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OpinionHelen Smith: Creating a wellbeing strategy that gets positive business results
Encouraging employees to lead healthy and fulfilling lives, both in and outside of work, can be hugely beneficial to a business and its people.According to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the most common reasons organisations focus on employee wellbeing are to become a great place to work, ...
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OpinionVinita Arora: Is unlimited holiday a positive reward strategy or a potential headache?
In a changing workplace where job seekers increasingly value work-life balance over remuneration, some are turning to unlimited annual leave to attract top talent.In theory, flexible holiday can make commercial sense, as happier staff are generally more productive. However, there can be pitfalls, both legally and practically.Legally, employers are required ...
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Supplier articleBad workplace habits to ditch
Everyone has bad habits, which develop over time at work when you get comfortable in your environment. It can sometimes happen without you even realising it. An extra 10 minutes on your lunch break here and there, leaving that little bit early or procrastinating. It happens and alarm bells may ...
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ArticleMore than a third do not have access to a reward and recognition scheme
More than a third (36%) of respondents do not have access to a reward and recognition scheme, according to research by employee benefits provider Xexec.Its survey of 1,000 employees working at UK organisations with more than 500 staff also found that 55% of those in the education sector are able ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Mention Me introduces life insurance for 70 staff
EXCLUSIVE: Referral marketing organisation Mention Me has introduced a new life insurance benefit for its 70 employees, to support staff wellbeing and align with its organisational culture.The benefit, provided by Yulife, has been implemented in order to reflect the start-up’s growing organisational culture, aligning to its core values: strive, balanced ...
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Supplier articleCool employee wellness initiatives
We all want to be happy at work, and our wellness is a big part of that. According to the Global Wellness Institute, the corporate wellness industry is worth over £31 million worldwide. Companies are always looking for new ways to improve employee wellness. It’s no wonder when companies in ...
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ArticleSwedish artists to pay 'eternal employee' £1,753 a month to do no work
Something for the weekend: Although some employees may believe they are busy doing nothing during their working day, Swedish conceptual artists Simon Goldin and Jakob Senneby are hiring for an 'eternal employee' to do just this, paying a monthly salary of $2,320 (£1,752.99) for a job role with no set ...
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Supplier article5 signs you are burning out at work
Burnout is a state of chronic stress that leads to physical and emotional exhaustion, cynicism and detachment, and feelings of ineffectiveness and lack of accomplishment. When suffering from it, you are unable to function effectively on a personal or professional level. You feel exhausted, start to hate your job, and ...
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ArticleMore than a quarter value choice of work location over increased holiday allowance
More than a quarter (28%) of UK respondents value being able to choose their own work location more than having an increase in their holiday allowance, according to research by flexible workspace provider IWG.Its Global workspace survey, which polled 15,000 respondents across more than 80 countries, including 2,153 professionals in ...
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ArticleSpotify’s MAP team participates in eight-week wellbeing challenge
The multi-market activation and planning (MAP) team at audio streaming organisation Spotify is participating in an eight-week wellbeing challenge in order to increase employees’ awareness of their own health, as well as improve team engagement.The voluntary Body Age Challenge, provided by The Tonic, launched on 7 February 2019 for all ...
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Case StudiesBullingberg implements a fatigue management plan to support mental wellbeing
Two years ago, male cosmetics brand Bullingberg implemented a plan to address the issue of fatigue and improve the mental wellbeing of its 11 employees.HR manager Georgina Rodrigez says: “We see a direct correlation between the finalisation of a big project or a tight deadline and a dip immediately afterwards ...
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AnalysisHow to address fatigue management in a health and wellbeing strategy
Need to know:Fatigue can have a major effect on productivity in the workplace, reducing an employee's ability to think clearly and make informed decisions.Many solutions to addressing fatigue are already present in employers' healthcare and wellbeing strategies.Workplace interventions and wearable technology are examples of cost-effective methods of improving habits and ...
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ArticleHorwich Farrelly uses International Women's Day to assess gender diversity
Specialist insurance industry law firm Horwich Farrelly launched an employee survey on International Women's Day (8 March 2019) that aims to look through the lens of gender at the organisation's culture and the experience of its 750 or more employees, 57% of whom are women.Collaborating to create the questions for ...
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AnalysisHealthy sleep: Employee fatigue in numbers
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ArticleImperial College Department of Surgery and Cancer reports 87% maternity return rate
Imperial College London's Department of Surgery and Cancer, which specialises in surgical and oncological practice and research, has announced that its maternity return rate has reached 87%, due to various family-friendly policies introduced since 2014.In data gathered at the end of 2018 and released on Wednesday 6 March 2019, the ...
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ArticleGovernment announces plans to protect workers' rights post-Brexit
On Wednesday 6 March 2019, the government announced that following the UK's exit from the European Union (EU), it will ensure that the standard of workers' rights will not be reduced, and that new EU laws will be considered for adoption into UK legislation.In a report titled Protecting and enhancing ...
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AnalysisKeeping employees well: Occupational health in numbers
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Supplier articleHow to reduce your salt intake
The Department of Health estimates that if we could reduce our average salt intake from 8g per day to 6g per day, we could prevent more than 8,000 premature deaths from heart attacks and stroke.Salt Awareness Week takes place every year to raise awareness about the importance of reducing our ...
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ArticleJohn Lewis Partnership to award a 3% bonus
Retailer John Lewis Partnership is to pay all its employees across John Lewis and Waitrose a bonus worth 3% of their salary for 2018-2019, totalling £44.7 million.The bonuses have been awarded after the organisation announced its profit before tax, bonuses and exceptional payments of £160 million in the year ending ...
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ArticleVirgin Atlantic scraps strict make-up rules for female crew
Image credit: Virgin AtlanticSomething for the weekend: Commercial airline Virgin Atlantic has announced that it will no longer require female flight attendants to wear make-up while on duty, BBC News reports.Virgin has stated that, while female employees are still welcome to make use of the lipstick and foundation palettes set ...