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Paying individuals to go the gym could be the key to changing their health for the long term. This is according to Cass Sunstein the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard ,...

Today is International Women’s Day which means women’s health and wellbeing in the workplace is in the spotlight. Since its inception in 1911, International Women’s Day has marked progress towards gender equality,...

The Office for Budget Responsibility says it expects rising health-related inactivity to continue weighing on the UK worker participation rate. The revelation features in associated documents to this year's Spring Budget. The...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help embed healthcare and protection offerings with smaller employers. One of the hot news topics of recent months has been the arrival of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the...

Long term sickness will cost the UK economy £66.3bn a year by the end of the decade and is causing depression among more than half of workers affected. This is according to...

New Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) guidance clarifying employers' legal obligations and providing tips on making reasonable adjustments on menopause in the workplace underlines the importance of having a specific policy...

UK businesses will be urged to tackle in-work sickness and stop people from falling out the workforce, following the appointment of Dame Carol Black as the government’s new occupational health tsar. Black,...

RedArc has helped one in four of those it supported to stay in work or return to work. This is according to research carried out by the nurse-led health and wellbeing company...

Routine medical screens are an essential part of maintaining optimal health year after year rather than, as many people do, only heading to the local GP after a problem arises. While the...

Company leaders are not routinely exchanging their generous private medical insurance cover for whole of workforce solutions. This is according to a panel of adviser experts, who took part in a panel...