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Advisers are divided over whether they will pick up the additional costs of tests for staff when the government stops providing free lateral flow tests from this spring. This afternoon prime minister...

Partners& has bought employee benefits broker Direct Healthline and entered into a strategic partnership which will enable it to work with advice firm Advo Group's larger clients. Terms of the deal to...

Zurich Insurance is rolling out an online learning module to employees raising awareness about the menopause. The insurer has collaborated with third parties such as Henpecked to deliver menopause awareness training as...

Advisers will take a cautious approach to Covid-19 infections in their businesses with many planning to maintain staff isolation when they test positive, even if the rules are lifted in England early....

Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions are proving to be the most costly claims driver for multinational employers. Research by from Maxis Global Benefits found MSKs accounted for 12% of private medical claims costs for...

While more employers feel greater responsibility for their staff health and wellbeing, the number of firms prepared to formalise a strategy to do anything about it remains unchanged on last year. This...

Mattioli Woods has seen revenue rise by 69% buoyed by new acquisitions but profits dipped due to transaction costs, according to results for the six months ended 30 November 2021. The group...

The number of people in the UK suffering symptoms associated with long Covid for more than a year has increased by 48,000, according to official data. Office for National Statistics (ONS) data...

Research from Legal & General has uncovered a stark contrast between the way in which workers in the north of England perceive how their employer looks after their wellbeing when compared to...

Private healthcare providers should update redundancy procedures to take account of government's consultation on removing the legal requirement for healthcare workers to be double vaccinated, lawyers have said. The call follows government's...