Katie Jacobs

iPhone friendly

The growing number of free or practically free mobile apps available means keeping the workforce health-aware on the go has never been easier.

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Metrics

Sarah Perkins is healthy living manager UK at American Express. Her wellbeing initiative won an HR Excellence Award in 2012, and she says metrics have been central to its success.

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Quarrels

Disputes in the workplace are only natural, but what happens when they escalate into something more?

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The A - Z of health and wellbeing

Why is health and wellbeing so important for productivity in the workplace? And what does it mean for a company’s bottom line? KATIE JACOBS explains all, with a look at the whats, whys and hows of...

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For everyone

According to research by healthcare specialist Bupa, out of the companies that offer health insurance to their staff, only three in five (59%) make it available to all employees; the others are put...

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CEO buy-in

It’s the curse of health and wellbeing that it can often be seen as fluffy, rather than a strategic business imperative. And this means it can be tricky to get buy-in from the top, or any hard cash...

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Job Satisfaction

It’s no big secret that employee wellbeing and engagement are almost inextricably linked,

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No investment required

“One of the main barriers to getting CEO buy-in is budget,” says Charles Alberts, senior employee healthcare and benefits consultant at employee benefits company Lorica. “So, the less you are planning...

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Kick the habit

It’s likely many of your employees made a new year’s resolution to give up smoking/drinking/eating junk food/being lazy. It’s equally likely many of them have fallen off the wagon between then and...

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Absenteeism

Staff illness costs businesses. And as prevention is better than cure, what better reason to have a robust health and wellbeing strategy in place?

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Go global

If you work in a multinational, you probably already have, or recognise the need for, a company-wide wellbeing strategy.

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Behavioural Change

Creating positive behaviour in staff has a great impact on productivity.

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