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Five in 10 UK businesses are using or plan to adopt increased homeworking permanently - but improving staff wellbeing is not the main motivator for doing so. This is according to data...

Seven in 10 young people would stay at a workplace that tracks and measures their wellbeing, according to a report from YuLife. The report, based on findings from a YouGov survey of...

The Treasury needs to stop being a "critical bystander" and own the goal of reducing health risk among the UK population while the prime minister and chancellor must lead on the issue...

The business case for group income protection (GIP)  has perhaps never been more relevant. The aftershocks of the pandemic are still being felt with the numbers of long term sick at 26...

The number of people joining the ranks of people who are economically inactive due to long term sickness declined by almost 30,000 in the UK over May. Data from the Office for...

Tiredness, shortness of breath, muscle ache and difficulty concentrating are the most common symptoms among individuals suffering from long Covid, according to official data. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) data covering...

Two of the biggest protection advice firms in the UK believe hybrid working is here to stay as it has become an essential route to recruiting and retaining talented people. Last week...

Striking the right balance between time spent in the office and at home is key to getting the most from hybrid working practices, according to advisers. This morning, participants of the Chartered...

UK national standards body the BSI has issued a new workplace standard aimed at helping organisations support employees experiencing menopause or menstruation and better enable them to retain experienced and talented people...

Four in 10 employers say long NHS waiting lists will have a "high impact" on the design of their benefits strategy while for a third the situation has already hit their provision....