Absence/Productivity

The government has committed to expanding its WorkWell scheme to help up to 250,000 more people with health conditions across England receive support to stay in or return to work. WorkWell provides...

One in five workers have taken time off sick due to poor mental health but younger people are more likely to be affected, according to Mental Health UK. Furthermore, the risk of...

Improving sleep habits could cut mortality risk by almost a quarter and add up to four years to an individual’s life expectancy, according to research from Vitality and the London School of...

Over the last year Health & Protection dug into every corner of the UK and internaitonal individual and workplace health and protection markets. So here’s some of the key analyses examining how...

The number of people economically inactive due to long-term sickness has dropped slightly but remains stubbornly high at 2.81 million people. The figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) covering the...

Employers need a clear strategy for supporting young workers with caring responsibilities, hears Abigail Montrose   Young people may be less likely to develop cancer than older people, but they may be...

Ill-health is now seen as the second biggest threat to a career by employees, surpassing the risk of artificial intelligence (AI) developments, according to research by Axa Health. Furthermore, for those aged...

  Cancer is changing. Once thought of as a disease of later life, it is increasingly a condition that impacts people in the prime of their careers. The data is clear: cancer...

Employers need a strategy if they are to offer the right cancer support at the right price to young workers, hears Abigail Montrose   Young workers are looking to their employers to...

The UK Health & Protection Awards 2025 supplement is out now with all the highlights from the night. It includes all the winners, shortlists, photos from the night and insight into the...