All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1319
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Unmind
Unmind is built on the belief that everyone has the right to a healthy mind.Our workplace mental health platform empowers employees to proactively measure, understand, and improve their mental wellbeing, while giving managers insight into the mental health of their people, enabling them to drive cultural change.We take a whole-person ...
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Supplier article7 HR leaders share their predictions on the future of mental health at work
We asked our community of wellbeing leaders their views on the future of workplace mental health in the months and years to come. Within a few short weeks, the coronavirus turned the working world upside down. One day it was a curious footnote on an international newsreel, the next it ...
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OpinionDr Holly Blake: Remote healthcare options for employees are rapidly expanding
Britain’s employers lose over £81 billion each year to sickness absence, according to Vitality's Britain’s Healthiest Workplace report, published in April 2019. This can be crippling to businesses in ‘normal’ times, but the unprecedented spread of Coronavirus has brought this into even greater focus.Coupled with an increase in remote working ...
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AnalysisHow do digital GP services fit in a health and wellbeing strategy?
Need to know:Digital GPs complement other health and wellbeing benefits such as physiotherapy, employee assistance programmes (EAPs) and mental health programmes.Employees may wish to speak to a virtual GP before they use additional health and wellbeing support benefits.Encouraging the use of digital GP services could reduce absence levels, increase productivity ...
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Case StudiesSevern Trent Water focuses on health and wellbeing benefits during Covid-19 pandemic and beyond
Water supplier Severn Trent Water is putting the health and wellbeing of its 6,786 employees at the forefront of its strategy during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The organisation has a digital GP service in place, but did not want to see the usage of this service rise, and looked at preventive ...
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Supplier articleThe importance of recognition in times of crisis
By Kylie Terrell, Employee Engagement Consultant at Reward GatewayThe world has changed. Over the past few months, many of our offices have been stripped of those organic “wow” moments that happen when people are working face-to-face. The hallway high five, the cheers, or (my personal favourite), the sound of a ...
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ArticleMurphy returns 4,000 employees to full pay
Engineering and construction organisation Murphy has confirmed it will restore 4,000 employees to full pay from August 2020, following on from a business-wide pay reduction.Due to the financial constraints of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, employees have been receiving a 10% reduction in salary since May 2020, while senior leaders have ...
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ArticleTake part in exclusive healthcare benefits research for a chance to enter prize draw
Has the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic increased your organisation’s focus on employee health and wellbeing? Do you calculate the return on investment for your healthcare benefits spend? What are the most successful healthcare and benefits strategies?Employee Benefits readers can now have their say by participating in the exclusive Employee Benefits Healthcare ...
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ArticleMayo Clinic lifts Covid-19 pay cuts six months earlier than planned
US non-profit healthcare organisation Mayo Clinic will restore 20,000 employees to full pay from 24 June 2020, six months ahead of schedule.Due to the estimated long-term financial ramifications of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, physicians and senior administrators have been a 10% reduction in pay while other salaried employees saw a ...
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ArticleConnected Health becomes accredited living wage employer
Home care organisation Connected Health is to increase hourly pay rates for its 220 employees to bring these in line with the Living Wage Foundation recommended by the Living Wage Foundation.This accreditation will see all 220 Connected Health workers receive a minimum hourly wage of £9.30 in the coming months, ...
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ArticleDevils Backbone Brewing Company recruits chief hiking officer
Something for the weekend: Devils Backbone Brewing Company is looking to recruit a chief hiking officer (CHO).The organisation is looking for an employee who has a real love for hiking and beer, and will pay the successful applicant to trek the Appalachian Trail, which is located in the Blue Ridge ...
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Supplier articleHow to Step up Your Summer Fitness Routine
Summer is upon us and - maybe now more than ever - we all need a push to help use more physically active. Looking good on the beach can’t be our only incentive! By getting into good habits, your summer fitness routine should continue after holiday season.Why not re-evaluate your ...
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Supplier articleThe importance of technology in improving workplace mental health
The last few weeks have taught us an incredible amount about our psyches and the modern world of work.On the one hand we’ve been reminded of the fragility of our health, instability of our economy, and our dependence on routines. On the other, we've shown our ability to focus on ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 18 June - 24 June 2020
The top 10 most read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 18-24 June 2020 were: Indeed rewards 10,000 employees with six days of additional leaveUniversity of Cambridge introduces 10% voluntary pay reduction schemeNuffield Health introduces 10% pay cuts and reduces working hours by 20%Citi reports 32.7% mean gender pay gapEXCLUSIVE: 47% of ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid considers pay cuts
You might have noticed that occasionally I step away from benefits to look at compensation instead. I rather like these opportunities. After the complexity of pensions regulation and global healthcare differences, base pay is, well, pretty basic. Or at least it was.Only a couple of months ago, we agreed pay ...
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Supplier articleWhy embracing technology will put the “human” into HR
By Robert Hicks, Group HR Director at Reward Gateway In 1989 when I started my career in McDonald’s, I was told by my then-manager that soon machines would take over most of the cooking. Since then, I have gotten used to hearing that technology would do the tasks which humans ...
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Supplier articlePrevention is better than cure: how health assessments can help employers to support older employees
Injuries and illness happen; it’s simply a fact of life. Knowing your physical health inside and out can be a daunting thought for many - but it goes without saying that the older generation are more prone to health issues.Employers may feel at a loss as to how to support ...
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ArticleTransport for London delays bonus payments for senior managers
Transport for London (TfL) has delayed bonus payments for senior managers until 2021 to deal with the financial ramifications of Covid-19 (Coronavirus).Senior employees including area managers, train operators and senior application engineers, with salaries ranging from salaries of £50,000 - £149,0000, will have their bonus payments delayed for 12 months. ...
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ArticleLloyd's reports mean gender pay gap of 23.6%
Insurance organisation Lloyd's has reported a mean gender pay gap of 23.6% for hourly pay as at April 2019.The organisation, which currently has over 65,000 employees. reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations.The reporting regulations require organisations with 250 or more ...
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ArticleWalmart rewards front-line employees with $300 bonus
US supermarket chain Walmart will reward its hourly paid employees with an additional bonus to recognise them for their efforts during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The June 2020 bonus payment, will see full-time employees receive $300 (£242) and part-time employees $150 (£121). Assistant managers in Walmart stores and Sam's Clubs will ...