All Sickness absence articles – Page 3
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Supplier articleHow Too Much Caffeine at Work Can Affect Your Body
Many of us rely on a cup of coffee to get us going in the morning or to boost energy levels throughout the day.The UK consumes a shocking 95 million cups of coffee a day! But caffeine does a lot more than just keep us awake.Do you know the effects ...
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Supplier article4 tips to make your Cycle to Work scheme a success
As the UK government starts easing the rules on lockdown and more people start heading back to offices, stores and sites, we have seen a huge increase in the number of people who want to start cycling to work. It’s great to know that so many employees will be improving ...
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Supplier articleNetwork Rail combines employee benefits with wellness solutions to attract and retain talent
Network Rail – the owner and operator of Britain’s railway infrastructure – firmly believes employee benefits play an important role in attracting and retaining talent. Added to this, it values physical activity and wellbeing solutions to help safeguard the health and wellbeing of its 40,000-plus employees.Last year, Network Rail partnered ...
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ArticleSlack to offer employees permanent remote working policy
Business communications platform Slack will introduce a permanent flexible working policy for the majority of its 1,664 employees.The organisation has made the decision to not reopen its offices due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, until at least 1 September 2020, and when the offices do open, if their roles permits, ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 95% of organisations offer some form of mental wellbeing education
EXCLUSIVE: The vast majority (95%) of organisations offer some form of mental wellbeing education and support to their employees. This follows the trend we have seen, whereby awareness of, and a desire to support, mental wellbeing has risen up the corporate agenda.The Employee Benefits research 2020, published in May 2020, ...
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Supplier articleHow to support men’s mental health during Covid-19
The evidence is indisputable: men over the age of 50 are more likely to get worse symptoms of Covid-19 - and to die from the virus - than women: twice as likely according to age-standardised figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The “why” is not so clear. While ...
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Supplier articleTelehealth: the untapped resource that should be on everyone’s benefits list
With hospitals and GP surgeries under monumental pressure, seeking medical advice for an ongoing or new illness can feel challenging.As lockdown and strong social distancing measures persist, many employees will be looking to their employer for support. Our new blog uncovers how employers can use telehealth to help support their ...
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: Building Workplace Resilience with Employee Benefits
The pandemic has changed life for many people across the country, not only in terms of how work is organised, but in how employees respond to the demands being placed on them. Work, home and social life have been fused together through home working and an increased number of people ...
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Supplier articleInvestment in employee wellbeing during lockdown pays off
Spending more while business is compromised under lockdown may seem counter-intuitive. Yet when that investment is in your employees’ health and wellbeing, it is money well spent.Daisy Corporate Services (dcs.tech), the UK's leading provider of IT, communications and cloud solutions, was already committed to its employees’ physical and mental wellbeing ...
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Supplier articleHow to Avoid Burning out at Work
Employees who start early, stay late, don’t take breaks and work on the weekends can end up burning out. Other factors can be large workloads, difficult colleagues and endless deadlines. These can all lead to a loss of motivation, productivity, positivity, passion and general low morale. Let’s look at how ...
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Case StudiesTata Consultancy Services supports global workforce with remote wellbeing resources
IT services firm Tata Consultancy Services employs around 448,000 people around the world, of which 19,000 work across the UK and Ireland, based in the organisation’s offices and those of its clients. Ramkumar Chandrasekaran, HR director in the UK and Ireland, says: “When the threat of the pandemic started to ...
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AnalysisWhat does the Covid-19 pandemic mean for international benefit strategies?
Need to know:Digital benefits and online platforms are set to increase as more employees around the globe work remotely.International demand for health and protection benefits is up, with a focus on wellbeing and lower-cost options.Different experiences of the pandemic mean local benefits solutions are important.With the Covid-19 pandemic forcing much ...
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OpinionLucie Greene: The future of work post-Covid 19
When it comes to workplaces, one of the most obvious changes we will see post-Covid 19 is the shift to remote working. Most businesses have been suddenly thrown into remote working and have had to very quickly set their teams up virtually. This is something we will see continue post-pandemic. ...
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Supplier articleConsiderations for dealing with the impact of coronavirus
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to escalate our priority at this time is the welfare of our people, and we continue to monitor guidance and introduce any measures necessary to keep them safe.We know that your people are your top priority too and this is made all the harder when ...
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Article79% of employees say household pay cuts have affected their mental health
Of the 61% of employees that have seen a member from their household take a salary reduction, 79% say it has affected their mental wellbeing, according to research by Barnett Waddingham. Its survey of 2,017 full-time and part-time employee also found a further two-fifths (40%) have experienced increased anxiety over ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 87% of businesses offer benefits to support health and wellbeing
EXCLUSIVE: The majority (87%) of employers offer benefits to support the health and wellbeing of employees, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits research 2020, published in May 2020, which surveyed 269 HR decision-makers, found that the number of respondents that offer benefits in support of this goal has ...
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Supplier articleSet up for success: How leaders can boost wellbeing and productivity
Have you lost track of what day it is or how many weeks we’ve spent working in socially-isolated conditions? Are you experiencing a blur in your 2020 calendar as the personal/professional boundaries dissolve? And are you looking for strategies that will help you juggle the competing demands between home and ...
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: Getting to Work Safely During Social Distancing
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the demands of social distancing have significantly increased the popularity of cycling. As lockdown has begun to ease, there has been an increase in the use of public transport, as people have started using it to get to work.There is a range of ...
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Supplier articleSupporting your remote workforce in unprecedented times
Working in isolation for a prolonged period can be taxing both mentally and physically, making it more important than ever that employers are visibly and effectively supporting their people. However, for more than 50% of companies, the mass working from home experiment that we now find ourselves in presents unchartered ...
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OpinionColin Barnes: How will benefits, wellbeing and employee expectations change as we reshape in a post-Covid-19 world?
It goes without saying that Covid-19 has forced immense change.Although there is some degree of uncertainty over how the workplace will look once the pandemic has finished, there are some key areas emerging where we are predicting great change. We have defined four key phases which business will go through: ...