All articles by Stephanie Spicer – Page 2
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Wellbeing benefits produce results
Wellbeing benefits used to be considered by many employers as simply a 'nice to have' in their benefits schemes. As benefits professionals develop a greater understanding of employee wellbeing interest in the concept is now mounting.However, benefits managers looking to implement wellbeing initiatives will typically have to make the business ...
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Review HR policies prior to flex
When looking to introduce a flexible benefits scheme, employers may need to review their wider human resources policies. When doing so, it is particularly important to ensure that what they introduce doesn't work against any policies they already have in place.Adrian Houlihan, flexible benefits manager at Origen, believes such a ...
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Focus on staff eyecare
Access to eye assessments may be a statutory requirement for employees who use VDUs, but it can also help drivers at work maintain adequate vision at the wheel, says Stephanie SpicerAn eye test may not seem like the sexiest benefit that employers can offer to staff, but it is an ...
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Bringing health and wellbeing services onsite
Bringing health and wellbeing services onsite may keep staff at work, and can be helpful if employers are in a remote location, but any potential cost savings may need to be justified against an in-depth risk assessment, says Stephanie SpicerAlthough it is inevitable that employees will need to attend healthcare ...
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A buyer's guide to medical insurance
With employers increasingly feeling they have to look after staff welfare, providers are responding by redeveloping products, says Stephanie SpicerPrivate medical insurance (PMI) has long been an attractive benefit among employees. On-going negative press about the National Health Service (NHS) means that PMI’s popularity is unlikely to wane any time ...
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Which benefits help reduce sickness absence?
As the cost of healthcare benefits needs to be aligned to effectiveness, Stephanie Spicer asks which perks are most apt at reducing sickness absence levels for employersIt might seem obvious to state that the best healthcare benefits for staff are the ones that are most effective at reducing sickness absence. ...
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Employee engagement: Sickness policies prove a tonic for business
Organisations that make plans to keep staff healthy and to help them recover if illness strikes may reap rewards from lower absenteeism and greater loyalty, says Stephanie SpicerThe longer an employee is off sick the less likely it is that they will return to work. For employers, therefore, it is ...
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Buyer's Guide to healthcare cash plans
Aggressive cash plan marketing is symbolic of its refusal to accept a role as private medical insurance’s poorer cousin, says Stephanie SpicerArticle in fullBusiness in the healthcare cash plan market is increasingly focused on the corporate sector as employers and individuals look to these products as a cheaper alternative to ...
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Feature - Focus on healthcare: PMI and cash plans - complementary or conflicting?
Organisations are striking a balance between private medical insurance and cash plan offerings, as outright choices have become far too simplistic, says Stephanie SpicerIf you read nothing else, read this ...PMI will benefit a smaller number of employees but usually to a far greater degree, a healthcare cash plan will, ...
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