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The UK Health & Protection Awards 2025 has launched and is now open for adviser entries. Health & Protection would also like to thank all those who are sponsoring the awards. Advisers...

Former Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) chief operating officer David Oldfield has been honoured as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his work in workplace mental health, wellbeing...

The majority of UK employees would swap small monthly treats for access to better health and wellbeing benefits, according to research from Unum UK. The provider's research of 500 employees across UK...

Less than a quarter of women are completing the recommended 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week, according to a report from Vitality. The Active Women, Healthy Lives: Understanding Barriers to Women's...

The Labour government is launching an independent review into how UK employers promote health and inclusive workplaces as part of a package of reforms outlined in the Get Britain Working White Paper....

One in four women would feel uncomfortable telling their boss the real reason they were off sick if they had female-related health issues. This is according to an Axa Health poll of...

The number of cases of work-related stress in the UK has dropped  by14% year-on-year. The statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), released yesterday, reveal that the number of UK workers...

Zurich UK is offering all employees assessments for neurodiversity as part of its private healthcare package from 2025. It was announced alongside research showing the significant discrimination and prejudice those with neurodiversity...

The government’s Get Britain Working project will invest £240m to help improve workplace health and keep people in work, including trials of combined public services for those out of work due to...

MetLife UK has added a specially developed version of the YuLife app to its group income protection (GIP) proposition for the insurer's UK customers. It aims to introduce a gamified approach to...