Healthcare

More that one in three workers (35 per cent) have continued to work while unwell during lockdown according to a new research by Canada Life.  The survey found that almost half of...

Following Rishi Sunak’s first budget statement on 11 March 2020, the claim allowance was raised to £6 per week to cover household bills incurred while working remotely – effective from 6 April 2020....

Mercifully, the fact that group risk providers don’t pay different rates of commission spares us from the brouhaha so prevalent in the private medical insurance (PMI) field, where commission rates can differ significantly...

Legal & General is urging people with symptoms which may be linked to serious illness  to seek medical advice from their GP, after it emerged its critical illness claims had fallen by...

Specialist intermediary Nugent Santé  has going the trade body Group Risk Development (Grid). Nugent Santé launched four years ago and works across the health and protection sector. Founder and managing director Paul...

Three out of 10 employers in England are now actively reopening their workplaces for employees who cannot work remotely, according to a survey today from employment compliance specialists XpertHR. The survey of...

Statutory sick pay (SSP) has been making headline news during the coronavirus crisis, thanks primarily to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s decision to temporarily enable businesses with fewer than 250 employees to reclaim the costs...

There has been a surge in employers signing up to the government’s cycle-to-work scheme following the Covid-19 outbreak according to employee benefits advisers. Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing says it has seen...

Insurer Personal Group will now offer virtual GP services to its policyholders at no additional cost. This 24/7 GP service will be provided by Medical Solutions. Policyholders can have round-the-clock access to...

Employers are being urged to step up their workplace mental health services to support people returning to work post coronavirus lockdown. This call, from Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing comes in Mental...