Wellbeing & Mental Health

UK companies could unlock a £9.9bn “productivity premium” by encouraging their employees to discuss their health and wellbeing needs, a British Standards Institution (BSI) study found. Creating a culture of trust, where employees...

Alan Milburn’s action plan on youth labour market inactivity is set to be published in September and has the backing of the likely successor to the prime minister. This is according to...

RedArc is adding bereavement support service Funeral Experts to its range of third-party support providers. It is available as a standard benefit to all members with access to the RedArc service. RedArc...

Employers need to act earlier to reduce the £85bn they collectively lose each year to poor health in their workforce, the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) health and wellbeing summit...

Many organisations now recognise the importance of investing in workplace mental health. But there’s still a gap between how leaders view their team's mental health, and how employees experience it.   Unfortunately, leaders...

The shortlists for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2026 adviser categories have now been revealed. The shortlists cover 15 categories spanning the breadth of the health and protection insurance industry. Winners...

Healthcare trusts can prove complicated to set up and require keen governance, but master trusts are increasingly making this a more viable solution to rising private medical insurance (PMI) premiums for employers....

Aon has launched Activate, a data-led and scalable total rewards and employee benefits platform. Enhanced by AI-powered tools, Activate unifies benefits, wellbeing, pensions and rewards into a single digital platform aiming to...

Clare Dare has joined NeuroBridge as head of partnerships, having left PIB Employee Benefits earlier this year. The firm is a workplace inclusion platform designed to support neurodivergent individuals. Dare (pictured) had...

Three quarters of workers have reduced spending on routine healthcare including appointments with the optician, dentist or physiotherapist, according to a report from Health Shield. Half (48%) of the 2,000 employees surveyed...