Health & Wellbeing

Six out of 10 (64 per cent) of 18-29 year old working adults surveyed now have bad backs as a result of working longer hours from home, and poor hybrid working environments,...

Employers are being urged to prioritise workers’ optical health, after research shows a growing number of eye problems post pandemic. Research by Unum found over half of UK employees said screen time...

Financial wellbeing will be the next big employee challenge according to 65 per cent of HR decision-makers. Scottish Widows surveyed over 500 HR leaders from UK firms who have revealed that financial...

Financial worries are causing mental health problems for more than half of UK employees according to new research.  Barnett Waddingham found 60 per cent of employees said money worries were causing them to...

UK businesses and HR professionals are expecting further Covid-19 restriction and challenges accessing NHS care this autumn and winter.  Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing survey of senior HR, finance and payroll professionals...

Working to Wellbeing has joined the trade body Group Risk Development (Grid). Working To Wellbeing specialises in helping people with long-term physical and mental health conditions, and has developed an evidence-based framework...

Almost half of UK employees would not talk to their employer if they were experiencing a health issue, having a detrimental impact on business performance and culture, according to research from Benenden...

LifeSearch is the first commercial provider to offer a new mental health app, built by the NHS. This app was designed by by the NHS Walton Centre, a specialist neurological trust, and...

 Legal & General Group Protection has launched a new ‘bitesize’ webinar series designed to support businesses and their employees with workplace wellbeing.  The series —  called ‘School of Wellbeing’ — starts in...

LifeWorks has bought Netherlands-based mental health and wellbeing provider Ascender. The firm, which has 38 employees will be integrated into LifeWorks’ global operations and continue to operate in the Netherlands on a...