Absence/Productivity

For years, health insurance providers have been instrumental in helping employers build robust workplace wellbeing programmes ranging from gym membership subsidies, to digital mental health platforms and financial wellness resources. Today, the...

Allianz Partners has increased support for weight management and holistic recovery on its Summit plans range. The insurer is also expanding cover for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and cognitive developmental delay as...

Sir Charlie Mayfield who is leading the government’s Keep Britain Working Review expects Britain can ‘radically’ transform its labour inactivity crisis within a period of five to 10 years. But advisers Health...

Everyday accidents and illnesses have risen year-on-year, prompting more hospital admissions, according to MetLife UK’s Everyday Risk Report. Visits to accidents and emergency (A&E) have increased 3.8% and hospital admissions have increased...

HCML has joined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) as a corporate member. The firm provides rehabilitation case management, treatment and occupational healthcare services for personal injury, workplace health and...

One in four people (27%) believe staying in the workforce beyond retirement age will help them to live longer, according to research from Bupa. The 2025 edition of the insurer's Wellbeing Index...

Government is delivering a further £338m investment into the Connect to Work programme which will deliver localised, tailored support to more than 85,000 people who are sick, disabled or face complex barriers...

Unum is entering the cash plan market with a product for organisations with at least four employees that can be employer or employee paid. Unum UK CEO Mark Till told Health &...

Employers face a growing challenge managing sickness-related absence and the pressure looks set to accelerate. From April 2026, changes to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) will come into effect under the Employment Rights...

Bupa is rolling out access to the GoJoe app for its Business Health customers. The app aims to offer people control of their health through a combination of gamified challenges, social motivation,...