All Sickness absence articles – Page 2
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Supplier articleHow to Maintain a Healthy Diet at Work
When busy at work, a healthy diet can become a bit of an afterthought. But a balanced diet is essential to keep your body functioning properly. Nutrients in food can help repair cellular damage, fuel your body with vitamins and minerals and promote a healthy immune system. Here is how ...
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OpinionSamantha Woodham: Supporting employees through a divorce
42% of marriages end in divorce according to research by the Office for National Statistics, published in December 2012.If you had a blank sheet of paper, it would be hard to devise a worse process for navigating the legal side of a separation than our adversarial system. It pits couples ...
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Supplier articleMen & mental health: Expert diagnosis and actions plans from a distance
By Tracey Ward, Head of Business Development and Marketing, Generali UK Employee BenefitsDue to the constraints of the pandemic, the use of technology to provide mental health support is key. And never more so that for your male employees, for whom confidential, immediate access, support services could literally provide a ...
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Case StudiesColt Technology Services introduces wide-ranging support initiatives for employees
At the start of the global Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, telecommunications firm Colt Technology Services launched a range of initiatives to support its 5,000 employees. The organisation quickly realised that it had within its means ways of assisting its employees through a hugely challenging time.Rob Green, vice president of reward, says: ...
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Supplier articleHow Cycling Can Help Employees Manage Mental Health
Even with the current easing of lock down, it’s still hugely important to look after our health and well-being. Many experts agree that exercise is beneficial to mental health, and cycling is an excellent way to fit it into your daily routine.Life is more stressful than usual at the moment, ...
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Supplier articleBest tips for engaging Millennial and Gen Z employees
Millennial employees often get a bad rap for being ‘entitled’, ‘lazy’, ‘job-hoppers’ who would rather waste money on avocado toast than save for a house. Meanwhile, Gen Z are often labelled as ‘socially awkward’ and ‘technology-dependent’. As much as the stereotypes are inaccurate and unhelpful, one thing that shouldn’t be ...
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Supplier articlePrevention is better than cure: how health assessments can help employers to support older employees
Injuries and illness happen; it’s simply a fact of life. Knowing your physical health inside and out can be a daunting thought for many - but it goes without saying that the older generation are more prone to health issues.Employers may feel at a loss as to how to support ...
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Supplier articleThe importance of technology in improving workplace mental health
The last few weeks have taught us an incredible amount about our psyches and the modern world of work.On the one hand we’ve been reminded of the fragility of our health, instability of our economy, and our dependence on routines. On the other, we've shown our ability to focus on ...
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Supplier articleHow to Step up Your Summer Fitness Routine
Summer is upon us and - maybe now more than ever - we all need a push to help use more physically active. Looking good on the beach can’t be our only incentive! By getting into good habits, your summer fitness routine should continue after holiday season.Why not re-evaluate your ...
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ArticleTake part in exclusive healthcare benefits research for a chance to enter prize draw
Has the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic increased your organisation’s focus on employee health and wellbeing? Do you calculate the return on investment for your healthcare benefits spend? What are the most successful healthcare and benefits strategies?Employee Benefits readers can now have their say by participating in the exclusive Employee Benefits Healthcare ...
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Case StudiesSevern Trent Water focuses on health and wellbeing benefits during Covid-19 pandemic and beyond
Water supplier Severn Trent Water is putting the health and wellbeing of its 6,786 employees at the forefront of its strategy during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The organisation has a digital GP service in place, but did not want to see the usage of this service rise, and looked at preventive ...
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AnalysisHow do digital GP services fit in a health and wellbeing strategy?
Need to know:Digital GPs complement other health and wellbeing benefits such as physiotherapy, employee assistance programmes (EAPs) and mental health programmes.Employees may wish to speak to a virtual GP before they use additional health and wellbeing support benefits.Encouraging the use of digital GP services could reduce absence levels, increase productivity ...
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OpinionDr Holly Blake: Remote healthcare options for employees are rapidly expanding
Britain’s employers lose over £81 billion each year to sickness absence, according to Vitality's Britain’s Healthiest Workplace report, published in April 2019. This can be crippling to businesses in ‘normal’ times, but the unprecedented spread of Coronavirus has brought this into even greater focus.Coupled with an increase in remote working ...
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Supplier article7 HR leaders share their predictions on the future of mental health at work
We asked our community of wellbeing leaders their views on the future of workplace mental health in the months and years to come. Within a few short weeks, the coronavirus turned the working world upside down. One day it was a curious footnote on an international newsreel, the next it ...
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Supplier article‘Family first’ favoured by employees
The rise in remote working across thousands of locations has put Britain’s work forces through the mill since March. Employers up and down the country have worked tirelessly and creatively to keep their employees motivated and connected while seeking to protect their physical and mental well-being. Technology has most definitely ...
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OpinionKate Martin: Managing an employee’s holiday allowance while on furlough
With so many holidays booked and cancelled during lockdown, and there being a number of bank holidays that have fallen during this period, it has left employers wondering what is the right way to be managing employees’ holiday allowances while they are on furlough.The government guidance on taking holiday while ...
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Article2 Sisters Food Group gives 560 employees full pay for self-isolation period
Food manufacturer 2 Sisters Food Group (2SFG) will give all 560 employees at its Llangefni site full pay for the self-isolation period that has been imposed on them due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.All employees at the site were told to immediately self-isolate for 14 days after 61 employees tested ...
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Supplier article6 tips to foster a company culture of inclusivity
Think about it, if we all had the same experiences, opinions and skill sets, the world would be a boring place and we’d achieve very little. It’s individuality that makes up an eclectic team of people in any innovative team, group or organisation.When different minds come together to achieve a ...
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: Employer-Led Mental Health Support is More Important Than Ever
According to the Stevenson/Farmer review Thriving at Work; one in four people in England have been diagnosed with a mental illness in their lifetime. With just 5% of employees believing that their employer is helpful when dealing with mental health, there is a gap to fill.Encouraging open conversations about mental ...
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ArticleIndeed rewards 10,000 employees with six days of additional leave
Indeed is rewarding its 10,000 global employees with an extra day of paid holiday per month until November 2020.The enhanced annual leave benefit will now become a semi-permanent fixture, following on from positive feedback from employees after it held its first 'You Day' in May 2020.Indeed initially gave its staff ...