Deteriorating employee mental health and cybersecurity issues are seen as two of the biggest risks facing firms in the year ahead, according to a new report from Mercer Marsh Benefits. This report...
MSK issues are a ticking time-bomb. We need to address them now before we have a whole generation of employees who have suffered with MSK disorders from Covid restrictions. This requires a...
Research shows that a significant majority of advisers want flexible work arrangements after the pandemic. And there are certainly advantages to remote working. Yet in a sector in which face- to-face meetings...
Nearly eighteen months from the start of the first lockdown, the government considers it too soon for a full review into the handling of the pandemic. Given the new Delta variant is...
The pandemic has been incredibly sexist. Globally the recession, wrought by Covid-19, has ruthlessly targeted women - women who shouldered the burden of caring through reduced hours, women who found their jobs...
Almost half of those working for SMEs put recognition and flexible working at the top of their wellbeing needs. These were highlighted in the Legal & General Group Protection’s ‘Welling at Work...
LifeSearch has enjoyed strong growth over the past year with profits up 47 per cent. The life and protection broker said that it now protects more than 220,000 lives, and arranges life...
Users of Babylon’s digital GP app incurred acute hospital costs between 15 and 35 per cent lower than the general population, with A&E attendance rates down 28 per cent, according to peer-reviewed...
Kay Ingram has left LEBC to pursue a new venture as a personal finance commentator and broadcaster. Ingram, a qualified chartered financial planner, had been with LEBC for 18 years. She had...
The government has recognised the important role employers play in supporting the health and wellbeing of staff via employee benefits packages. The comments came as the government published its response to the...
