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Just 5% of executive incentive plans include measures of employee wellbeing while only 3% target workforce inclusion and diversity training, according to a report from WTW. As inclusion of ESG metrics increased,...

The pandemic has left its mark on the country in the form of unprecedented wait times for NHS treatment or to see the family doctor. It has also created a revolution in...

Almost all employers surveyed by intermediary Partners& think the financial difficulties currently being experienced by their employees will increase in 2023. The survey of 169 senior HR, finance, and C-suite professionals found...

Sixteen organisations across England are to receive a share of £1.97m from the government to support women experiencing reproductive health issues in the workplace. The organisations include Ashiana Community Project, Best Beginnings,...

The insurance sector appears to be ahead of the game when it comes to new government legislation meaning workers can request flexible working from their first day at work. Under the changes...

Wearable technology sending reports to insurers and doctors and personalised care based on genetic tests are the future of healthcare, according to Bupa. Iain McMillan, director of distribution at the insurer, also...

Group Risk Development (Grid) has called on the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to include services available through workplace health and risk benefits in its new Support for Employee Health and...

At the start of the year, employers across the country may have hoped that 2022 would have offered some respite after two years wrestling with a pandemic which forced staff to turn...

Over 15% of the UK public are estimated to be neurodivergent, either diagnosed with conditions such as dyspraxia, ADHD, dyslexia or autism, or simply viewing the world in a different way to...

Health & Protection is launching its first UK private medical insurance (PMI) report analysing the extent of the market. The report is available to download for free by advisers, intermediaries and brokers...