London-based building and construction industry recruitment company The Consensus Organisation put a healthcare strategy in place when the firm was launched six years ago.
Martin Tyrell, managing director, says private medical insurance from Standard Life is at the centre of its strategy and covers all employees. “Part of the reason for offering it is for attracting and retaining staff but, most importantly, it means if employees are sick or have an injury they don’t have to wait for treatment. This is particularly relevant for those with sporting injuries who otherwise might have to wait months for NHS treatment.’
The product also includes an online health and wellbeing service, with email alerts going out regularly to employees offering advice on nutrition, sleeping and exercise. Staff can also assess their fitness through an online questionnaire. “We offer free fruit and smoothies and the majority [of staff] have taken advantage of part company-paid membership of the nearby gym and actually use it. We get very little absence through illness and if we do, it is rarely more than one day at a time,” explains Tyrell.London-based building and construction industry recruitment company The Consensus Organisation put a healthcare strategy in place when the firm was launched six years ago.
Martin Tyrell, managing director, says private medical insurance from Standard Life is at the centre of its strategy and covers all employees. “Part of the reason for offering it is for attracting and retaining staff but, most importantly, it means if employees are sick or have an injury they don’t have to wait for treatment. This is particularly relevant for those with sporting injuries who otherwise might have to wait months for NHS treatment.’ The product also includes an online health and wellbeing service, with email alerts going out regularly to employees offering advice on nutrition, sleeping and exercise. Staff can also assess their fitness through an online questionnaire. “We offer free fruit and smoothies and the majority [of staff] have taken advantage of part company-paid membership of the nearby gym and actually use it. We get very little absence through illness and if we do, it is rarely more than one day at a time,” explains Tyrell.