All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1155
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ArticleMore than half of workplaces do not encourage employees to exercise
Three in five (57%) workplaces do not offer benefits or programmes to encourage employees to exercise, according to Opinium research.Two online surveys of 2,007 and 2,000 UK adults, in August and September respectively, also revealed that one in five (22%) of organisations offer a cycle-to-work scheme, while 14% provide subsidised ...
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ArticleTwo-thirds of managers put organisation above staff wellbeing
Although 61% of employees have experienced a mental health issue due to work, or in which work was a contributing factor, 64% of managers put their organisation’s interests above staff wellbeing at some point, and 12% do so every day, according to a workplace mental health report by Business in ...
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OpinionEmma Satyamurti: The fight continues for equal pay
That a woman should be paid the same as a man for doing the same or similar work is no longer controversial. Sadly, this does not mean that pay parity is a guaranteed feature of our workplaces. This year, we saw a recent high-profile example of this in the case ...
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ArticleLippert Components fined $338,151 for overtime pay violations
Indiana-based vehicle parts manufacturing organisation Lippert Components has been ordered to pay $338,151 (£258,959.42) in overtime back pay and liquidated damages following an investigation by the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD).Investigators uncovered violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) relating to 1,199 current and former ...
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ArticleIndustrial Tribunal awards £3,000 to man told he was ‘too old’ to apply for job
Image credit: Equality Commission NIAn Industrial Tribunal has awarded £3,000 to a 63-year-old man from Antrim who was told he was too old to apply for a job as a store person and van driver by Spring and Airbrake Ireland.The Tribunal found Patrick Matier (pictured), whose case was supported by ...
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ArticleCourt of Appeal hearing set for Asda shop-floor workers' pay claim rulings
A Court of Appeal hearing will begin on 10 October over Employment Tribunal (ET) and Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) pay claim rulings that Asda shop-floor workers have comparable roles to their colleagues in the supermarket’s distribution centres.The three-day hearing concerns the first of three stages in the equal pay case. ...
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Supplier articleIs assumption killing your employee communications
By Pippa Arthur-Van Praagh, Global Employee Communications Evangelist When I started out in internal communications and engagement (almost a decade ago), I thought it was all about getting the right message out. That a well-crafted email or a catchy poster would be enough to engage people or change their behaviour. ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 55% do not measure sickness absence cost
EXCLUSIVE: More than half (55%) of respondents either do not know or do not record the percentage of payroll represented by sickness absence cost per annum, according to research by Employee Benefits and Health Shield.The Employee Benefits/Health Shield healthcare research 2018 report, which measured 162 responses and was published in ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: ACCA launches mental health resilience workshops for wellbeing champions
EXCLUSIVE: Global professional accountancy body ACCA has launched pilot mental health resilience workshops for selected staff in London and Glasgow.The workshops, the first of which took place on 19 September 2018, offer advice on the mental and physical steps employees can take to promote wellbeing in the workplace. They are ...
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ArticleSky launches Frazzled Cafe meetings for 7,500 UK employees
Television and broadband organisation Sky has launched a programme of meetings through which employees can share stories and discuss issues affecting their mental wellbeing in partnership with the charity Frazzled Cafe.The first Frazzled Cafe meeting will occur today (10 October 2018) to coincide with World Mental Health Day. The meetings ...
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OpinionDr Thomas Calvard: The health effects of presenteeism on employees
Presenteeism, or attending work while ill, has become a subject of interest in HR practice and research over the past decade. Since 2010, as reported by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) in its Health and wellbeing at work survey, most recently published in May 2018, presenteeism has ...
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AnalysisThe harmful effects of presenteeism on employee health
Need to know:Presenteeism not only affects engagement, productivity and retention, but can also have a long-lasting impact on employee health.Employees who are overworked and fatigued can develop health issues such as diabetes, are more likely to have accidents at work and are at greater risk of mental health issues.Employers should ...
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Case StudiesMSB Solicitors takes multi-faceted approach to reducing presenteeism
Professional services roles typically comprise long hours, high stress and various other factors that promote presenteeism. According to the Resilience and wellbeing survey report, published by the Junior Lawyers Division in April 2017, 74% of legal professionals believe their employer could do more to combat stress at work.Liverpool-based MSB Solicitors, ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: JLT Group launches holistic wellbeing programme for UK employees
EXCLUSIVE: Benefits provider JLT Group has launched a wellness programme focusing on the mental, physical and financial wellbeing of its 3,900 employees in the UK.The programme includes the implementation of mental health first aiders across all 19 offices nationwide, accompanied by mental health and stress awareness training for line managers.The ...
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ArticleAramark launches campaign encouraging staff to take 15-minute stress-free breaks
Food services organisation Aramark Northern Europe has launched a month-long mental wellbeing campaign encouraging employers and employees to take 15-minute breaks during their working day.Aramark's 'Take15' campaign, which will run through October 2018, is aimed at the organisation's 18,000 employees in northern Europe, as well as clients and customers. The ...
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A fifth of employees attended work while suffering mental health issues last year
More than a fifth (22%) of employees went into work when feeling mentally unwell last year, according to research by Canada Life Group Insurance.The figure, from a survey of 1,001 UK employees carried out in August 2018, shows a rise in mental health presenteeism by 4% since 2016.Paul Avis, marketing ...
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ArticleGovernment launches race at work charter to tackle ethnic workplace disparities
The government has announced a 'race at work charter' containing a series of measures to tackle ethnic disparities in the workplace.Developed in partnership with Business in the Community (BITC), the charter sets out a number of principles and actions for businesses to commit to publicly. A number of high-profile organisations ...
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OpinionChris Pendrey: How to increase employees' health and safety awareness
According to the Health and Safety Executive's Health and safety statistics, published in November 2017, UK organisations lost over 31 million working days to workplace injuries alone in 2016-2017. The benefits, therefore, of defining an adherable health and safety plan are clear; greater productivity, reduced absenteeism and potentially lower costs ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 4-10 October 2018
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 4 and 10 October 2018 were: EXCLUSIVE: Cisco adopts wide family-centric organisational culture to support staffSky launches Frazzled Cafe meetings for 7,500 UK employeesEXCLUSIVE: Unilever chatbot to transform HR services in 106 countriesCourt of Appeal hearing set for Asda shop-floor workers' ...
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ArticleCocker spaniel joins Northumbria Police as explosive detection dog
Something for the weekend: Northumbria Police has looked outside of the traditional recruitment agencies and job sites for its most recent recruits, instead hiring three puppies from dog re-homing and adoption charity Dogs Trust to start new careers as K9s.The four-legged employees, who are based at Northumbria Police’s dog section ...