Currently in high demand, healthcare benefits are an integral part of any wellbeing programme. The right suite of benefits will help position you as an employer of choice and attract and retain talent....

As we head into 2022, dubbed the 'year of the squeeze' by a leading thinktank1, UK households face increases to the cost of living, rising mortgage rates and inflation, and an estimated 6 million households...

As group life and income protection renewal season rapidly approaches, we take a look at what to watch out for in 2022; from premium sustainability and how hard the policy is working to support wellbeing...

Alongside failures to monitor absenteeism, HR teams are placing a high reliance on inaccurate people data to inform key business decisions, new MHR research finds. A staggering 84% of UK businesses do...

On Wednesday 3 November Steve Smith, MD of Sterling in EMEA was joined at the CIPD's Annual Conference by Jo Scott, Global Project Manager for Child Safeguarding at the LEGO Group Ltd, to discuss their...

The big return is well underway. And on a worldwide basis. Although accidents and injuries - in and out of work - were significantly down last year, that might well change as people start returning...

According to a recent UK-wide survey, 26% of employees feared their manager wouldn't consider symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) a legitimate illness, and therefore not a good enough reason to be...

Earlier this year the UK Government published plans to build trust in the use of digital identities, with a 'trust framework' that lays out the rules for organisations to follow. Aligned to this,...

Although change in business became the norm pre-pandemic, it arguably didn't become any less unsettling. Of course, all of this was taken to a whole new level over the past 18 months. And now, as furlough...

Barely a day goes by without an unfair dismissal claim hitting the headlines. Many of these claims are down to employers failing to follow a full and fair procedure. So, read on for six ways to avoid unfair...