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Around 1.3 million people in the UK had long Covid last December, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics, with more than 0.5 million saying it had lasted for more...

Members of the 30% Club UK Investor Group are considering voting against the reappointment of board members at companies that do not address inequity and discrimination. In a statement published today, the...

Scottish Widows, part of Lloyds Banking Group, has appointed Ranila Ravi-Burslem as its new intermediary distribution director. Ravi-Burslem joins from Aviva where she was previously workplace savings & retirement distribution director. Ravi-Burslem...

Amba People, the ESG employee benefits consultancy, has raised funds to help speed up the development of the Lumina employee experience platform. This has been made possible through the acquisition of the...

LV= has appointed Suzy Neubert and Natalie Ceeney, CBE as independent non-executive directors. They will join the Board on March 1st, subject to regulatory approval, and will replace David Barral, Alison Hutchinson,...

Aviva has appointed Tumelo CEO Georgia Stewart to its Independent Governance Committee (IGC) as a non-independent member. Tumelo allows pension members to participate with enterprises in which they have a stake on...

Mercer Marsh Benefits (MMB) has partnered with Make A Difference to create a new digital workplace mental health training course. The new course is intended to make it easier for employees globally,...

Cushon has appointed Jo Bean as chief people officer. Bean brings over 20 years of HR experience to Cushon's leadership team, having previously held senior HR positions at Samsung Electronics UK and...

Legal & General group income protection policies will automatically track the higher national insurance rates  from 6 April 2022. The insurer confirmed this extended cover will also include the new Health and Social...

Schroders’ greenhouse gas emission reduction goals have been formally validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Schroders' Scope 1 and 2 targets are in line with a 1.5°C trajectory, according to...