Wellbeing & Mental Health
Couples in mid-20s today ‘facing increased risk’ of pre-retirement worklessness
A couple in their mid-20s now have a 63% risk of being unable to work for two months or more before they retire, research suggests. The figures – from the LV= Risk...
Read moreNine out of ten employers now focusing on mental health more than before, Aon research shows
The vast majority of employers have stepped up their efforts to support employee mental health as a result of the pandemic, research shows. Over 90% of businesses surveyed for Aon said they...
Read moreClinical negligence claims on horizon as pandemic panic spreads
Legal experts are warning that frontline healthcare workers could fall victim to a slew of Covid-related clinical negligence lawsuits. The Medical Defence Union (MDU) said it is worried that staff, “already at...
Read moreHome working taking its toll on nation’s mental and physical health, poll shows
Over a third (35%) of workers in Britain say they feel stressed or anxious while working from home during lockdown. A similar number (32%) feel lonely or isolated, while slightly more (38%)...
Read moreWorkplace mental health on agenda at Davos
The crucial role that workplace mental health plays in national social and economic wellbeing was recognised this week at this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF). Typically held at Davos in Switzerland, the...
Read moreSOLLA and Just Group update module to for financial advisers with vulnerable clients and their families
Just Group and SOLLA – the Society of Later Life Advisers – have updated their free online training module designed to help financial intermediaries identify and work with vulnerable clients and their...
Read moreAttitudes to workplace health provision changing – but employers still over-estimating quality of their offering, research shows
Three in five UK business leaders believe employers now have more responsibility for their employees’ mental and physical health beyond the workplace, a major piece of research suggests. The same number (63%)...
Read morePortus founder Stuart Gray joins Murphy-Coles on PES expansion drive
Specialist health and wellbeing intermediary and consultancy PES is ramping up its ambitious plans with the appointment of Stuart Gray, founder and chairman of Portus Consulting, as non-executive chairman. Health & Protection’s...
Read moreDavid Roberts & Partners latest broker to join GRiD
General Insurance broker David Roberts & Partners (DR&P) has joined group risk industry body GRiD. Well-established in the business and personal insurance space, the broker is strengthening and expanding its healthcare and...
Read moreHCB launches rolling ‘calendar service’ to support employers’ workforce wellbeing strategies
HCB, the Oxfordshire-based employee health management and occupational health specialist, has launched a new “calendar service” designed to help employers maintain workforce health with a rolling programme of support, documentation and hands...
Read moreHAVE YOU READ?
MOST POPULAR
-
Laura Mitchell leaves Guardian
-
Introducing… Stuart Isaac, Engage Health
-
Vitality adds anytime remote GP consultations, dynamic pricing and broadens Boots agreement
-
Closing protection gap requires products tailored to young people – Capgemini
-
Dispelling the myth that autism and ADHD diagnoses lead to automatic protection exclusions – analysis
