All Sickness absence articles – Page 49
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ArticleUnite members accept revised pay offer from Offshore Contractors Association
The trade union Unite has announced that its 25,000 members covered by the Offshore Contractors Association (OCA) have accepted a revised pay offer, following recommendations by the union and its OCA shop stewards.The OCA represents contractor organisations involved in a range of activities in the UK’s offshore oil and gas ...
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Supplier articleTime to make your staff aware of stress levels
Healthcare managers and HR professionals are all too aware of the impact of stress in the workplace, especially for those that are under pressure from internal and external forces such as NHS workers. Line managers and HR invest a lot of resources into combatting stress, and also dealing with the ...
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ArticleGE Appliances seeks professional grandma to demonstrate products
Something for the weekend: US home products supplier GE Appliances is advertising for a professional grandma to demonstrate the cutting edge in its kitchen technology.The organisation states that it wants to celebrate non-traditional, stylish grandmas, and highlights the need for candidates who represent diversity and can help sustain cultural legacies ...
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ArticleUK takes 10th place in global rankings for workplace happiness
The UK ranks 10th in the world for workplace happiness, according to a study by employee engagement organisation Engaging Works.More than 10,000 employees have been surveyed globally by Engaging Works since its launch in October 2017. Using the data compiled, the organisation has calculated an average happiness score for each ...
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ArticleProfessor Kevin Daniels: What can employers do to address social wellbeing?
Good social relationships at work are fundamental to wellbeing in the workplace, while poor social relationships are detrimental to health.Positive social relationships confer psychological benefits in a number of ways, such as promoting a sense of identity and belonging, as well as providing support that can help employees and organisations ...
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ArticleMatthew Rolph: What can employers do to address social wellbeing?
As individuals, we all spend a large amount of our time at work. Therefore, the relationships we create there are pivotal to our overall wellbeing.At Graf UK, we understand that our employees are critical to the success of the organisation, so we go out of our way to take care ...
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ArticleKelly Feehan: What can employers do to address social wellbeing?
Social wellbeing is the ability to build personal connections with others, deal with conflict and be a part of a positive social network. It might sound simple, but that may in fact be part of the reason why social wellbeing is easily overlooked by organisations when creating employee wellness programmes ...
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ArticleDr Sarah-Jane Fenton: What can employers do to address social wellbeing?
While making their new year's resolutions for 2019, employers may be deciding to scale up their model, or be making plans to remain agile in difficult markets. However, on that list of objectives, and not as an afterthought, needs to be a serious consideration about how to support employees’ mental ...
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Supplier articleWhy your staff need a holiday
Managing staff holidays can be a challenge for employers and HR departments. Handling multiple holiday requests at the same time, and potential disputes if you can’t offer someone the dates they want, may mean that you would rather not encourage staff to take a holiday at all!But holidays, or just ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 97% of employers report rapid change in staff workplace expectations
EXCLUSIVE: The vast majority of employers (97%) agree that the workplace expectations of staff are changing rapidly, according to a study conducted by professional services provider Aon.The organisation's Benefits and trends survey, which polled more than 200 employers of various sizes, found that flexible working features heavily in employees' changing ...
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Supplier article3 ways to support the wellness of your employees
40% of workplaces still do not offer any mental health support for staff and less than a quarter of line managers have received any training in mental health. Only a third of 18 to 29-year-olds are comfortable talking with their manager about mental health issues compared to almost half of ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Three launches online financial education for 4,600 staff
EXCLUSIVE: Telecommunications organisation Three has launched an online financial education programme for its 4,600 UK-based employees in order to enhance its wider wellbeing strategy.The new financial education initiative, provided by Nudge, was implemented on 30 November 2018 for employees based at Three's head offices in Maidenhead, Glasgow and Reading, as ...
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ArticleMore than a third remain with their employer if they have good work-life balance
More than a third (37%) of employees state that a good work-life balance would cause them to remain with their current employer, according to research by community interest organisation Investors in People.Its 2019 Job exodus report, which surveyed 2,000 UK individuals in December 2018, also found that 34% of respondents ...
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AnalysisDo group risk benefits need a makeover?
Need to know:Employers and providers might want to consider re-branding group risk benefits to help clarify the purpose of each product.A multi-media communications approach, using digital, paper and face-to-face communications, is best for ensuring engagement.Employers should strive to increase take-up and awareness of value-add services to impact employee absence, presenteeism ...
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OpinionKatharine Moxham: How can employers promote group risk to increase interest?
Employers want to provide an engaging package for their people. As part of that package, group risk benefits, such as employer-sponsored life assurance, income protection and critical illness, throw out a financial lifeline when it is most needed. However, these benefits can be wallflowers because they provide for catastrophic events, ...
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ArticleTennessee restaurant operators ordered to pay $220,000 in back wages and damages
The operators of Nashville, Tennessee-based restaurant Woodlands Indian Vegetarian Cuisine have been ordered to pay $220,000 (£173,557) in back wages and liquidated damages to 31 employees.The action follows an investigation by the US Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), which uncovered violations of the minimum wage, overtime and ...
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ArticleTeam-based sports perks more popular than benefits enjoyed alone
Team-based sports perks are more popular with employees than those enjoyed in isolation, according to research by employee benefits platform Perkbox.A study of 2,315 UK employees asked respondents to rate a number of employee benefits out of 100. Office sports teams scored higher (89) than birthday days off (86), duvet ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid completes a psychological test
I’m not sure what this says about me, but the last time I did a psychological test, I lied. They say the tests are impossible to fake, but really it is simple enough. Yes, the same question is asked multiple ways in an attempt to catch you out, but it ...
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ArticlePoll: 24% use mindfulness sessions to support mental health in January
Employee Benefits poll: Nearly a quarter (24%) of organisations use mindfulness sessions to support employees with mental health in January.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 42 responses, also found that the same percentage of employers offer flexible working options to help staff deal with seasonal mental health challenges, ...
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Supplier articleHow to make employee wellness a priority
Investing in the wellness of staff is vital to a productive, satisfied and happy workplace. It is important to take employee wellness seriously in order to get the most out of your employees.Lead from the top downEmployee wellness will have a better chance of succeeding if the programme is supported ...