Health & Wellbeing

With dental and optical the top two benefits on healthcare cash plans, the closure of these services during lockdown presented a challenge to the sector. But, by being forced to find other ways...

The Covid crisis has underlined how important it is for employers, insurers and wellbeing providers to provide effective services to support employees’ mental health. In recent years campaigns run by charities such as...

Fintech advice firm Wealth Wizards will have its employee-based app featured in a new ITN programme on financial wellbeing.  The programme, hosted by former Watchdog presenter Alice Beer, will look at what...

Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing has launched a new redundancy support services for employers. This service offers practical advice and information, delivered by independent experts to help employers support employees who are...

Employee benefits provider Secondsight has launched a new digital platform for employers, offering support for staff whose roles have been made redundant.  This is avaialble via its online portal Mybenefitsatwork. The platform...

Almost a quarter of UK small businesses are concerned about their ability to retain employees amid the Covid crisis according to new research. Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing found that a further...

Three out of four employers will review their employee benefits offering in direct response to the  Covid-19 pandemic, according to new research. Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing's  research, undertaken this September, found...

MetLife UK has expanded its wellbeing proposition by offering additional digital support channels to employees.  It said this follows a sharp increase in demand for a range of services offering help with...

The coronavirus pandemic and its impact on working patterns has undoubtedly reinforced the importance of effective health and wellbeing strategies within the workplace. Gaps in many current strategies have been highlighted by the recent health...

Behavioural changes in how employees access health and wellbeing benefits due to the pandemic will bring long-term advantages for employers and employees Brett Hill, distribution director at Towergate Health & Protection says...