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With 2.7 million UK adults out of work due to ill health, a report has warned “the rise shows little sign of slowing”. The Resolution Foundation report, which examined...

The National Audit Office (NAO) has found weaknesses in NHS England’s (NHSE) long-term staffing plans, prompting Unison to warn that planning alone won’t turn the staffing crisis around. The...

Three quarters of people (74 percent) think employers have a responsibility to support employee mental health and 59 percent think they should also support physical health, according to YouGov...

The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has asked parliament to force a government department to compensate women affected by its “maladministration” of changes to the state pension age....

A former Goldman Sachs executive has urged banks to disclose workplace mental health statistics by the end of the year in response to reports that major banks are forcing...

Just 40 percent of employee benefits are being used and 47 percent of employees feel undervalued, believing leaders are out of touch with their benefit preferences. These were the...

Two-fifths of employers (43 percent) plan to increase investment in employee benefits in the next 12 months, according to research with HR leaders. The findings show that employers recognise...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s package of measures to boost the number of UK apprenticeships is not enough to fix the failing apprenticeships levy, the CIPD has said. From April...

Pensions adviser Cartwright has appointed Ian McKnight as senior adviser to boost business development for the firm, which specialises in defined benefit and hybrid schemes.   McKnight joins the company...

Childcare costs are more than half the average wage in some parts of the country, as figures show the East and South-East are the worst regions for working parents....