Yoga and wellness expert to lead free Paycare sessions
Physical and emotional wellness will be top of the agenda during two upcoming, free virtual workshops.
Find out more… 🧘🧡
Top Workplace Wellbeing Trends of 2023
Awareness of Workplace Wellbeing is increasing. More and more companies are beginning to understand the abundance of benefits it has on business when staff members feel well, cared for, and appreciated.
Take a read of our key considerations for employers in 2023… 🙌
Banish the Blue Monday blues: Top tips for individuals and managers
Here at Paycare, we support the health and wellbeing of people and organisations across the UK, so we’ve put together three quick and easy tips for individuals, and three tips for employers, to help banish those Monday blues! Take a read 💙
Cost of Living Tips shared by City Credit Union
We were joined by Wolverhampton City Credit Union to share some key tips to help people get through the cost of living crisis, including suggestions to help households save money throughout the winter and beyond! Find out the tips and catch up on the free webinar in our blog! 💚
2022 Reflections
Another year is drawing to a close so, as we prepare to welcome in 2023, we wanted to take a look back at some of the highlights of the past 12 months. 📆
Let’s take a read… 📖☕
Charities benefit from Paycare’s fundraising efforts’
At Paycare, giving back to our communities is an integral part of our ethos, which is why we launched the MyGiving Scheme. 🧡
Take a read… 🥰
5 top tips for coping at Christmas
We’d all like to think of Christmas as a magical time filled with joy and love, but sadly for many it can be a source of stress.
To support those worrying about coping at Christmas, we have compiled five top tips. 🎄🧡 Check them out…
Webinar Offers Free Cost of Living Tips for all
Free cost of living tips and money saving tips will be on offer at the next Paycare webinar – as we’ve invited the experts at Wolverhampton City Credit Union (WCCU) to join us and share their top money-saving tips with attendees. Learn more and book your place in our blog today! 💸💡
Look after yourself and your team with conference sponsors Paycare
As part of our ongoing mission to support the health and wellbeing of employers and their teams, we’re sponsoring the Shropshire Leadership Conference, taking place at Theatre Severn on Tuesday 15th November! Find out all the details in our blog ✨
Top tips to support employees during the menopause
Supporting those going through the menopause is something that’s finally being discussed more openly in the workplace… so here are share 5 top tips for employers, all thanks to our recent webinar partners, Kaleidoscope Plus Group! 🧡
Mayor – and Long-Time Policyholder – Visits Paycare House!
A very special guest, Mayor of Wolverhampton Councillor Sandra Samuels OBE, pays an exciting visit to Paycare HQ! ✨
Let’s Talk Menopause in Partnership with Kaleidoscope Plus Group!
In support of #WorldMenopauseDay and in partnership with Kaleidoscope Plus Group, we’ll be talking all things Menopause and why it’s important the topic is taken seriously in the workplace, in an upcoming webinar. 💻
Find out more…
Making mental health a priority globally and within your business
“Make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority.” That’s the slogan for this year’s World Mental Health Day campaign – and a mission for us all to remember every day, not just on October 10th.
Find out more… 🧠🧡
Workplace wellbeing experts share knowledge at Midlands business event
Employee wellbeing is a crucial business consideration – never more so than right now. That’s why we’ll be on hand at an upcoming Midlands event to share our expertise and ideas with attendees who are looking to support their teams more effectively. 🤝
Take a read…
Paycare and Kaleidoscope Plus Group working together to help support mental health
A collaboration between two health and wellbeing organisations will see Paycare partner with Kaleidoscope Plus Group (KPG) to deliver accredited mental health training courses. 🧠🧡
Take a read… 📄
How to avoid Stress Eating
With COVID-19 seeing many of our eating habits changed over the last few weeks and with nutrition playing a key role in how we operate day-to-day, Laura shares her top tips on how to avoid stress eating while navigating our ways through the current living in which social distancing measures require…
4 Ways to Feel Better and Turn a Blue Day into a New Day!
In order to help brighten up your day, we share 4 Ways to Feel Better and Turn a Blue Day into a New Day, all thanks to our lovely Wellbeing Manager and Mental Health First Aid Trainer, Kerry! We don’t think they’re worth missing… so let’s start our day off right and take a look!
