Economy

The number of people in the UK suffering symptoms associated with long Covid for more than a year has risen by 131,000, according to official figures. Last month's Office for National Statistics...

While spiralling energy prices may affect consumer appetite to take out protection insurance over the coming months, advisers would do well to remind customers of budget cover options on offer. Late last...

Soaring energy cost and inflation further the case for cash plans and comprehensive employee assistance programmes, according to Marcia Reid, non-executive director at Sherwood Healthcare. Earlier today regulator Ofgem announced its new...

People will inevitably pay less into insurance and pensions as the country goes through a "very dodgy" period in which inflation continues to soar, according to Highclere Financial Services and CI Expert...

Mental health support, private healthcare, cash plans and employee assistance programmes are just some of the offerings employers have added to their benefits arsenal to help staff who are suffering through the...

The Bank of England is predicting UK inflation will hit just over 13% in the fourth quarter of the year which will coincide with the country entering a year-long recession. In a...

Group income protection (GIP) solutions have the potential of unlocking the economically inactive who have left the labour market, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) believes. However the trade body warned that...

The number of people waiting to start NHS treatment in England has hit 6.5m after wait lists grew by 100,000 in a single month, according to official data. The latest data shows...

Sickness absence rates hit 3.1% in 2021 translating to an average 7.3 sick days per employee - the highest level since 2009, according to data from XpertHR. The firm, which surveyed 149...

Businesses should consider a four-day working week and regulate working hours to promote a healthy work-life balance supporting mental and physical health, University College London (UCL) is recommending. The university also called...