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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....

Office for National Statistics (ONS) data indicating that work-limiting health conditions are the single biggest contributor to economic inactivity is making the business case for increased investment in healthcare, according to consultants...

Employee benefits and wellbeing provider DocHQ has appointed Amit Arora as chief commercial officer. Arora will lead DocHQ's commercial strategy, including sales, marketing and partnerships, and will be responsible for driving growth...

More than 20,000 people have been added to the number of people who are economically inactive due to long term sickness in the UK over the past month. The latest figure from...

Almost a third (30%) of UK line managers do not feel fully confident supporting team members if they were suffering from a long-term health condition such as long Covid or cancer, according...

It is dangerous for organisations not to cater for younger employees - particularly how they communicate and their willingness to make requests such as for mental health days, according to fintech provider...

Aviva paid £373,949,994 in group protection claims to 7,273 employees and their dependants in 2022 and will be launching its first group protection claims report. More than half of the claims in...

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is launching a UK-wide study on the effects of coronavirus (Covid-19) and other respiratory infections. This new study will invite 300,000 participants from the previous survey,...

Employers have a key role in creating cultures that more positively support working parents in three vital aspects of life, according to Katie Crook-Davies, co-chairwoman of the Income Protection Task Force (IPTF)...