Keeping Those Communication Channels Flowing
Encouraging and facilitating regular communication is absolutely vital in demonstrating your support, keeping motivation going, and helping to ensure we all stay positive and mind-healthy! So, what can we do to keep in touch with each other – both as an employer or employee, but also as a friend, family member, or neighbour? Here are just a few ideas… Let’s take a read 🙂
Stay Focused on Personal Health & Wellbeing
At Paycare, people are at the heart of absolutely everything we do, which is why we want to ensure that as a Policyholder, you continue to take advantage of the wide range of wellbeing services available as part of your plan 😊
4 Ways to Reduce Anxiety
In this week’s blog, we’ve teamed up with our very own Wellbeing Manager, Kerry B. Mitchell, who shares her top 4 ways to manage, and hopefully reduce, the anxiousness people might be experiencing during the current health crisis. Let’s take a read! 🙌
Home Schooling — You Can Do It!
In our latest blog, we share some tips and tricks from our very own Wellbeing Manager (and mum of two) Kerry B. Mitchell, on how parents can manage the difficult task of homeschooling, and ensuring they protect their own mental health and wellbeing during the COVID19 outbreak… let’s take a read! 🙌🎒
Tips for Staying Active During Social Isolation
In this week’s blog, we share some simple ways to keep physically active, whilst also protecting our families, friends and communities by adhering to the rules and, importantly, staying at home. Lets take a read… 😊
Water for Life – 6 Top Tips on Hydration for Health
So we can explore the physical benefits of staying hydrated, this month we’ve teamed up with, friend of Paycare and healthcare expert, Laura Butler of WelLBe Coaching, who provides us with 6 top tips to staying hydrated and the importance hydration has on our health! Take a look 😊
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) – A Brief Guide
With recent reports from England’s Chief Medical Officer, the UK continues to see a rise in those testing positive for Coronavirus. At the start of the outbreak, we reached out to our GP 24/7 provider to share some information on what Coronavirus really is, and how you can recognise it… let’s take a read! 😊
Become Financially Fit for New Year
We all know Christmas can be a very stressful and expensive time of the year, and the constant spending soon creates that ever-growing dent in our pockets! That’s why we have collated three simple (yet very effective) steps which you can implement this year to prepare for Christmas 2020, so that in 12 months’ time you don’t have to!
12 days of Health and Wellbeing this Christmas…
Christmas is a time of celebration, where we eat, drink, spend time with loved ones and colleagues and generally enjoy all the festivities that come with it. However, for those who struggle with their mental health, the festive season can be difficult. So, our 12 days of Health and Wellbeing this Christmas blog, takes a look at the 12 ways we can look after our mental health during this festive season – from planning ahead and getting outside, all the way getting enough sleep and making time for the most important person in your life, YOU – take a read!
What happens to your body when you’re stressed?
Stress – something which many of us suffer with throughout our hectic, daily lives. But how many of us tend to fall into the trap of ignoring it? Our Paycare Partners, Medstars, bring you a blog which shares a first person encounter of high-stress, and explores the symptoms you can look out for. It’s a very insightful and educational read, so grab a coffee and digest!
Taking Time to De-Stress
At Paycare, we’re passionate about ensuring our Policyholders take care of their health and wellbeing. That’s why, in light on National Stress Awareness Day, we have provided you lovely lot with 6 small but effective steps that can help to not only alleviate the impact of stress, but reduce it too… take a look!
11 Ideas for Tackling Stress
Did you know that 74% of people in the UK have felt so stressed they have been overwhelmed or unable to cope? Well, living with stress can be exhausting and it’s easy for us all to panic that we can’t get on top of things. So, to help, we have teamed up with friends of Paycare, PG Mutual, who have provided us with 11 Ideas for Tackling Stress – take it away guys!
Beacon Centre talk all things Eye Health!
In support of National Eye Health Week (23rd-29th September 2019), we are super excited to have teamed up with sight loss charity and one of our latest Community Partners – Beacon Centre, who have shared with you lovely lot some fantastic top tips around how to take care of your eye health. It’s an interesting one – take a read!
