Healthcare

Falling inflation, rising wages and the whiff of an interest rate cut suggest the worst of the cost of living crisis is behind us. But with the Financial Conduct Authority’s research showing...

  Family-friendly policies are beneficial for employees, but also for business and the economy. Pro-parenting policies introduced by Nordic countries over the past 50 years have boosted gross domestic product (GDP) by...

The government continues to collect record amounts of insurance premium tax, with £615m collected in the first month of this financial year. This figure is 12 per cent higher than the equivalent...

Last year Royal London was the only provider to achieve a prestigious five-star rating in Corporate Adviser’s Service Ratings report — but do other providers deserve this honour this year?  These comprehensive...

Almost one-fifth, or 19 per cent, of Aviva's Group Income Protection claims were for mental health, trailing only cancer in 2023, which accounted for around a quarter of Aviva's claims. According to...

There has been almost a 40 per cent increase in the number of mental health assessments carried out in the workplace, according to one leading provider.  HCML said it had seen a...

  Dr Tarun Gupta, Chief Medical Officer at Legal & General UK Protection, interviews Spectrum.Life Mental Health Promotion Officer Jenni Watson, to ask about the trends she is seeing, eight months into...

Healthcare company Healix is expanding its senior team with three new appointments. It has appointed the former head of Aon Employee Benefits,  David Battle to be a non-executive director. Meanwhile Steven Whitehouse...

Healthcare and flexible/hybrid working (43%) are deemed the most valuable benefits for multinational companies’ employee value propositions, given a high rating by 61 per cent and 43 per cent respectively, according to...

Cancer is costing UK business around £1.6bn a year, according got a new report which looks at the impact rising cases are having on both employees and the employer.  The report by Reframe...