All Sickness absence articles – Page 31
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Supplier articleThe best exercises for your heart
The heart is one of the most vital organs keeping us alive. Therefore, we need to take care of it. More than 7 million people are living with heart and circulatory diseases in the UK. Furthermore, a shocking 28% of adults in the UK are obese.Exercise plays an important role ...
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ArticleDWP opens consultation into statutory sick pay for staff on minimum wage
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has today (15 July 2019) launched a consultation to discuss methods of supporting sick and disabled staff, particularly those in the lowest paid positions.The consultation, which will be canvassing the views of both employers and health providers, will consider lowering the threshold at ...
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ArticleSouth Central Service NHS Trust launches new cycle scheme for 3,300 employees
Ambulance organisation South Central Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) has launched a new bikes-for-work scheme to boost the health and wellbeing of 3,300 employees serving the counties of Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Hampshire.The new scheme, provided by Green Commute Initiative (GCI) and launched on 2 July 2019, is available to ...
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ArticleWunderman Thompson pledges to support LGBTQ employees
Global digital advertising agency Wunderman Thompson has announced a pledge to support LGBTQ employees across its 1,000-strong UK workforce, focusing on inclusion within its culture, policies and infrastructure.It has announced a commitment to six key pledges around LGBTQ inclusion, with the view to honouring these before the end of 2019.The ...
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ArticleMultivitamin subscription organisation to pay vitamin testers £5,000 each
Something for the weekend: Multivitamin subscription service Feel is offering to pay three job seekers £5,000 each to act as vitamin testers, to trial the effectiveness of its new multivitamin.The unusual job role will require three carb-loving candidates to maintain an existing non-balanced diet for 30 days, munching on typically ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Could life leave work for all organisations?
This week, Molson Coors Brewing Company announced that it is introducing life leave for more than 2,200 employees based in the UK and Ireland. This entitles staff to take up to an additional two weeks of paid leave per year to support them through significant personal situations, such as moving ...
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ArticleMap healthcare benefit trends in exclusive research for the chance to win prize draw
How is the employer's duty of care changing around employee wellbeing, and what are organisations encouraging staff to focus on in terms of individual health and wellness? What are the most popular strategies around reducing sickness absence, and what wellbeing benefits are businesses offering staff?Employee Benefits readers can now feed ...
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ArticleAccordance VAT pilots four-day working week
Tax consultancy Accordance VAT is piloting a compressed four-day working week for its 140 staff in Brighton in order to improve employee wellbeing and work-life balance.The six-week pilot started on 1 July 2019 and will run until 9 August, followed by a second trial phase from 12 August 2019. Employee ...
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Supplier articleMental health; do you know your legal responsibilities
Mental health legal responsibilityUnder the Equality Act 2010, any disability – either physical or mental – is a protected characteristic. And any problem that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on your normal day-to-day activities is classified as a disability. But what about mental health problems?Well, a mental health ...
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Case StudiesDeloitte Ireland uses sports and social clubs to boost employee wellbeing
Professional services firm Deloitte Ireland currently runs 15 different sports and social clubs, available for all employees. The organisation has 2,500 employees across five locations in Belfast, Cork, Dublin, Galway and Limerick, around 2,000 of whom are based in Dublin.Among the most popular is its running club, which has 80 ...
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AnalysisWhat role can workplace sports and social clubs have within a health and wellbeing strategy?
Need to know:Workplace sports and social clubs, such as football teams, theatre groups and chess clubs, support social wellbeing as part of a broader health and wellness strategy.Forging employee relationships away from work can improve business outcomes by encouraging creativity and collaboration.Clubs should be inclusive and not simply centre around ...
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OpinionJo Thorburn: How does social activity link to wellbeing?
At Equifax, wellbeing is fundamental to our #AtYourBest people strategy, and we recognise the important role that social activities play. When people are healthy and happy, they bring their whole selves to work and perform better.We also know that people have different things going on at different times in their ...
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Supplier articleHow to make a lasting change to your employee culture
There are many reasons that a business may feel it has to make changes to its employee culture. After all, as we have previously explored, the influence that culture has over the success or failure of a business should not be underestimated and it is therefore incredibly productive to occasionally ...
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ArticleSalesforce, Apple and Deloitte listed as best places to work in the UK and US
Software organisation Salesforce (pictured), technology business Apple and professional services firm Deloitte are the top three employers to work for in the UK and US, according to research by Power House Truths.The analysis used data from LinkedIn, Glassdoor, PayScale and annual organisational reports to compare business’ average salaries, benefits and ...
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ArticleMolson Coors Brewing Company launches life leave for 2,000 employees
Molson Coors Brewing Company has launched a new leave benefit for the more than 2,000 employees based in the UK and Ireland, providing an additional two weeks of paid leave for the purpose of aiding wellbeing.The benefit, named 'life leave', was introduced in July 2019. The policy has been designed ...
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ArticleSarah Gregory: What can employers do to address Bame inequality in the workplace?
At Baker McKenzie, we believe that having a more ethnically and culturally diverse firm is integral to how we practice and deliver relevant client service. We want our firm to be diverse at all levels and across all strands of diversity, including ethnically and culturally, so that it better reflects ...
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ArticleJatin Patel: How can employers address Bame inequality in the workplace?
Countless studies across the world have shown that organisations with diverse workforces do better, whether thatis through financial performance or driving innovation. But, for me, it is just common sense. By having people from different backgrounds and cultures, we get different perspectives on how we can better understand and serve ...
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ArticleRob Wall: What can employers do to address Bame inequality in the workplace?
When looking to address the inequalities faced by black, Asian and minority ethnic (Bame) individuals, employers should first focus on leadership.Senior leaders need to speak up and talk publicly about their organisation’s commitments. They need to develop and own action plans for increasing the representation of Bame employees and for ...
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ArticleSandra Kerr: What can employers do to address Bame inequality in the workplace?
Responsible employers are inclusive employers. However, for a variety of reasons, inequality persists among UK employers, with many people from black, Asian or minority ethnic (Bame) backgrounds still underemployed, underpromoted and under-represented at senior levels, as detailed in Race in the workplace: The McGregor-Smith review, published by the Department for ...
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ArticleTake part in exclusive healthcare benefits research for a chance to enter prize draw
How do businesses calculate the return-on-investment when it comes to implementing healthcare benefits? How do organisations aim to support employees’ mental health? What is an employer’s duty of care when it comes to encouraging staff to focus on their individual health and wellbeing?Employee Benefits readers can now have their say ...