Katie Jacobs

Share ownership

Over the past year there has been a significant rise in employee share ownership

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Use this, Save ££

How the recession has changed our views on the use of discount coupons and vouchers

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Health insurance

An overview of who offer their employees private medical insurance

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X-rays and musculoskeletal

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are one of the leading causes of long-term absence in the UK.

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Training in resilience

Resilience has become something of a buzzword when it comes to dealing with workplace stress and increasing mental wellbeing. It all comes down to employees having the mental toughness in place to...

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Stress

As a nation, we are pretty frazzled. In fact, in 2012 Kenexa research found UK employees are among the most stressed in the world: 35% of us are experiencing an unreasonable level of stress at work.

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Wellbeing Weeks

A few weeks ago, staff at advertising agency Carat climbed Everest. But this didn’t involve flying employees to Nepal. Instead, as part of a half-yearly wellbeing week staff were encouraged to take...

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Zzz

Well, it wasn’t going to be anything else really. “Sleep is the most devalued component of physical energy,” says Jean Gomes, chairman of the Energy Project.

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UK Lags Behind

According to Kenexa’s Workforce Quality of Life Index report, published this February, the UK has some of the lowest scores in the world for employee wellbeing, languishing in the bottom 10. Shame on...

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Vision

Eyes might be the window to the soul, but it turns out they are also the window to a host of more unpleasant things, including heart disease, cancer and diabetes.

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Yoga

If you have a spare meeting room, offering occasional yoga or stretching classes can benefit employees – mind, body and soul.

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Dogs

If a dog is man’s best friend, why not let them scamper around the office? It’s not actually as crazy as it sounds.

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