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Unum has seen UK sales and premium income rise notably during the second quarter of the year, but claims incidence and costs also grew as inflation hit. The insurer's results for April...

  This article has been abbreviated by Health & Protection. The full article on how to address ableism in the workplace can be found here.   Ableism describes discrimination against disabled people...

Rehabilitation and care management solutions provider HCML has bought employee health risk management specialist Healthcare RM. HCML said the acquisition will mean it can offer employers a "one stop shop" for health...

It would be a mistake if employers seek to ride out the upcoming recession by axing their employee benefits offerings, according to Steve Herbert, wellbeing and benefits director at Partners&. Herbert said...

Canada Life is witnessing greater demand for line manager training in subject areas previously considered "off the agenda" like menopause training. Ian Ranger, head of claims and medical underwriting at the insurer...

The number of people in the UK suffering symptoms associated with long Covid for more than a year has fallen by 46,000, according to official figures. The findings appear to finally show...

Digital health app Peppy has partnered with global insurance consultant Lockton to offer gender-specific health services for the employees of its UK-based clients. Through Peppy’s app, employees of Lockton clients can access...

Only one in four employers are offering emotional support such as counselling to employees, while a similarly small proportion of organisations tailor their benefits to specific workforce demographics, studies have found. Research...

UK bosses claim that ensuring robust mental and physical health among employees is key to increasing productivity and profitability, and is the main aim of health and wellbeing policies. The vast majority...

MPs are calling on government to appoint a menopause ambassador who would report every six months on "particularly poor" employer practices in supporting menopausal women. The recommendation features in a cross-party House...