Fast-growing employee benefits consultancy Howden is buying Punter Southall Health and Protection as well as its associated Red Arc Assured and Risk Policy Administration businesses for an undisclosed fee. The transaction, which...
Four out of 10 HR professionals feel ill-equipped to offer support to employees with financial problems, according to a new survey. Fintech lender Neyber found that almost half of the HR people...
Howorth was chief executive of UK Employee Benefits and international chairman at JLT. He is currently chairman at ITM and a director at Smart Pensions. Smarterly says Howorth will provide strategic input...
The new live webchat service service, which will be available from Monday 10 December 2018, will let employees discuss their concerns, privately and confidentially, in real time with a qualified counsellor. The Online...
Salary Finance has launched a new ‘Advance pay app’ offering employees up to 50 per cent of their salary in advance. The company, co-founded by the former head of Google, is aiming...
Four major digital trends are driving the employee benefits marketplace, leading to cost savings for employers and better employee engagement. A report by Maxis GBN - a joint venture between MetLife and...
The trade association Grid (Group Risk Development) aims to promote and enhance the take up and status of corporate group protection benefits on behalf of its members, which are UK insurers, advisers...
Grid works with government departments and regulators involved in legislation and regulation affecting group risk benefits, as well as other organisations involved in the benefits and financial protection arenas. Through a collective...
A research paper from Rand Europe - Incentives and Physical Activity – found participants using Vitality Active Rewards with Apple Watch did the equivalent of 4.8 extra days of activity per month, compared...
New figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show a significant rise in work-related stress among UK workers. According to the HSE 15.4m working days were lost due to stress last...
