Wellbeing & Mental Health
Money and Mental Health Policy Institute seeks super-complainant status
The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute is seeking to further its campaign to improve the financial experiences of people with mental health problems by being granted super-complainant status. The Treasury has...
Read moreNumber of people who have suffered long Covid for more than a year up by 131,000
The number of people in the UK suffering symptoms associated with long Covid for more than a year has risen by 131,000, according to official figures. Last month's Office for National Statistics...
Read moreEmployers should make chronic pain awareness a genuine priority – Social Market Foundation
The Social Market Foundation has thrown down the gauntlet to employers to place the same importance on raising awareness about chronic pain as they do mental health. The think tank claims more...
Read moreNationsBenefits buys health and wellness food manufacturer
US health benefits provider NationsBenefits has reached agreement to acquire health and wellness food manufacturer DeliverLean. The firm said its latest acquisition forms part of its strategic vision to expand its healthy...
Read moreSequoia signs up Gympass to its exclusive Wellbeing Bundles
US employee wellness platform Gympass has partnered with total people investment company Sequoia to join its selective Wellbeing Bundles offering. The partnership means Gympass has been made available as an add-on benefit...
Read moreMajority of employers interested in IP but only a quarter offer it
Income protection (IP) is the most desired group risk or healthcare benefit for employers but it is also one of the least commonly provided in schemes, according to research. In contrast more...
Read moreNatWest provides Peppy menopause support to UK and Ireland workforce
NatWest Group has launched menopause support through health app Peppy to its 39,000-strong workforce and its partners in the UK, Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man and Republic of Ireland. The banking group...
Read morePMI surges in popularity as EAPs and counselling are top workplace benefit
Private medical insurance (PMI) has surged in popularity as an employee benefit over the last year, according to XpertHR. Two thirds (65%) of employers surveyed in the latest research said they provided...
Read moreMenopause affecting work but women not comfortable talking to bosses – MetLife
Two thirds of women experiencing perimenopause or menopause say their work has been impacted, according to research by MetLife. The insurer quizzed 355 women with 69% saying their work had been detrimentally...
Read moreEAP boom places greater reliance on data as employers value wellbeing spend – WBN
Booming use of employee assistance programmes (EAPs) triggered by the pandemic means there is now a greater importance on the quality of data coming from these services, according to the Worldwide Broker...
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