Sick Days can really throw a spanner in the works when it comes to company productivity. Unfortunately, The Access Group 2024 sick leave report saw an average of 128 days lost to sickness in the last year. In fact, since 2019 when the world was impacted by the pandemic, sickness absence rates have been up...
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It’s no secret the NHS has been under immense pressure over the last 5 years. Covid-19,a shortage of beds, and doctors leaving for private clinics has caused unprecedented stress on our health service. The strain has brought NHS waiting times up to 14.5 weeks, and only 58% of patients are being treated within 18 weeks....
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It’s Movember! This annual November event invites men to put down the trimmer and roll with the ‘tache, with the goal of raising awareness for pressing health issues that too often go unspoken. With male suicide, prostate cancer and testicular cancer all being dominating health problems for men from all walks of life, Movember is...
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Our health is one of the most valuable things that we have, and employees feel this way too! Not only are healthcare benefits among the most popular for employers to offer, but HIVE360 found that health and wellbeing support with 24/7 access to a personal doctor was the number one employee benefit for 48% of...
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Women’s health is often a subject left out of conversations when companies discuss what they can do for their employees’ wellbeing. In the past, the rhetoric has been for women to keep periods and menopause to themselves, making women’s health in general a taboo subject. But in a new era striving for inclusivity and awareness,...
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When we think about benefits, obvious ones that might come to mind could be monetary, healthcare, and salary sacrifice. When it comes to wellbeing, though, that encompasses a range of subjects, and can include physical health, mental health, and financial wellbeing. Wellbeing benefits are not to be swept under the rug, as 87% of employees...
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It might be Healthy Eating Week but with poor diet being the biggest factor for preventable ill health in England, understanding our body and what it needs has never been more important.So how can we encourage employees to take up healthy habits, and create a working environment that can thrive with new eating attitudes? Enter:...
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The importance of employee mental health and wellbeing has never been greater. Forget the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Ukraine conflict, even the ongoing financial struggles thanks to the cost of living crisis; whichever way you look at it, people are stressed and when employees are struggling, it will undoubtedly impact their working lives....
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As we’ve headed into a new year, not everyone is feeling refreshed and energised. While a lot of people have grand ambitions and elaborate New Year’s resolutions, just taking some small steps and light lifestyle changes can lead to more sustainable, long term health improvements. New Year’s resolutions don’t have to just be a week...
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