Mental and behavioural disorders were the most prevalent health conditions recorded in government out of work benefits assessments, according to the latest figures from the Department for Work and...
Read moreDetailsGlobal benefits providers Vivup and Perkbox are set to merge as the pair announced they had secured a strategic majority investment. Investment, from equity firm Great Hill Partners, will help...
Read moreDetailsFourteen UK universities have average gender pay gaps of 20 percent or more, despite progress in the sector to narrow the gap. The largest mean pay gaps were at...
Read moreDetailsThe majority of defined contribution (DC) pension savers, 75 percent, want their pension to automatically pay an income when they reach retirement. The finding was revealed in a paper...
Read moreDetailsPlanned changes to child benefits mean that pension salary sacrifice schemes will be more attractive for higher earning households. For a family with three children, child benefit is worth...
Read moreDetailsIndependent financial services consultancy Quantum Advisory has promoted Darren Wateridge to principal consultant in London. Wateridge joined the company in 2013 as a senior consultant and actuary with more than...
Read moreDetailsPension and incentive services provider Zedra has boosted its governance team by creating a new client relationship director role. Appointee Nicola Parnham, who joined Zedra in 2018 to build...
Read moreDetailsWest Midlands charity Sport 4 Life UK has introduced health insurance benefits and support services for all employees in a deal with provider Equipsme. The charity, which supports young...
Read moreDetailsAs AIG Life’s Smart Health service hit 100,000 users since its launch in 2019, data showed that one in eight are uninsured children or people under-18. User data found...
Read moreDetailsEmployers need to offer more support for working fathers as a survey has revealed that a third of dads have considered quitting their job as they struggle to manage...
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