health & wellbeing

With 7.54 million cases on NHS waiting lists in March 2024, and 71,000 appointments that require people to wait for more than a year, it is clear why more...

“I’ll never forget it. I was coming into my 48th year, and I was sitting in my kitchen writing an email, and I couldn't write some of the most...

Older savers, people aged 50+, are failing to plan for potential shocks in retirement, according to research from consultancy Barnett Waddingham. The study shows that workers aged 50+ consistently...

More than three-quarters (77 percent) of UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are reviewing their employee benefits with plans to boost packages, research has found. The research from Howden...

Around 100 major employers have backed a campaign to boost financial wellbeing this winter. The businesses, including Asda, SUEZ, Next and Brakes, have signed up to the Winter Warmers...

An employment tribunal has ruled that a Goldman Sachs employee was unfairly dismissed after taking six months of paternity leave and was subjected to direct sex discrimination. Jon Reeves,...

A coalition of unions, health and disability charities and other organisations have signed a joint letter urging the government to improve statutory sick pay (SSP) for workers. The letter...

Seven in ten (71 percent) employers have seen increased employee demand for wellbeing benefits over the past year, according to research from employee benefits technology provider Zest.  A similar...

There has been a shift in the way employees approach wellness, with further changes in behaviour predicted for 2025, data has revealed. An analysis of hundreds of millions of...

Private hospital admissions in the UK hit record levels in the second quarter of 2024 as employers view the struggle to keep their workforces healthy as an "existential threat"....