--- title: Vivup Benefits Blog | Vivup | Sinead Murphy (4) description: Visit our blog to learn more about employee benefits and how organisations can take advantage of them to improve employee engagement and retention. (4) --- [Skip to content](https://blog.vivupbenefits.co.uk/author/sinead-murphy/page/4#main-content) # Welcome to the Vivup Blog [![Wellbeing Washing: What It Is & How to Avoid It](https://blog.vivupbenefits.co.uk/hubfs/Wellbeing%20Washing%20Blog%20Header.png) ](https://blog.vivupbenefits.co.uk/wellbeing-washing-what-it-is-how-to-avoid-it) [Feature](https://blog.vivupbenefits.co.uk/tag/feature) [Health and Wellbeing](https://blog.vivupbenefits.co.uk/tag/health-and-wellbeing) #### Wellbeing Washing: What It Is & How to Avoid It Aug 2, 2024 3:58:15 PM Learn how to spot and steer clear of shallow wellness initiatives with our definitive guide to wellbeing washing [ Read more ](https://blog.vivupbenefits.co.uk/wellbeing-washing-what-it-is-how-to-avoid-it) **Browse Categories** [ Health & Wellbeing ](https://blog.vivupbenefits.co.uk/tag/employee-wellbeing) [ Business Leadership ](https://blog.vivupbenefits.co.uk/tag/business-leadership) [ Employee Engagement ](https://blog.vivupbenefits.co.uk/tag/employee-engagement) [ Events & Awards ](https://blog.vivupbenefits.co.uk/tag/events-and-awards) [ Salary Sacrifice ](https://blog.vivupbenefits.co.uk/tag/salary-sacrifice) [ Reward & Recognition ](https://blog.vivupbenefits.co.uk/tag/reward-and-recognition) #### Latest Blogs [![The impact of stress on employee retention](https://blog.vivupbenefits.co.uk/hubfs/Stress%20on%20Employee%20Retention%20-%20Blog%20header.jpg) ](https://blog.vivupbenefits.co.uk/the-impact-of-stress-on-employee-retention) ## [The Impact of Stress on Employee Retention](https://blog.vivupbenefits.co.uk/the-impact-of-stress-on-employee-retention) Jan 18, 2024 3:05:56 PM As Psychology Today puts it: “People who get things done under stress are succeeding in spite of... 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