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Resilience / 23 Jan 2020
Business resilience: the 6 factors
We all know what resilience means, but what does it mean for business? We’ve identified six crucial factors…
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Good business / 20 Jan 2020
Are great workplace benefits within reach for small businesses?
With employees looking for more benefits than just a workplace pension, how can small businesses stand out from the crowd?
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Health & Wellbeing / 11 Dec 2019
Let’s talk about the menopause
The menopause doesn’t just affect women in the workplace – it’s an issue for us all. So, why don’t we talk about it more?
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Good business / 10 Dec 2019
Helping employees to find the weekend ‘off switch’
Aviva’s research shows it takes an average of 1 hour 49 minutes to shut off from work. Is there a faster route to the 'off switch'?
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Health & Wellbeing / 6 Dec 2019
5 cost-effective wellbeing ideas
Many employers would like to increase productivity. But the question of how can be a difficult one to answer.
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Health & Wellbeing / 25 Nov 2019
Work anxiety: how email etiquette can help your workforce
When it comes to work anxiety, the humble email can be both cause and solution – or even the means of diagnosing the problem…
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Health & Wellbeing / 6 Nov 2019
5 top tips for successful return-to-work plans
Helping employees return to work is a big part of your group protection plan, but the key aim is to make it successful.
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Health & Wellbeing / 4 Nov 2019
A preventative approach to boosting wellbeing
Resilience training is an effective measure for helping employees cope with the demands of work.
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Health & Wellbeing / 25 Oct 2019
5 ways to help employees with Seasonal Affective Disorder
You may have heard of Seasonal Affective Disorder (often known as SAD), but are you sure you know what it is? As an employer, you need to be aware of this as it could affect some of your employees.
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Resilience / 23 Oct 2019
What does business resilience mean today?
We assess how the perception of business resilience has changed over time, and what employers must learn from emerging trends.
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Pensions / 4 Oct 2019
Together, we can beat the scammers
Pensions represent the largest sum many people save. That’s a tempting target for criminals, but we can take steps to beat the scammers.
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Health & Wellbeing / 25 Sep 2019
Seven ways to help your employees combat work anxiety
How can employers stop ‘Sunday dread’ ruining employees’ weekends and damaging the resilience of their businesses?
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Health & Wellbeing / 19 Sep 2019
Sunday Dread: just how big a problem is work anxiety?
From sleeping poorly to feeling irritable, anxiety is having an impact on the UK’s workforce. But why is this and what can be done to tackle it?
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Good business / 11 Sep 2019
How a mid-life MOT can prepare employees for a better retirement
It’s worth making sure your middle-aged employees have checked that the pension choices they made decades ago are still fit for purpose.
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Health & Wellbeing / 30 Aug 2019
Is presenteeism the new absenteeism?
The hidden cost of employees who soldier on when they’re sick.
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Pensions / 14 Aug 2019
Engaging with pensions: 7 ways to get your employees onside
In football, owners and managers need to motivate their squads. The same is true of pensions, even if they don’t inspire the same devotion…
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Pensions / 28 Jan 2020
The benefits of integrated workplace drawdown
Steve Jackson outlines the case for integrated workplace drawdown and how it can give employees better retirement outcomes.
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Health & Wellbeing / 14 Jan 2020
5 reasons why employers should be supporting alcohol awareness
Don Shenker, founder of the Alcohol Health Network, explains why businesses should be educating their employees about alcohol consumption.
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Health & Wellbeing / 10 Jan 2020
Can group protection help solve 2020’s recruitment wars?
Are skills shortages and recruitment issues here to stay? Can improved employee benefits packages with group protection add value?
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Health & Wellbeing / 9 Jan 2020
SMEs and cancer: how employee benefits packages can help
Steve Browning, Group Protection Proposition Manager at Aviva, looks at some potential solutions.
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Resilience / 16 Dec 2019
Business Continuity Planning: Where do we start?
Pete Holmes, Aviva Risk Consultant, answers everyone’s first question on how to plan for the unexpected.
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Pensions / 4 Dec 2019
How being human stops you saving into a pension
If people value what they have now more than what they may get in the future, how can you get them to save for their retirement? Dale Critchley explains.
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Health & Wellbeing / 29 Nov 2019
How could giving away a few apples make a difference?
Debbie Bullock, Aviva Wellbeing Lead, explains why healthy eating initiatives add up to more than the sum of their parts.
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Health & Wellbeing / 13 Nov 2019
Why supporting menopause in the workplace is urgent and important
Deborah Garlick, Director at Henpicked: Menopause in the Workplace, explains why introducing menopause support at work makes sense for savvy organisations.
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Pensions / 17 Oct 2019
How fintech can help with member engagement
Aviva’s Steve Jackson discusses how technology is the way forward in helping members engage more frequently with their pensions.
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Good business / 9 Oct 2019
Why businesses should talk more about employees caring duties
Jonathan Briggs, Group Head Talent Acquisition at Aviva, looks at why businesses should talk about flexible working for carers.
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Health & Wellbeing / 9 Oct 2019
Mental health in the workplace: we need to talk
Jon Blackburn, Aviva UK Health & Protection Proposition Development Manager, wonders why so few people feel able to talk about mental health issues.
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Sustainability / 3 Oct 2019
Why pensions and passions can go hand in hand
Zelda Bentham, Group Head of Sustainability looks at how helping people to invest sustainably through their pension can be a good move.
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Pensions / 4 Sep 2019
Retirement planning: when it makes sense to name the day
Dale Critchley looks at how it pays to have a plan when it comes to retirement age.
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Health & Wellbeing / 2 Sep 2019
Why and how SMEs can benefit from group life Master Trusts
Mark Jarred explains how Group Life Master Trusts can simplify financial support for bereaved dependants, saving time for busy SMEs.
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Health & Wellbeing / 29 Aug 2019
Empowering wellbeing: if leaders don’t lead, it won’t work
Lisa Ost, Employee Wellbeing lead at Aviva explains the importance of developing a leader-led wellbeing culture.
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Pensions / 1 Aug 2019
How a good pension helps with an ageing workforce
Steve Jackson looks at how you can help your employees afford to retire by using your pension scheme effectively.
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