health & wellbeing

When a company in the male dominated finance industry calls on employers to prioritise women’s health, it’s clear things are changing. City broker Howden has urged employers to do...

Data has revealed a huge rise in employers measuring the impact of health and wellbeing services on their staff in just 12 months. The findings come from Grid, the...

Wellbeing platform Gympass has rebranded to Wellhub to emphasise its expanded, holistic  approach that goes well beyond physical workouts. The news came as the firm also revealed it will...

There is a perception that new legislation, such as the carer’s leave act coming in on 6 April 2024, is all that’s needed to fix a problem. It would...

Women’s pension pots are half the size of men’s pension savings research has revealed. The average pension pot for a woman is worth around £37,500, while for men it...

Hybrid working remains prevalent in the UK with 91 percent of employers saying they support the practice. However, employers have almost unanimously (98 percent) attempted to encourage workers to...

A large majority (84 percent) of workers think employers should support them with the cost of living crisis. But only half of employees believe their employer cares about the...

Provider Simplyhealth has partnered with a digital physiotherapy firm to offer on-demand virtual physio sessions as figures for January 2024 show there are more than 300,000 patients on a...

A select committee has called for reforms to statutory sick pay (SSP) as the benefit is “failing in its primary purpose” as a safety net for ill employees.  In...

With the carer’s leave act coming into force next week, the responsibility falls on HR departments to create a more supportive workplace for employees who currently have care obligations....