Paycare Testimonial – ISO Quality Services Ltd
“Because we are an SME ourselves, we felt Paycare had a similar ethos to us – we didn’t want to be members of a large faceless organisation. The cost is really reasonable and ensures our staff are happy and healthy – I know they really appreciate having a HCP.”
Check out our latest testimonial – shared by Worcester based, Business Management Consultancy, ISO Quality Services Ltd ✍️
Paycare Testimonial – ZEN Communications
“Not only is Paycare a wonderful organisation that is completely aligned with us from the perspective of being a completely people-centred business, but the services and support it offers to Zen as a business are hugely relevant – and greatly valued by us all.” 🙌
Check out our latest testimonial – shared by Telford based, strategic PR and communications agency, ZEN Communications ✍️
Presenteeism Post-Covid: Can we afford to be off work?
With 84% of us reporting we’d work while feeling unwell and the widespread disruption Coronavirus has caused to every single workplace, presenteeism is an important issue which we are keen to get employers talking about.
Let’s take a read… 🤓
Hospice boss joins Paycare’s Wellbeing Expert for Stress e-Clinic
The CEO of a Midlands hospice is set to join us for a free e-clinic focused around stress and workplace wellness… 🧠
Take a read to find out more. 🥰
Kindness the Key to a Happy, Healthy Workforce
With the UK celebrating Random Acts of Kindness Day today (February 17th), we are supporting employers to find new ways to show their teams they care. 🧡
Let’s take a read… 🥰
It’s Time to Talk – But Are You Really Listening?
Through year-round campaigning and its pivotal annual event Time to Talk, the Time to Change movement has improved millions of people’s attitudes towards mental health. With the last ever Time to Talk day taking place on this Thursday (February 4th), our Wellbeing Manager Kerry B Mitchell looks at why talking is so important, and urges employers to ensure they are really listening. 💬👂
Take a read… 🥰
Getting that Tech-Life Balance right is the focus of free e-clinic
With reliance on technology soaring during the pandemic, we are joining forces with Techtimeout to help people understand more about the potential wellbeing impacts of too much screen time.
Take a read and find out more on the latest in a series of monthly e-clinics. 🧠🙌
Light-hearted ‘Sickie Day’ highlights serious workplace problem
February 1st has been established as the day when a higher number of employees call in sick than any other day of the year, with some deemed to be doing so unnecessarily because they are not really sick – hence the name of the day.
Let’s take a read and find out how employers can recognise the very real problem of absenteeism. 🤒
Hope and Wellbeing E-clinic to counteract Blue Monday slump
January is traditionally thought of as a gloomy month – but we are working to fight against the ‘Blue Monday’ slump by hosting a hopeful e-clinic.
Take a read and let us take care of your teams Health and Wellbeing in 2021 🙌🧡
Prevention, Early Intervention and Protection – 7 Stages for an effective Wellbeing Strategy
We’ve all heard the saying: prevention is better than cure, so it should come as no surprise that an effective wellbeing strategy should be based around the three key pillars of prevention, early intervention, and protection.
Let’s take a read to find out how you – as employers – can support your staffs wellbeing… 🧡
Co-working space supported by Paycare set to launch in Wolverhampton
A co-working space for small businesses and freelancers is set to launch in Wolverhampton this week, with support from the team at Paycare.
Take a read to find out more… 🧑💻
Samaritans speaker scheduled for next Paycare Free E-Clinic
A speaker from Samaritans is set to share information about the charity with attendees at our final free e-clinic of the year 📅
Take a read and find out more about the free session… 🤩
Mental Health Stigma: Where did it come from?
Despite mental ill health being incredibly common (around one in four are estimated to experience it during any given year), there has long been a stigma attached to the topic.
So, what is stigma? Let’s take a read and find out… 🧠🧡
Paycare marks Chamber anniversary by sponsoring virtual awards
Paycare is marking a year since becoming Shropshire Chamber members by sponsoring the Virtual Business Awards.
We are supporting the Best Small Business category at the awards, set to be held on Friday 20th November.
