Absence/Productivity

To mark Marie Curie's UK National Day of Reflection, Health & Protection speaks to Jo Williams, diversity and inclusivity and wellbeing consultant for Zurich in the UK, about navigating the loss of...

Fostering diverse workforces is not just a nice thing to do as it can have a significant impact on an advice firm's reputation and employee retention rates improving its bottom line, with...

Legal & General Group Protection has added a range of on demand services to its group income protection (GIP) Virtual Clinic for members and their families. These services include online physiotherapy from...

There is a growing awareness of the benefits a neurodiverse workforce can bring to organisations. The competitive edge it can offer has been well documented, with Siemens reporting a 50% increase in...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has ignored calls from across the sector to offer tax cuts or relief for those using some form of private health insurance or provision. NHS waiting lists have continued...

Government has committed to scaling up community musculoskeletal (MSK) hubs in England to enable people to access treatment and provide free access to digital support tools hosted on the NHS website and...

The number of people who are economically inactive due to long term sickness in the UK has more than doubled in the past year and is now 25 times higher than before...

Firms operating in the health and protection industry should be adopting universal design principles to benefit everyone in their organisations, including neurodivergent individuals. Improving recruitment processes and demystifying industry and organisation jargon...

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has joined the chorus of calls on government to cut the rate of Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) on health insurance in next week's Budget. The call...

The number of people not working due to long-term sickness and disability increased by more than 10 times than would have been expected under normal conditions over the last three years with...