All Supplier article articles – Page 58
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Supplier articleNational surveys reinforce need for renewed focus on employee mental health
With two recent government surveys* revealing the impact of the pandemic on mental health, there is no doubt that as we enter another month of lockdown 3.0, mental wellbeing in the workplace should be at the top of the agenda for companies. Companies across the country have ...
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Supplier articleTips on staying positive in the workplace
Workplace positivity and keeping an optimistic attitude 24/7 hasn’t been easy since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, one of the many challenges business owners and employees have faced over recent months has been maintaining workplace positivity and continuing to have an upbeat positive culture and mindset. With reduced social ...
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Supplier articleRemote working: Top 5 tips to finding employment in 2021
2020 saw a massive shift into remote working. Now, more jobs than ever are carried out away from the office and at home. Here are 5 top tips for finding employment in 2021’s remote working climate. Do your researchDoing your research on the kind of company and sector you want ...
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: Five Key Considerations for Global Reward Managers
Your reward strategy should create a comfortable environment by providing transparency and real value.A transparent workplace is defined, simply, as an environment that ‘operates in a way that is open and honest between management and employees.’ This type of workplace increases trust, builds relationships, increases productivity and boosts innovation as ...
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: Tailor Your Benefits to a Multi-Generational Workforce
When it comes to employee benefits, it’s never “one-size-fits-all”.In recent years, workforces in the UK are becoming increasingly multi-generational, multi-location and encompassing wider diversity than ever before. This is why it’s vital that you think about the types of benefits you need to offer, as well as how these benefits ...
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Supplier articlePension scams rife almost one year on from when Covid-19 first struck
How to protect pension scheme membersThese uncertain times are often seen as a window of opportunity for scammers looking to prey on vulnerable individuals, with a recent report by Action Fraud finding that pension scams had become one of the most common types of fraud to occur last year. In ...
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Supplier articleWhy is the Employee Experience so important?
If someone were to ask what drives a business, on the whole, the answer would be customers. Because without customers, there is no business. However, with equal measure, if not greater importance, employees actually make a business, as they are the cogs which in fact make the business tick on ...
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Supplier articleHow to boost mental health post January blues
While there is hope that some normality is around the corner, employees are faced with the long slog that is lockdown 3.0. With mental health declining over the last 10 months, organisations should anticipate a rise in feelings of loneliness, anxieties, and staff burnout. It’s a critical ...
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Supplier articleIndia: Hidden complexities in a region with low-flex benefits
Paul Andrews, Global Benefits Director, BenefexWhen looking at global benefits technology, our simple to complex scale helps organisations to identify the level of complexity they need in each of their territories, based on individual locations and their benefits requirements. We then help organisations to prioritise their locations, and to get ...
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Supplier articleWebinar: Building a proactive wellbeing programme across the continuum – from wellbeing to treatment
COVID teaches us that it is vital to talk about mental health in the workplace and to look right across the continuum of support for employees - from proactive wellbeing for all, to treatment when colleagues become unwell. We have examined this issue in detail in a ...
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Supplier articleUse the latest HR trends to transform your workplace
Did you know that 45% of adults in England have reported that they sometimes feel lonely? Or that employee burnout is on the rise? Or that you could fail to attract 4 out of 5 millennial candidates if your diversity and inclusion programmes are not up to scratch? With a ...
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Supplier articleMaking your benefits work for you: A step-by-step guide
Charlotte Godley, Head of Proposition, BenefexWhen I first started in employee benefits some 20 years ago, all that was available under an employer benefit arrangement outside of Pension were insurances, additional holiday and the odd lifestyle benefit like wine clubs and retail vouchers. Whilst insurance and holiday remain the most ...
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Supplier articleStress in the workplace – find out how we can help ourselves and each other
In the second in our two-part blog series on stress, we use this post to suggest some practical steps that employers and employees can take to help tackle high-level stress, especially during the COVID pandemic.These suggestions are based on best practice advice given by the NHS and show how making ...
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Supplier articleXexec launches Chrome Extension revolutionising employee benefits
Xexec has launched the first-of-its kind Chrome Extension for every user of its employee discounts platform, revolutionising employee benefits. Available to all clients, Xexec’s new Chrome Extension will automatically present relevant deals straight from the portal to every employee using the Chrome Search Engine.By simply installing the Xexec Chrome Extension ...
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Supplier articleAbsence management: how to better equip your line managers
By Tracey Ward, Head of Business Development and Marketing at Generali UK Employee BenefitsThe 1st February marks #NationalSickieDay; arguably not something worthy of celebration. But it does help highlight a problem; one that has shown a marked resurgence recently. So, this day could be seen as a useful reminder on ...
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Supplier articleSupporting Mental Health at Work
Time to Talk Day 2021 will be held on Thursday 4 February, and aims to increase conversations about mental health and wellbeing. According to Time to Change, even small conversations about mental health have the power to make a big difference, and employers should encourage discussion within the workplace.It goes ...
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Supplier articleTop Tips for Looking After Your Employees’ Health
All organisations have an obligation to look after their employees’ health, safety and welfare. This is especially important during the coronavirus pandemic, which has not only exacerbated physical health needs, but has also shone a light on mental health and wellbeing in times of emotional and financial difficulty.According to research ...
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Supplier article87% launches Mental Wellbeing Manifesto – a call for radical change to mental health care processes
We are at the point of crisis. We are faced with a pandemic of seismic proportions; one that a vaccine can’t cure – mental ill health.The topic of mental ill health has been stigmatised and swept under the rug for too long. Yet Covid-19 has thrust this issue into the ...
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Supplier article5 key employee engagement trends for 2021
The world as we know it has undergone so many paradigm-shifts since the start of COVID-19, some expected and others caught many businesses off-guard. These changes have altered so many facets in the way we, as a society, work. With a lot more pressure on employees and employers, both personally ...
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Supplier articleYour go-to employee productivity guide for 2021
Targets! If you are a manager, team leader, or head of department, it seems likely that you will be under pressure to meet them. You might be hardworking, lead by example, and a meticulous planner; but if your team aren’t pulling their weight, it can be hard ...