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The number of people in the UK suffering symptoms associated with long Covid for more than a year has fallen by 46,000, according to official figures. The findings appear to finally show...

Digital health app Peppy has partnered with global insurance consultant Lockton to offer gender-specific health services for the employees of its UK-based clients. Through Peppy’s app, employees of Lockton clients can access...

Only one in four employers are offering emotional support such as counselling to employees, while a similarly small proportion of organisations tailor their benefits to specific workforce demographics, studies have found. Research...

UK bosses claim that ensuring robust mental and physical health among employees is key to increasing productivity and profitability, and is the main aim of health and wellbeing policies. The vast majority...

MPs are calling on government to appoint a menopause ambassador who would report every six months on "particularly poor" employer practices in supporting menopausal women. The recommendation features in a cross-party House...

The provision and servicing of group risk, group health insurance and other workplace benefit schemes is not covered by Consumer Duty rules, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed. However small and...

Around 4% of triple vaccinated adults reported experiencing long Covid symptoms 12 weeks after infection, according to official data. Office for National Statistics data for the period to 27 May 2022 reveals...

Relaxed dress codes, avoiding 'adult sitting' and ice lollies have been the order of the day as advisers cope with sweltering heat and are preparing for even more next week. With the...

HCML is expanding its corporate services division and remodelling its management referrals service following a 78% increase in new customers since the start of 2020. The remodelled services include workplace capability assessments...

Marianne Cowie, strategic execution manager at Zurich, speaks to Health & Protection about corporate attitudes towards gender presentation, getting to a good place in ensuring workplaces are LGBTQ+ inclusive and how the...