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Government accused of picking poorest pensioners’ pockets with care cap change
The Conservative government has been accused of "picking the pockets" of the country's poorest pensioners following a change to its plans for the social care cap announced in September. It was originally...
Read moreIPMI roundtable: Demands of pre-planning add months to placements and employers’ dilemma on covering staff who choose to work abroad
In this first Health & Protection roundtable the highly experienced panel discuss the evolution of the international private medical insurance market (IPMI) in the last two years. They reveal that as employers...
Read moreCarbon audits, adviser support, digital activity and reducing emissions are key focus as insurers prepare for net zero future – analysis
Talking to brokers, government and academia about sustainability, tackling emissions and increasing digital activity across their businesses are just some of the ways insurers are preparing for a net zero future. Earlier...
Read moreTreasury gives FCA powers post-Brexit but will compel rule reviews
The UK government is consulting on proposals which would give the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) sweeping new powers to set rules replacing EU law. The Future Regulatory...
Read moreOccupational medics slam government for unsafe pregnant worker advice, failing to address sick pay and lack of Covid leadership
The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) has issued a stinging rebuke to the UK government on its leadership for workplace health during the pandemic and warning that its latest guidance for pregnant...
Read morePrivate hospitals must ensure frontline workers are fully vaccinated
Private hospitals will be required to ensure frontline workers are fully vaccinated by the spring under plans announced by health and social care secretary Sajid Javid this afternoon. The rules will apply...
Read morePrivate hospitals may have to enforce Covid vaccine mandates
Private hospitals could face ensuring frontline workers are vaccinated against Covid if the government follows through with an expected mandate for the NHS in England. The BBC reports that government is expected...
Read moreFSCS: Diversity does not happen by osmosis and luck, targets work
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has said it fully supports the use of targets to achieve diverse senior leadership teams and that the process works. The Chartered Institute for Personnel and...
Read moreLammy blames Johnson for ethnic pay gap block but says Sunak would act
Shadow justice secretary David Lammy believes prime minister Boris Johnson is blocking the introduction of ethnicity pay gap reporting. The Labour MP for Tottenham said his party had already committed to the...
Read moreAMII disappointed with Sunak’s inaction and UC changes highlight protection need
The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) said it was disappointed chancellor Rishi Sunak did not go further to bring the private sector in to help the NHS through its current...
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