Employers will be offered a more simplified benefits administration system with Unum’s new digital platform. This will connect both its group risk and cash plan products on a single...
Read moreDetailsAlmost nine in ten employers (88 percent) offer preventative health and wellbeing support to staff, with mental health initiatives emerging as the most beneficial. This was the main finding...
Read moreDetailsCLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE BENEFITS EXPERT GUIDE TO PROTECTING YOUR WORKFORCE 2025 The UK’s group risk protection market is still growing, as employers seek workforce resilience, exclusive data...
Read moreDetailsMore than a third of employers (36 percent) directly fund support for staff with a new illness or injury on a case-by-case basis, according to research from Grid, the...
Read moreDetailsAs sickness absence costs soar, employers increasingly view healthcare benefits as a "must have". The continued shift from voluntary to company-paid cover, alongside “living portfolio” strategies, is reshaping healthcare...
Read moreDetailsTwo in five employers admit they take a passive approach to promoting benefits and leave it to employees to initiate take-up. Grid, the industry body for the group risk...
Read moreDetailsThe majority of managers and employees do not fully understand the added-value benefits included with workplace health and wellbeing packages, according to a study by Opinium. The study, conducted...
Read moreDetailsMetLife UK has extended access to its group life end-of-life services to include the parents and in-laws of employees with the benefit. The life and legacy services are provided...
Read moreDetailsDeath-in-service benefits from a registered scheme will be excluded from inheritance tax (IHT)) when the government brings pensions into the IHT net in 2027. The government confirmed this yesterday...
Read moreDetailsEmployers have confirmed their biggest concern for their workers is stress and anxiety related to work for the second year in a row, according to research from Grid. The...
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Return-to-office mandates are a topic that’s generating plenty of heat in the media, but how closely do the headlines match workplace reality?
In this episode, one of a three-part series of 10-minute podcasts, hosts Claire Churchard and Steve Herbert discuss data that shows remote or home working is on the rise.
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