--- title: Vivup Benefits Blog | Vivup | Sinead Murphy (8) description: Visit our blog to learn more about employee benefits and how organisations can take advantage of them to improve employee engagement and retention. (8) --- [Skip to content](https://blog.vivupbenefits.co.uk/author/sinead-murphy/page/8#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 [![Graphic showing a range of different vivup flyers and an apple computer](https://blog.vivupbenefits.co.uk/hubfs/Blog_Graphic_2.png) ](https://blog.vivupbenefits.co.uk/5-tips-to-boost-your-employee-benefits-communication-plan) ## [5 tips to boost your employee benefits communication plan](https://blog.vivupbenefits.co.uk/5-tips-to-boost-your-employee-benefits-communication-plan) Jul 7, 2021 12:10:00 PM “68% of employers indicate communication of benefits and wellbeing programmes is the most important... [ Read more ](https://blog.vivupbenefits.co.uk/5-tips-to-boost-your-employee-benefits-communication-plan) [![Mother holding a young child](https://blog.vivupbenefits.co.uk/hubfs/Picture2-1024x538.jpg) ](https://blog.vivupbenefits.co.uk/maternal-mental-health-matters) ## [Maternal Mental Health Matters](https://blog.vivupbenefits.co.uk/maternal-mental-health-matters) Jul 5, 2021 12:30:00 PM Recognising and addressing mental health problems faced by new mothers They say there’s no joy... [ Read more ](https://blog.vivupbenefits.co.uk/maternal-mental-health-matters) [![An elderly man on a beach looking down the camera lens](https://blog.vivupbenefits.co.uk/hubfs/Mens-Health-Week-1024x617.png) ](https://blog.vivupbenefits.co.uk/mens-health-week-2021-june-14-20) ## [MENS HEALTH WEEK 2021: June 14-20](https://blog.vivupbenefits.co.uk/mens-health-week-2021-june-14-20) Jun 14, 2021 12:42:00 PM Health and wellbeing are topics that are often overlooked by men, even before the onset of the... 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