell-Tuck: Mental health support should be applauded
Perhaps most noteworthy about these examples is these employers’ willingness to publicly share the great efforts they are making in this area. As all aspects of employee health and wellbeing continue to rise up employers’ agendas, more organisations are focusing on mental, as well as physical, health. With one in ...
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ArticleEmployers focus on employees' mental wellbeing
Emma Mamo, head of workplace wellbeing at charity Mind, said: “Employers have a vital role in raising awareness of mental health among staff. After all, we all have mental health, just as we all have physical health.“It’s not just important for employers to support staff with a diagnosed mental health ...
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Article12% have taken time off due to work-related stress
More than one in ten (12%) of respondents have taken time off due to work-related stress, according to research by Canada Life Insurance Group.Its research, which surveyed more than 900 employees, found that more than a quarter (26%) of respondents admitted to taking time off work when they were not ...
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ArticleUnum launches mental health first aid courses
Unum has launched mental health first aid courses for employees in organisations which have taken out its policies for their workforces.The two-day course, which was developed by Mental Health First Aid England, includes:Training for employees to recognise the signs and symptoms of mental ill health.Empowering employees to provide help and ...
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ArticleAnglian Water raises awareness of mental health
EXCLUSIVE: Anglian Water is raising awareness of mental health in the workplace as part of its annual health and wellbeing campaign.The utilities organisation is educating its 4,000 employees about what they can do if they are suffering from mental health, if a family member is suffering or if they notice ...
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ArticleDOD’s blog: The inspiration of Finding Mike
Last week I had the privilege of being invited to the film premiere of Finding Mike by one of its sponsors, Legal and General. This documentary tracks how Jonny tried to find the stranger who stopped him jumping off Westminster Bridge eight years previously.While the film was compelling viewing, it ...
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ArticleHealth and wellbeing supplement 2014
Read the digital edition of the Health and Wellbeing supplement 2014 in full here.The supplement includes the following articles:Clare Bettelley: Data protection must be at the heart of employers’ healthcare strategies Health and wellbeing in numbersAndrew Kinder: How can EAPs support staff suffering from financial stress?How to win finance director ...
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BT and Unilever launch report on depression
BT Group and Unilever are among the employers that have launched a report featuring fresh insights into the issue of depression in the workplace.The Depression in the workplace in Europe: new insights from business leaders report has been published to coincide with Depression Awareness Week, from 26 April to 3 ...
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BT, Mars and RBS pledge to tackle mental health
BT, Mars and Royal Bank of Scotland are among the employers leading a campaign to tackle mental health in the workplace.The campaign, run by Business in the Community (BITC), coincides with the launch of BITC’s report Mental health: we’re ready to talk, as part of Responsible Business Week, which runs ...
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ArticleEAPs and pensions top core benefits offered to all staff
Employee assistance programmes (EAPs), other types of counselling, and pensions are the top core benefits offered to all employees, according to The Benefits Research 2014, which was carried out among 256 respondents in March 2014.Over the past decade, EAPs have undergone significant growth in popularity as a core benefit for ...
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ArticleFour Seasons Health Care launches voluntary benefits
Four Seasons Health Care is to launch a voluntary benefits scheme for its 33,000 UK employees.The scheme, which will launch in March, will be available to the health and social care provider’s employees through an online portal and a hard-copy benefits book.It will include access to a discounts scheme and ...
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Google opens onsite wellness centre in Ireland
Google has opened an onsite wellness centre for employees at its Irish office.The wellness centre supports the technology firm’s Optimise Your Life strategy, which is aimed at creating the happiest, healthiest employees, explained Oli Husemeyer, international benefits project manager at Google, during a session entitled The impact of stress on ...
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Employers must support staff with mental health issues
Its Mental health and work: UK report made a series of recommendations, including that employers should get much more involved in supporting employees with mental health issues.Dame Carol Black, expert adviser on health and work at the Department for Health, said: “Of all the messages that I take from that ...
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Article85% see health benefits of bikes for work
More than three-quarters (85%) of bikes-for-work scheme users have noticed an improvement in their health since taking up the scheme, according to research by the Cycle to Work Alliance.The healthy commute research, which surveyed more than 18,000 employees who use the scheme and 700 employers that offer bikes for work, ...
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ArticleMental health issues cost UK £70bn a year
Mental health issues cost the UK around £70 billion every year, according to research by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).Its report, Mental health and work: United Kingdom, found that this figure amounts to a 53% loss in employment and productivity.The report recommends that the government’s new Health ...
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EY launches new employee wellbeing programme
EY has launched a new approach to employee wellbeing called Health EY.The programme includes the introduction of mental health first-aiders across the professional services firm.Employees will be trained to act as a first point of call for colleagues who are facing mental health challenges or seeking advice.The organisation has also ...
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Whitbread launches employee assistance programme
Whitbread has launched an employee assistance programme (EAP) for more than 40,000 employees.The organisation, which includes brands such as Beefeater, Brewers Fayre, Costa Coffee and Premier Inn, initially trialled the scheme with 4,000 employees.The EAP, which is provided by and charity Hospitality Action and is available across the catering and ...
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Debbie Lovewell-Tuck: Good deeds pay dividends
Although the same time parameters do not apply, this sense of altruism is extending into the workplace. In the first few weeks of this year alone, we reported on several large employers’ charitable or green initiatives linked to their benefits or reward schemes.Reinsurer Swiss Re, for example, extended its financial ...