health & wellbeing

Almost one in four Cycle to Work Scheme users (39 percent) began cycling to work for the first time after joining the scheme, indicating that the benefit has had...

As employers continue to embrace AI in the workplace, almost a fifth (17 percent) of employees are worried about AI making errors, a survey has found. The poll of...

Employers can calculate the cost of workplace respiratory infections, such as the common cold, influenza and sinusitis, as pharmaceutical firm Pfizer has launched a new ‘Respiratory Cost Calculator’. To...

An independent menopause advisory group has been set up to bolster employer support to help women stay in work during this important life stage. Mariella Frostrup, the government’s menopause...

Group risk coverage rose in 2024 but the growth in people covered by the benefits “that punch above their weight” is slowing, according to the annual Swiss Re Group...

A fall in global workplace engagement is estimated to be costing the global economy $438 billion in lost productivity, according to research from Gallup. Gallup's annual global study found...

Benefits provider Unum UK has reported that it paid £516 million in group protection claims in 2024, which is almost equivalent to £10 million of claims paid each week....

“Stark” figures show that more than 3 million employees do not have workplace support for any of the four pillars of health and wellbeing. Research with 500 HR decision...

Stress “tears down” employee productivity and motivation, warned Chris Britton, people experience director at Reward Gateway Edenred, as he urged HR and employers to take stock of employee stress...

Returning to work is the top practical concern (83 percent) for employees with cancer as employment can be “a powerful anchor during recovery”. As cancer diagnoses are increasing among...