Understanding Gender Identity: The Foundation of an Inclusive Workplace
Gender isn’t as binary as merely male and female. Employers aspiring to accomplish their diversity and inclusion objectives must recognise that gender is a fluid concept. The initial step towards appreciating the influence of gender inclusivity on the workplace is to comprehend the spectrum of gender identity. Let’s unravel the...
The Gender Mental Health Gap: How Employers Can Empower and Support Female Employees
You’ve heard of the gender pay gap, but what about the gender mental health gap? Recent studies reveal widening discrepancies between men’s and women’s mental health – from adolescence and beyond. When we talk about women, we are including people who were assigned female at birth or who self-identify as...
Health Equity In The Workplace May Sound Scary, But It Can Be As Simple As Six Steps
Creating a diverse workplace is one of the top priorities for businesses today, but are employers doing everything they can to ensure that the healthcare benefits they offer truly cater to everyone? As an HR or employee benefits professional, you play a critical role in shaping the health and wellbeing...
How to tackle HR and employee burnout
As we enter the spring, April brings with it “Stress Awareness Month”, an important annual reminder of the causes and cures for the modern-day stress epidemic. This provides an opportune time to check in on your own well-being, as well as that of your employees, by creating room for open...
Making a business case for gender-specific benefits during a cost of living crisis
Since the end of the recent pandemic, the price of essential goods in the UK has been increasing faster than household incomes can sustain, which is resulting in the fall of disposable income. The rapid pace at which inflation has increased quickly overtook the rate nominal wages were increased, and...
How high-impact health and well-being support can be a powerful tool for building employer brand
Employer branding is increasingly the most important tool in attracting a diverse and high quality range of employees. Following recent years, financial stability is no longer a certainty, and your employees face a world of pandemic, economic crisis and global unrest; likely tired and anxious about their future. With this...
How employers can honour International Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day (IWD) which celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women around the world. As employers, IWD is a good opportunity to reflect on your company’s commitment to equality in the workplace and to celebrate the achievements of the women in your teams. Honouring...
Equality vs Equity – What does it mean in the workplace?
This year’s International Women’s Day theme is “Embracing Equity.” According to the IWD organisation, the goal of the 2023 theme is “to get the world talking about why equal opportunities aren’t enough. People start from different places, so true inclusion and belonging require equitable action.” The difference between equality and...
Today marks the launch of a new report we’ve been working on with our partners at the Rewards and Employee Benefits Association (REBA). The report ‘Examining inclusive wellbeing in the workplace’ seeks to uncover current and future HR objectives, as well as organisational risks – with a view to understanding...
What is International Women’s Day and Why Does It Matter?
International Women’s Day (IWD) is an annual event on March 8th, which celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women around the world. This day not only honours the progress that has been made towards achieving gender equality and equity, but also serves as a call to action...
The Benefits of Workplace Wellness Programs
As it stands, just over half of organisations take a strategic approach to employee wellbeing, yet fewer than 20% of employees are actually enrolled on physical wellbeing offerings. Why? Well, there are a number of pretty straightforward reasons—chief among them are that oftentimes, employers, leaders and HR teams simply don’t...
Peppy US set for rapid expansion in 2023
Our growth story so far and why securing Series B funding really matters When we launched Peppy in 2018, I don’t think any of us could quite have anticipated how incredible the next few years would be. Peppy has seen some huge milestones reached, with the latest being news of...
