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Declining NHS performance over the last decade is disrupting UK workforce health and failing to effectively tackle the biggest causes of long-term sickness absence, according to Lord Ara Darzi. Lord Darzi highlighted...

The dire state of the NHS after more than a decade of neglect has been laid bare but the situation can be recovered and there remain strong vital signs within the service,...

An expert group has been founded to advise the Labour government on tackling the issue of hundreds of thousands of people leaving the workplace due to long-term sickness since the pandemic. The...

Gethin Nadin has chaired his first session of the policy liaison group (PLG) on workplace wellbeing in Westminster. Nadin (pictured), the chief innovation officer at Benefex, has previously held a similar role...

Action taken by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in its latest financial year has resulted in principals terminating relationships with 300 introducer appointed representatives (ARs) and 350 full ARs, according to the...

While the vast majority of employers say they encourage their staff to talk about their financial worries, half of employees have failed to so. This is according to Aviva's Working Lives Report...

Ken Norgrove, CEO UK & International, at RSA Insurance part of the Intact Group, has been appointed deputy president of the Association of British Insurers (ABI). He takes up his role with...

Zellis Group, the parent company of Benefex, has agreed to buy employee benefits administration software provider Benify with plans to merge the two companies. As part of the purchase of Benify, current...

It does not appear that the added-value services genie will be put back in the bottle anytime soon. Mental health and financial support services rank highly among added-value services most in demand,...

The majority (53%) of UK adults have not spoken to anyone about taking on the responsibility of planning their funeral when they are no longer here. Research from MetLife found that 31%...