Wellbeing & Mental Health
Grid: Employers expect to increase health and wellbeing support for staff
Three quarters of employers (73%) think the pandemic will result in long term changes to how they support the health and wellbeing of their staff, according to a study from group risk...
Read moreShorter lives, more disability and critical illness claims likely as longer-term Covid fallout – Swiss Re
Swiss Re has warned the life and health insurance sectors to be prepared for significant and unexpected long-term effects from the Covid-19 pandemic. The reinsurer highlighted three key underlying effects which it...
Read moreHybrid working is here to stay, say insurers
Insurers are rejecting the five day week and expect to continue with a hybrid approach to work as the country emerges from the pandemic. This contradicts predictions from the Centre for Cities...
Read moreMost Brits would work longer hours to secure three-day weekend
The majority of UK workers would be prepared to work four longer days in exchange for a three day weekend, according to research from insurer Aviva. The research, carried out by Censuswide...
Read moreHowden: Extend benefits beyond high earners for effective Covid policies
Employers have been urged to improve employee benefits regardless of pay grade to develop policies that are resilient to Covid or any other emerging infectious disease. The call comes from Steve Herbert...
Read moreMajority of disabled or chronically ill Canadians fear losing workplace benefits
Almost six in 10 Canadians with disability or chronic health issues say their condition would worsen without access to their workplace benefits plan, according to research from Royal Bank of Canada Insurance....
Read more‘We are already seeing face-to-face cases coming through’ – Harris
In this Q&A with HCB managing director Jim Harris, we discuss how the firm has adapted services during the pandemic and its expectations for workforce demands as the country begins returning to...
Read moreIndustry sector dictates worker access to health and wellbeing services
The sector people work in appears to dictate whether or not they have access to employer provided health and wellbeing services. Data from Bupa's Workplace Wellbeing Census reveals just 26% of people...
Read moreEight things SME employers should know about burnout
Last month Health & Protection reported on research which drew a link between working excessive hours and increased chances of having a stroke or developing heart disease. Speaking to those in the...
Read moreTailored support needed as long Covid ‘continually moves goalposts’
Long Covid sufferers need tailored support for a condition that continually moves the goalposts, according to Christine Husbands, managing director at RedArc Nurses. Husbands warns long Covid is not a static condition...
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