Health & Wellbeing

The group risk industry paid a record £1.76bn amount in claims during 2019. New data published by Group Risk Development (Grid) showed that the total claims paid in 2019 rose by £75m...

Mercer has launched a financial wellbeing resources hub to help employers, and their employees during the the Covid crisis.  This site will provide practical information for employers and includes an associated site...

Prior to the Covid pandemic, almost one in three medical appointments have been missed due to work pressures - and this is having  significant effect on productivity, according to new research. Research...

Purpose is rapidly replacing profit on boardroom agendas, with businesses looking to demonstrate they’re about more than making money. Aligning health and wellbeing to an organisation’s statement of purpose can amplify the message,...

Employers need support staff with anxiety about the coronavirus, and take positive steps to reduce uncertainty. Nuffield Health’s professional head of emotional wellbeing, Brendan Street says: “As more more cases of the...

There is a significant gap between employer and employee expectations when it comes to the support available for health and wellbeing. Research by Group Risk Development (Grid) found that while employees and...

The workplace is changing dramatically with technology enabling many employees to work whenever and wherever they like. But while this can be a benefit, it can also have serious implications for an individual’s...

It’s good to talk: 6 February 2020 was ‘Time to Talk Day’, organised by Time to Change, an organisation aiming to transform the way we think and act about mental health issues....

 Health Shield has restructured its sales team and appointed Jason Dunks as its new sales director. The restructure enables the friendly society to offer an enhanced service to its intermediary partners, and...

Neyber, the financial wellbeing and payroll lending provider, is in talks with accountancy firm BDO about funding options including a possible sale or capital-raising, according to media reports. Sky News described the...