Widening inequalities in healthy life expectancy mean the majority of Britons will develop disabilities before state pension age that could leave them relying on working age benefits for support, a hard-hitting report...
The UK economy lost almost £92bn as a result of ill-health related absence and presenteeism in the workplace — a £10bn increase on a the previous year, according to new research. Data...
Wellness in all its forms, financial, mental and physical, has rightly become a hot topic in workplace advice. Barely a week goes by without a new or enhanced service being announced. But...
A third of employers are failing to offer support for the physical wellbeing of staff, according to new industry research from Group Risk Development (Grid). The trade body pointed out such support...
Over 200 million working hours a year are lost to healthcare appointments, costing UK businesses an estimated £900 million in paid sick leave according to Unum. Research carried out by the insurer,...
People with pre-existing medical conditions and disabilities will have improved access to protection insurance as a result of a collaboration between BIBA,Grid, insurers, protection insurance groups and brokers, charities and other stakeholders. The...
The glamour, the glory, the grandeur of the Oscars, the Baftas, the Brits. Industry awards are often compared to them, and with good reason. Comparisons can be drawn not just to the...
Finch Insurance Brokers and Employee Benefits and Verlingue Limited, which was rebranding from ICB Group on 1st December 2019, have merged under the brand name of their French EBC and broking giant parent...
Employee assistance programmes (EAPs) have been developing at such a pace that one could be forgiven for assuming that their race has already been run. After all, according to Institute for Employment Studies...
Nine out of 10 manufacturing companies investing in staff health and wellbeing have seen a productivity increase, according to a new report. Manufacturing companies also saw improved workforce relations, a reduction in...
