Employee Benefits 18th January 2021 11:41 am
To help banish today’s âBlue Mondayâ â the date widely regarded as the most depressing day of the year â employers across the country are promoting wellbeing initiatives designed to help staff beat start-of-year anxieties.
Outsourced receptionist firm Moneypenny (pictured) has exclusively revealed it has introduced the Calm meditation app on its âPick nâ Mixâ benefits platform to all 1,000 members of staff.
The app was added last week and according to its group CEO, Joanna Swash, the aim of the daily programme is to boost employee wellbeing, giving staff, âthe tools to help them clear their minds, de-stress their bodies, and enable them focus on one thing at a time.â
Shares in online car competition firm Best of the Best (BOTB) skyrocketed by almost half today after revealing its sales nearly trebled and profits grew more than fivefold despite cutting ticket prices for its car competitions.
Revenues in the six months to October 31 soared from £7.6million to £22.1million compared to the same time last year while its pre-tax profits climbed from £1.4million to £6.8million.
The West London-based group said the results were proof its move to a wholly-online format was working well. It completed the transition in July 2019, over two decades after founder William Hindmarch opened its first site at Heathrow Airport.
The Artisan Bakery has unveiled a Family Bread Box in response to “overwhelming demand”.
The move to launch standard and plant-based boxes, which are being sold for £30, was inspired after the company saw requests for home-delivered baked goods “grow by 200% since lockdown”, according to Andrew Murray, CEO of the west London-based business.
The regular box contains two sourdough loaves, white and multigrain, and a selection of traditional pastries and muffins made using free-range eggs and French butter. The plant-based box includes the same sourdough loaves, alongside plant-based pastries and muffins made using a mix of English rapeseed oil and palm oil from sustainable sources.