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Employers should have a plan to look after all employees at all levels in the wake rising levels of depression among the UK population during the pandemic, according to Towergate Health &...

Stress and anxiety is the biggest issue for most people with health and wellbeing concerns, according to research from risk industry body Grid. The research shows of the four in five employees...

While the vast majority of asset managers do not have a formal wellbeing strategy in place despite offering private medical, life insurance and income protection, according to Howden Employee Benefits and Wellbeing....

Employers should be as clear as possible with employees about sick pay and health insurance benefits from day one, according to employment lawyers. Melanie Stancliffe, partner at law firm Cripps Pemberton Greenish,...

Lower attrition and absence rates and terrific individual performances are just some of the benefits of embracing flexible working, according to LifeSearch's head of people and culture. Yesterday, Health & Protection revealed...

Due to the way we deal with mental health in the west, most companies think they have ticked the box with an employee assistance programme (EAP), training staff as mental health first...

Vocational rehabilitation firm Working to Wellbeing is seeking to partner with intermediaries as it rolls out its personalised long Covid work support service to businesses. The service, available on a pay as...

Workers with post Covid syndrome want their employers to adopt a flexible, collaborative approach to easing them back into work. This is according to Dr Jenny Lunt, lecturer in health psychology and...

Royal London paid out a record £591m in protection claims last year with £13m paid to families who had experienced a death due to Covid-19. The mutual insurer revealed it paid 99.6%...

Improving employee wellbeing has a direct link to how firms perform, according to a survey from global professional services firm Aon. The research, conducted in partnership with IPSOS, reveals improvements to employee...