Legal experts are warning that frontline healthcare workers could fall victim to a slew of Covid-related clinical negligence lawsuits. The Medical Defence Union (MDU) said it is worried that staff, “already at...
Read moreOver a third (35%) of workers in Britain say they feel stressed or anxious while working from home during lockdown. A similar number (32%) feel lonely or isolated, while slightly more (38%)...
Read moreThe crucial role that workplace mental health plays in national social and economic wellbeing was recognised this week at this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF). Typically held at Davos in Switzerland, the...
Read moreJust Group and SOLLA – the Society of Later Life Advisers – have updated their free online training module designed to help financial intermediaries identify and work with vulnerable clients and their...
Read moreHealthy life expectancy for women in the UK has been falling – but men have seen no significant change, official figures shows. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said its latest analysis...
Read moreThree in five UK business leaders believe employers now have more responsibility for their employees’ mental and physical health beyond the workplace, a major piece of research suggests. The same number (63%)...
Read moreMetLife UK paid 14,036 individual protection claims in the last 12 months totalling £12.1m, according to the company’s latest claims data. The figures also show that MetLife paid out 244 claims totalling...
Read moreAviva is to give all its 16,000 UK employees an extra day off this year, specifically to help with their wellbeing. The move is part of a range of ‘winter wellbeing’ events...
Read moreBy December this year more than nine million Britons had to borrow more than they normally do while at the same time credit card balances actually fell by 14.7%, official figures show....
Read moreThe highest number of peacetime excess deaths in Scotland since 1891 has just been recorded. The National Records of Scotland (NRS) said there were 6,324 excess deaths last year, 11% higher than...
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