Wellbeing & Mental Health
Sickness absence rates hit highest level in 13 years
Sickness absence rates hit 3.1% in 2021 translating to an average 7.3 sick days per employee - the highest level since 2009, according to data from XpertHR. The firm, which surveyed 149...
Read moreSoaring primary care use shows ‘fundamental’ shift in PMI demand – Vitality
Vitality saw a "significant" increase in the use of primary care services by its members as part of a "fundamental shift" in how people use their private medical insurance (PMI). The data...
Read moreHow advisers and providers are supporting employee mental health – analysis
The mental health of the UK population has taken a battering during the pandemic and beyond. The fallout has affected everyone - including those working in the private medical insurance (PMI) and...
Read moreYear-long Covid sufferers pass 800k
The number of people in the UK suffering symptoms associated with long Covid for more than a year has increased to more than 800,000, according to official figures. Latest Office for National...
Read more‘I encourage LGBTQ+ advisers to feel empowered to be their authentic selves’ – Bailey-Munt
To kick off Pride Month, Health & Protection speaks to Chris Bailey-Munt, B2B content and social media manager for intermediary marketing at Aviva, about considering whether he should refer to his "partner"...
Read moreVitality: Even modest amounts of regular exercise can cut average cost per claim
Vitality has found that even small amounts of regular exercise can cut the average costs per claim for its members needing hospital treatments. Analysis of Vitality data for in-hospital and day treatment...
Read more‘I’ll remember that call for the rest of my life’ – why advisers need to be equipped for harrowing calls
The protection industry must do more to help brokers effectively tackle harrowing calls where customers talk about ending their own lives, according to Alan Knowles, managing director at Cura Financial Services. Knowles...
Read moreWorking To Wellbeing launches line manager assistance programme
Working To Wellbeing has released further details of its line manager assistance programme (LMAP) which supports and equips line managers to help with their teams' mental and physical wellbeing at work. Last...
Read moreL&G partnership aims to measure productivity impact of employee wellbeing
Legal & General has entered into an exclusive partnership with Fruitful Insights to gauge the costs associated with impaired wellbeing and productivity and the factors underpinning these losses. Based on this intelligence, intermediaries...
Read moreUnum proposes extending sick pay to all, higher pay rate and rebate for support
Unum is proposing an overhaul of the Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) system that would abolish the minimum earnings threshold to make all workers eligible and which would more than double the maximum...
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