Insurers that provide employer-sponsored group risk protection for employees paid £2.68 billion in claims in 2024, according to data from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and Group Risk...
Read moreDetailsNine in ten British managers (90 percent) have said that paid bereavement leave should be a legal entitlement for all employees, a survey has revealed. The research from the...
Read moreDetailsThe government has unveiled plans to give employees the right to bereavement leave following pregnancy loss at any stage, including before 24 weeks. The change will be included in...
Read moreDetailsVirgin Group has launched a refreshed benefits package shaped directly by employees in London and New York. The employer said the revamp challenges traditional workplace support and reflects employee...
Read moreDetailsLegal & General (L&G) has launched an all-in-one, single sign-in, health and wellbeing app for employers with group protection policies, expanding employee access to a wide range of preventative...
Read moreDetailsThe UK government will review parental leave and pay to better support working families. It will cover all types of leave, including maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave, and...
Read moreDetailsAs awareness of neurodiversity continues to grow, organisations have an important opportunity to create inclusive environments that support a wide range of cognitive styles. But this goes beyond compliance,...
Read moreDetailsUK companies are shaking up their benefits strategies as rising costs, economic uncertainty and fierce competition for talent put pressure on budgets, according to WTW’s latest biennial Benefits Trends...
Read moreDetailsThe Women and Equalities Committee has urged the government to increase pay for statutory parental leave, as it detailed “fundamental failings” across the system in a report published today....
Read moreDetailsThe majority of UK employees say they would not accept a full-time return-to-office (RTO) mandate from their employer, according to a study from the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership...
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