Let’s take a read… 🥰🏆
Stress and Emotional Eating are the focus of upcoming Paycare Wellbeing E-clinic
Stress and emotional eating are set to be explored in the next free e-clinic from Paycare Wellbeing… 🧠🍏
Let’s learn more… 😍
Paycare Director Helps Support City’s Financial Health
A new appointee to the Wolverhampton City Credit Union’s board of directors is a familiar face! 👀
Anthony Burns, who is also Commercial Director here at Paycare, is so dedicated to supporting community health and happiness that he has now taken on an additional voluntary role with the Credit Union (WCCU). 🙌💷
Take a read…
Fun and fundraising at Paycare’s Team Day Out!
The Paycare team finally got together for the first time in 18 months! A fun team day, also raising over £1,700 for a Midlands hospice following a story very close to our hearts! Grab a cuppa and take a read about the fun fundraising activities we got up to, a competitive game of rounders and some of the team action shots we captured along the way!
World Suicide Prevention Day interview with WCR FM
On World Suicide Prevention Day (Friday 10th), Chris Allen from WCR FM radio centred his show around this incredibly-important issue, inviting on a number of expert guests including our very own Wellbeing Manager Kerry B Mitchell. 🧠
Take a read… 🙂
Paycare supports hospice fundraiser in memory of Clare
Our account manager at the company we use for our IT support is raising money in memory of his beloved fiancée, Clare. ❤️
Take a read…
Paycare Wellbeing hosts e-clinic with Motherwell FC
Paycare Wellbeing has joined forces with our partners in Scotland to organise a Motherwell Mental Health Awareness e-clinic. 🧠
Take a read and find out more…
Paycare-supported netball team returns to competing
It’s been an incredibly frustrating time for many community and sporting clubs during the pandemic restrictions – and we’ve been keeping in touch with the groups we sponsor during this time.
We caught up with Libra Lea Netball Club… Take a read 👇
Paycare puts employee health and happiness on the agenda at Leicester Expo
Hundreds of Midlands businesses are set to find out more about keeping their workforce happy and healthy, as we’re attending the Midlands Business Network Expo at King Power Stadium in Leicester next month (Wednesday 6th October). 🤝🤩
Let’s take a read and find out more…
History made as football ground is renamed!
History was made as Darlaston Town (1874) FC played their first ever game in the Midland League Division One at the weekend, against Chelmsley Town FC. ⚽
And it was even more special as the club took the opportunity to rename their ground The Paycare Stadium in recognition of our sponsorship and support 🏟️…
Celebrating two years of supporting employee mental health
Our wonderful Wellbeing Manager is reflecting on almost two years of supporting businesses and their employees with mental health and wellbeing. 🎉
Let’s take a read…
Generating community investment as a not-for-profit
When Paycare was first founded in 1874, under the name the Patient’s Aid Association, the primary focus was the people of Wolverhampton, workers who were struggling to afford everyday healthcare. 🙌🧡
And it’s a source of great pride to the team that people have remained the focus in the intervening 15 decades, during which we have remained as a not-for-profit organisation and donated more than £2.2 million to charitable and community causes. Take a read… 📰☕
Paycare Support the Walking Netball Ladies!
At the beginning of July, Paycare agreed to help support a group of Walking Netball ladies, by providing them with t-shirts and hoodies to wear at their weekly sessions… ⛹️♀️
Let’s take a read. 😊
Talk To Us: Paycare talks to Samaritans
Each year, Samaritans run a Talk To Us campaign throughout July to encourage people to use the service if they’re in need of a listening ear. 💚
We caught up with Steve Gifford, Deputy Director for Outreach and External Relations at Walsall and District branch… Take a read. 📃
Paycare highlights Workplace Wellbeing at Expo
A return to exhibiting saw us sharing our expertise about health and wellbeing with businesses from across the region. 🥰
Let’s take a read… 🤓
Paycare Wellbeing joins forces with The Wellness Hub
Paycare Wellbeing is dedicated to improving health and wellbeing within the UK’s workplace – and we are delighted to be collaborating with The Wellness Hub for a number of events. 🧠🙌
Take a read and find out more about the sessions… 👀
Popular E-Clinic Helped To Highlight Managers’ Mental Health Awareness
This month, we welcomed our largest number of attendees to our free monthly E-Clinic, since beginning the sessions almost a year ago. 🙌💻
Take a read to find out more about the session… 👀