Efforts to narrow the disability employment gap could be undermined as the government plans to scrap a specialist employment programme. The current disability gap, the difference between the number...
Read moreDetailsNearly half (49 percent) of people with a defined contribution workplace pension have no idea what their pension pot is invested in, according to research from Wealth at Work,...
Read moreDetailsResults from an index that assesses public trust in the pensions industry has found confidence has increased for the fourth year in a row. The annual Trafalgar House trust...
Read moreDetailsReforms to tighten up access to ill health benefits and end the current “sick note culture” have been unveiled by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak today. In a speech, he...
Read moreDetailsAlmost one in ten (9 percent) UK workers say their bosses remind them of former US president and The Apprentice host Donald Trump. The survey of employees from employee...
Read moreDetailsEmployers risk losing talent as research revealed 78 percent of UK employees pointed to high levels of stress as a key reason for leaving a job. Only salary was...
Read moreDetailsHalf of younger workers aged 18 to 34 say that sustainable benefits are the most important work perks for them, according to an Opinium survey. The survey, conducted on...
Read moreDetailsThe number of families choosing to opt-out of receiving child benefit payments has almost doubled in the past decade. Figures from HMRC out today (17 April) revealed 741,000 families...
Read moreDetailsTechnology provider Workhuman has launched a generative artificial intelligence (genAI) assistant for HR that uses unique employee recognition data. The cultural intelligence tool, called Workhuman iQ, has launched on...
Read moreDetailsEmployees covered by death benefits, long-term disability income and critical illness increased again in 2023 as the group risk employee protection market continues to expand. Challenging economic conditions, such...
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