Absence/Productivity

Official data shows 380,000 people have been suffering symptoms associated with long Covid for a least a year. The latest Office for Nationals Statistics data covering the period to 4 July 2021...

International insurance adviser Howden has launched into Italy with the acqusition of Italian broker Andrea Scagliarini. Howden Italy's launch comes weeks after the appointments of Luigi Sturani and Enrico Nanni as CEO...

Workplace wellbeing platform 87% has appointed Nick Reader as director of wellbeing strategy and Alex Shaw as sales director. The moves follow the platform's raising of £1.6m in seed funding last month...

Legal & General has taken aim at what it called the wellbeing strategy gap among UK SMEs by launching its Be Well Hub. The hub contains the insurer's education and awareness material,...

The government's move to de-sensitise the NHS Covid app could stem the flow of workers deleting it, according to the co-founder of Square Health. The app has come under criticism over the...

Insurers are not requiring workers to be vaccinated upon their return to the office but say they are continuing to err on the side of caution in terms of being Covid-safe. According...

Some advisers have already resumed face-to-face client meetings, according to research from insurer Zurich. The survey of 56 advisers this month revealed 68% had resumed such meetings, with a similar number (66%)...

Health insurers have revealed to Health & Protection whether their workplace schemes will cover Covid-19 testing as employers are urged to look into all options to source lateral flow tests. This follows...

Private equity firm FPE Capital has bought employee benefits platform provider Zest Technology for an initial £10m, with a potential further £1.5m due depending on revenue delivered in the full 2021 year....

Protection insurers have received a ringing endorsement from government for the role they play in supporting workers' health. The endorsement features in government's response to its Health is everyone’s business: proposals to...