Group Risk

A wide gap exists between how much employees really value workplace benefits and how much employers believe staff appreciate their perks, according to new UK research from Grid.  A...

Towergate Health & Protection has hired Beth Alahakoon to take on the role of head of operational excellence at the provider. With more than 15 years in the employee...

The time of ‘light touch’ penalties for employers that fail to comply with Off-Payroll Working rules for IR35 are over, warn tax experts from BDO. Nick Duffin, employment tax...

A report has warned of a potential mass exodus of expat employees from the global workforce as a result of a looming mental health crisis. The Mind Health Report...

Long-term sickness absence is high on the agenda as we hurtle towards general election polling day (4 July, 2024). The role of employers in tackling this high profile issue...

The NSPCC is renowned for its work protecting and supporting children. What is less well known is that the organisation’s reward and benefits policies have been enhanced to promote...

The UK group risk industry paid out a record £2.49 billion in claims in 2023, representing an increase of £278.4 million from 2022, according to data from industry body...

Employers with overseas staff risk invalidated work visas as 83 percent of employers give people a cash lump sum to choose their own benefits, Towergate Health and Protection has...

ChatGPT has already led to a decrease in employment and earnings for freelance writers, editors and proofreaders, but this type of advanced AI is expected to impact well over...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has called employee national insurance contributions (NIC) “the most economically damaging tax” as he reiterated his ambition to abolish it.  Speaking at a Conservative event in...