Absence/Productivity

The government has announced an overhaul of the existing fit note system through a new pilot trial delivered through selected NHS WorkWell sites and major employers.    The current system sees some...

The government-backed Keep Britain Working Review has set out an ambitious seven-year framework to tackle economic inactivity linked to ill health. Aviva Health’s medical and sustainability director Dr Subashini M outlines the...

Employee ill health, especially mental ill health, is now central to the national conversation about work. The government’s Keep Britain Working review warns of a “quiet but urgent” crisis: more than one...

Recommendations set out in the Keep Britain Working report will make it easier for organisations to keep their employees healthy and in work. But to achieve the objectives of the report, products...

Plans to radically rethink workplace health and wellbeing across the UK are gathering pace, with change happening faster than previously anticipated. The Keep Britain Working report, chaired by Sir Charlie Mayfield, originally...

The deadline is approaching for advisers to enter The UK Health & Protection Awards 2026. The closing date for entries is 22 May and entries can be submitted on the Awards website....

Small changes can have a massive impact for firms who shape their employee value proposition (EVP) to the needs of their ageing workforce This is according to Andy Simpson, commercial director at...

The pandemic dramatically changed how people across the country perceive private healthcare. Private health benefits can be the deciding factor as to whether a company secures the candidate they are seeking to...

Voting for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2026 will close this weekend. Advisers, brokers and other intermediaries including employee benefit consultants can vote to recognise the providers they believe have been...

Voting for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2026 will close this week. Advisers, brokers and other intermediaries including employee benefit consultants can vote to recognise the providers they believe have been...