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Employers should be using phased returns over 12 weeks or more for workers suffering from long Covid, as an insurer has revealed a significant jump in claims for the condition. Last week...

Partners& has acquired employee benefits adviser Health Matters (UK) Ltd for an undisclosed sum. Coventry-based Health Matters was founded in 1999 and employs 11 people who will now all be integrated into...

Eight in 10 employers have introduced wellbeing benefits as a direct result of the pandemic, according to findings from Mercer Marsh Benefits. The firm's research found 83% of respondents introduced new wellbeing...

The number of people suffering symptoms associated with long Covid in the UK has increased by a further 100,000. The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data covering the period to the...

While expats enjoy higher wellbeing than local employees, their stress levels are on the rise due to concerns about their finances, according to research from Cigna. It also revealed that since the...

Maxis Global Benefits Network, the international employee benefits joint venture between MetLife and Axa Maxis GBN, has appointed Paul Lewis as global head of business development. Lewis succeeds Ricardo Almeida who has...

Employers are more concerned about the physical health of their older workers than their mental health, according to research from group risk industry body Grid. According to research conducted for the trade...

Leading employer groups have called on the government to nominate a menopause ambassador to work on behalf of women experiencing menopause. They also want larger employers to put in place workplace awareness,...

The Openwork Partnership has announced further support for staff who need help after miscarriage or who are facing menopause symptoms. The financial advice and investment network said it was adapting its offices...

Employers are focusing their wellbeing programmes on supporting staff digital wellbeing, particularly around mental health issues. Organisations are also using wellbeing to drive culture within their workforces, according to research from Mercer...