Healthcare & wellbeing
The wellness and wellbeing perk has become an important part of company healthcare and sickness absence strategies. Health care benefits that prevent staff from falling ill include gym membership for staff, healthcare cash plans, private medical insurance (PMI), employee assistance programmes (EAP) and health screening; while absence management helps employees to return to work after spells of sickness. Health and wellbeing benefits can be part of a long-term strategy to improve the productivity, engagement and health care of staff and also drive down the amount of days off work sick their employees are taking.
Definitions of workplace health and wellbeing & Buyer’s guides
How to manage sickness absence (PDF 2.5mb); How to manage health & wellbeing; How to manage workplace stress
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News
Capita Group acquires National Dental Plan
The Capita Group has acquired the National Dental Plan (NDP) group of companies for a cash consideration of £30 million. NDP designs, distributes, arranges underwriting for and administers dental insurance policies for more than 300 clients including Lloyds Banking Group, HSBC and BT.
01 Sep SimplyHealth research: Employers target staff health and wellbeing
25 Aug Working parents feel more supported by employers
25 Aug Lees Solicitors rolls out employer-paid health cash plan
20 Aug Grant Thornton staff take up health and wellbeing plan
20 Aug New guidance to support return to work for long-term sick
Analysis
Health numbers keep a check on employees' wellbeing
Calculating employees' health risk numbers can help organisations maintain a healthy workforce and reduce staff absence levels, says Tynan Barton
02 Aug Buyer's guide to dental plans (August 2010)
05 Jul Health screening for younger staff can head off problems
01 Jun Obesity is a heavy responsibility
01 Mar Thought leaders 2010: The year ahead: Promoting a healthy attitude to sickness
Case Studies
Case Study: Dennis Publishing
When Dennis Publishing appointed Screenetics to provide on-site salary sacrifice health screening to its 300 staff for the first time, it saw take-up exceed 60%, rising to 75% for employees under the age of 40. The average age of staff at the company is 32.
02 Mar Workplace offers potential in tackling obesity crisis
01 Mar Thought leaders 2010: The year ahead: Promoting a healthy attitude to sickness
01 Mar Thought leaders 2010: The year ahead: Growing interest in wellbeing strategies
01 Mar Keep Wales Tidy signs health screening deal with Screenetics
01 Mar BDO launches discounted gym membership and online health assessment tool
Research
SimplyHealth research: Employers target staff health and wellbeing
Almost four in five organisations believe they have a responsibility to contribute to society, which is reflected in their benefits.
17 Aug Only 4% of staff would approach boss with health concerns
13 Aug Medicash research: Men more likely to be absent due to stress
22 Jul Damaging drinking culture encouraged by employers
15 Jul UK workers pull 35 million ‘sickies’ a year
07 Jul Axa research: Financial worries prompt stress related absence
