health & wellbeing

A third of proposals to change and invest in employee benefits are being blocked by management teams due to a lack of evidence that the plans would achieve the...

Over half of the world’s population now live in cities, including many of our employees. They are experiencing the growing health impacts of a changing climate, with cities now...

Octopus Money and Benifex have teamed up to increase employee access to personalised money coaching.  Under the collaboration, Benifex will integrate Octopus Money coaching services into its platform, enabling...

Supporting employees is the top reason people like working in HR, but pay for people professionals is less satisfactory, research has indicated.  A poll of 300 HR professionals found...

The majority (87 percent) of healthcare sector workers want their employer to invest more in employee benefits this year, research has found. However, the same research shows that just...

More than a million workers are caring for someone with cancer alongside their job, forcing them to take up to an average of six and a half days off...

Video calls and meetings became a must have during the pandemic and have continued to be a vital work communication tool. However, while ubiquitous in the workplace, 31 percent...

The chancellor’s spring statement failed to address key workplace challenges that employers are facing, according to the CIPD and the boss of the ManpowerGroup UK.  The CIPD said that...

Preventative health benefits are in demand, but proving their return on investment remains a challenge for HR. Michelle Stevens explores how employers can measure impact and make a compelling...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the government will invest £1 billion to provide guaranteed, personalised employment support to help people back into work as she presented her spring statement...