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UK employees were absent an average of 7.8 days over the past year according to survey findings from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). That represents the highest level the...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a consultation setting new reporting requirements aimed at improving diversity and inclusion across the financial services sector. In particular the proposals focus on boosting diversity...

Mercer officially opened its Macau office this week, which started business earlier in the year.  The office in the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR )is in addition to the company’s offices in...

Engage Health Group has appointed Penny Pemberton as head of international benefits. In her new role Pemberton (pictured) is charged with leading and growing the international benefits business, managing the team of...

Verlingue has appointed James Hall and Sam Foster as client directors at its Birmingham office. The broker said the hires form part of its strategy to expand across the Midlands and Southwest...

Towergate Health & Protection has appointed Richard Jackson as head of consulting.  He joins from Gallagher, where he was director of people experience consulting.  Jackson (pictured) will lead the employee benefits consulting team...

PAM Wellbeing has joined the Association of Medical Insurers (AMII) as a corporate member. Part of the wider PAM Group, PAM Wellbeing is an employee assistance programme provider offering EAP and psychological...

Tendr has agreed an integration with The PMI Handbook which will see the handbook's information on group and individual schemes made available to users of the employee benefits platform. The platform will...

Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has appointed Gaby Joyner as head of Great Britain following the retirement of John Ball last month. Joyner (pictured), who has been with the company for 23 years,...

In the first of a new column, Steven Luk, executive director of employee benefits at Howden Insurance Brokers in Hong Kong, speaks to Health & Protection about celebrating his dad’s milestone birthday,...