health & wellbeing

TotalEnergies workers have agreed a new pay offer and a change in working patterns today (27 June). Unite confirmed that around 70 of the union’s members voted to accept...

Medtronic has gained menopause friendly accreditation as part of its efforts to “build a more inclusive culture”. The global healthcare technology company, which employs 1,234 people in the UK...

More than half of employees believe employers should receive tax incentives for providing insurance benefits – including health and income protection cover – to their staff. This is according...

Nearly 10% of employers introduced support for retaining employees aged over 50 in the past year, new research has revealed. According to Aviva’s Working Lives Report 2023, these initiatives...

OC&C Strategic Consultants has equalised paid parental leave for its workforce as it strives to achieve gender equality globally. The international consulting business, which has 12 offices worldwide, introduced...

Currys has unveiled five new measures to support diversity and inclusion in the workplace, including policies around gender reassignment, fertility, pregnancy loss, premature births and menopause. Announcing the provisions...

Oldham Active has handed out cost-of-living pay rises and boosted health provisions for workers across its six sites in the UK borough. The not-for-profit leisure business, which has more...

Skanska has enhanced the mental health support it offers UK employees. The construction business has partnered with Maximus to provide the Access to Work Mental Health Service, enabling it...

The pandemic was a forcing function that, almost overnight, made flexible working a reality for many employees. Now that the worst effects are behind us, the attempts to return...

Employers are being encouraged to help low-earning staff after a new report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) revealed that 5.7 million households are having to reduce meals or...