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Insurers lead on first day flexible working as candidates snub office-only roles
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...
Read moreWearable tech sending reports to insurers ‘only a matter of time’ – Bupa
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...
Read moreGrid calls on DWP to include workplace benefits in employer support service
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...
Read moreWhy PMI has become a ‘have to have’ benefit for employers – analysis
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...
Read moreNeurodiversity in the workplace: what employers can do to support employees – Campbell
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...
Read moreHealth & Protection publishes first Individual PMI market report
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...
Read moreEmployee productivity slumps by two weeks despite rising health support – Vitality
UK firms have lost a further two working weeks per employee despite a concerted effort to increase the range of health and wellbeing benefits offered to staff, according to research from Vitality....
Read moreAviva adds quartet of PMI benefits to support diversity
Aviva has introduced four private medical insurance benefit options for large corporate clients aimed at helping employees bring their true selves to work. The benefit options include an enhanced gender identity benefit,...
Read moreInsurers must support men taking paternity leave and doing school run – James
The insurance sector needs to challenge social expectations which dictate that men are less likely to take-up paternity leave or take responsibility for the school run. This is according to Penny James,...
Read moreSpiralling mental ill health and MSK cases drive workplace absence – HSE
There were more than 1.8 million work-related ill health cases in 2021/22, with 30.8 million working days lost in 2021/22, according to the Health and Safety Executive. The data showed the top...
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