All articles by Sam Barrett – Page 5
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AnalysisHow can employers ensure the mental health of male staff is fully supported?
Need to know:Only around a third of referrals to NHS talking therapies are for men but three times as many men as women die by suicide.Promoting low stigma access points, such as debt advice and legal services, will encourage more male employees to use the EAP.Male role models, whether as ...
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Case StudiesLanes Group supports the mental health of workforce with range of initiatives
Wastewater utility solutions provider and drainage specialists Lanes Group employs around 2,200 people across the UK. Many of its employees are in skilled manual roles, such as its jetting and excavation engineers, and the vast majority, around 87%, are male. “We have had some issues with mental health,” says Debi ...
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Case StudiesEmployee wellbeing is a top priority for Assa Abloy
Global leaders in access solutions, Assa Abloy, employs 1,200 people across seven sites in the UK and Ireland. Employee wellbeing has always been important and towards the end of 2019 it was rolling out a series of wellbeing days. “We’d run these at two of our sites and then lockdown ...
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AnalysisHave employers placed wellbeing at the centre of their company culture?
Need to know:By changing working practices and bringing employee wellbeing into sharp focus, the pandemic is forcing employers to adapt their benefits strategies.Working from home during the pandemic has increased the importance of the work-life balance, with employers offering greater flexibility to support this.Wellbeing is about more than benefit spend ...
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Case StudiesLiberty Global builds resilience through employee wellbeing initiatives
Liberty Global employs more than 20,200 people around the world, providing services including broadband, video and fixed and mobile telephony. While responsibility for resilience and employee wellbeing falls to the different brands within the group, Catherine Bamania, director of international benefits at Liberty Global, looks after the needs of the ...
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AnalysisHow can employers create resilience in the current climate?
Need to know:Flexibility is key to building resilience when employees work remotely, especially where they have to juggle other responsibilities such as childcare and looking after an elderly relative.Organisations should encourage employees to take time to focus on their wellbeing when working remotely, including regular breaks and time for activity ...
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AnalysisHas the pandemic affected health and wellbeing priorities around the globe?
Need to know:Cultural differences, varying health risks and legislation drive employers’ health and wellbeing priorities around the world.The biggest differences in provision are in mental health, with the US and Western Europe most advanced in the support they offer employees.The pandemic has accelerated the provision of health and wellbeing support ...
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Case StudiesWells Fargo adapts global health support through pandemic
With more than a quarter of a million employees across 27 different countries outside the US, looking after their health and wellbeing is a key priority for Wells Fargo. Although it had run a variety of health-related initiatives in the past, these hadn’t always maintained employee engagement. To address this, ...
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AnalysisWhat support is available for the long-term impact of the pandemic on staff mental health?
Need to know:The pandemic has worsened employee mental health, with support services reporting increased incidents of conditions such as anxiety and depression.Training line managers to manage remotely and allowing them to flex rules around employees’ needs can take pressure off them and their staff.Consulting with employees and listening to their ...
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Case StudiesElior UK gauges employees' mental wellbeing through constant communication
Elior UK is a contract catering firm, supplying food and support services to a range of businesses as well as the NHS, care homes, education and stadia. It currently employs around 7,000 people across the UK, with some of these employees furloughed while others have been able to continue working ...
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AnalysisWill the group risk industry experience fall-out from the Covid-19 pandemic?
Need to know:Insurers have already seen an increase in life insurance claims as a result of Covid-19 and expect more claims on group income protection and group critical illness over the next few years.Engagement with wellbeing apps and digital healthcare has increased during the pandemic, with potential long-term benefits for ...
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AnalysisHow can employers align their reward strategy and diversity and inclusion policies?
Need to know:Equality is firmly on the board agenda, with events such as the pandemic and Black Lives Matter forcing organisations to treat employees fairly.Technology can play a key role in driving diversity and inclusion through reward, enabling greater benefit choice and more personalisation of messaging.By highlighting inequalities, the pandemic ...
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Case StudiesMitie reviews benefits proposition to promote and celebrate inclusivity
Facilities management and professional services firm Mitie employs around 77,500 people across the UK. Most of these employees work in frontline roles such as cleaning, security, engineering and waste management.Inclusion and diversity are important to the organisation and it recently announced a five-year strategy to promote these values across the ...
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AnalysisHow can employers build a culture that provides the experience employees want?
Need to know:The pandemic has pushed health and wellbeing, home working support and greater flexibility up employees’ benefits wish lists.Benefits can bring an organisation’s values to life by demonstrating that they are more than a tick-box exercise.Communicating benefits and how they feed into an organisation’s culture will drive take-up and ...
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AnalysisHow to support working carers without alienating other employees
Need to know:While it is important that employers demonstrate their willingness to support working carers, they must be careful not to alienate employees that don't have caring responsiblities.There are many benefits available that employers can offer working carers, and these can also be promoted to other employees.Communicating the benefits and ...
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AnalysisShould employers be more proactive in looking after employees' physical health?
Need to know:A multi-pronged approach including ergonomic assessments, regular breaks and the right equipment can help to prevent working from home leading to musculoskeletal problems.Existing health benefits often include features, such as virtual GP services, physiotherapy triage and wellbeing apps, that can support employees’ physical health.Getting line managers to role ...
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Case StudiesTesco provides wide-ranging physical health support for staff
Tesco employs around 340,000 people in the UK and Republic of Ireland, across a variety of different roles and locations. This includes 240,000 employees in stores throughout the country, 6,000 in its offices and 24,000 in distribution.Helping employees look after their physical health is a key part of its overall ...
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Case StudiesWessanen UK promotes wellbeing initiatives to support staff through the pandemic
Food producer Wessanen employs 222 people in the UK, split between its head office in Camberley and its production site in Dorset. The production site is open around the clock, manufacturing products such as Clipper Teas and Kallo rice cakes.Back in February, when it started to become apparent that the ...
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AnalysisHow have employers’ priorities changed around wellbeing?
Need to know:Mental health is a growing issue in the workplace with conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder, addiction and suicide likely to rise.Education is key to improving employee financial wellbeing, enabling staff to make informed choices and improve their resilience.Managing employee wellbeing remotely requires a new set of competences ...
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AnalysisWhat long-term health and wellbeing lessons can employers learn from the Covid-19 pandemic?
Need to know:Greater awareness of mental health problems associated with Covid-19 (Coronavirus) will make employers and employees more comfortable to discuss this area of health.The pandemic could drive health and wellbeing benefit redesign, with greaterfocus on prevention, digital services and personalisation.Organisations are seeking more frequent feedback from employees to better ...