Royal London data for 2019-2020 has revealed that critical illness claims declined by one fifth, with cancer claims in particular down as people delayed healthcare appointments at the height of the pandemic...
Remote or hybrid working arrangements have played an integral part in retaining younger employees during the Coronavirus pandemic.
A recent survey conducted by employee benefits provider Unum looked into attitudes to work and employee support, to determine if employers have helped their workforce cope with the challenges of Covid-19 and if their measures have led to staff loyalty and happiness at work.
A significant proportion of employees have experienced stress in the workplace, recent research has revealed. Meanwhile, separate research shows that in-work employee benefits can help alleviate dissatisfaction at work.
The Covid-19 pandemic has taken its toll on many UK adults’ financial security. Meanwhile, younger workers have expressed a preference for financial bonuses over many other incentives. For employers, there is a huge opportunity when it comes to providing financial wellbeing at work.
Our growth plans continued this week with the acquisition of Equity Health Solutions. Equity will become the consumer specialist division of Premier Choice Healthcare and their excellent reputation in the market will see this area of our business continue to grow. We are very excited to have the team at Equity on board.
With anxiety and unhappiness levels rising across the UK, the role of employee benefits - in particular, personalised employee benefits - has never been more prominent.
Many employees at small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) have seen their mental health impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, as highlighted by two separate pieces of research. For employers, the reality is that staff wellbeing has never been a more prominent subject and, as a result, offering the right employee benefits is more crucial than ever.
An increasing number of Brits are turning to private healthcare for their medical needs as NHS waiting times continue to increase. But for some without private medical insurance, the cost of going private means getting into debt.
For many small business owners, when it comes to protection, the focus is often on the company and not the founder. But such an approach risks leaving the small business owner vulnerable should they become seriously ill or injured. Without them at the helm, how would the business inevitably fare and for how long?
That’s why income protection for small businesses is absolutely something that should be considered if the business owner wants to afford total peace of mind.
Two separate pieces of research have highlighted both the importance and the need for organisations to be providing the right employee benefits to their staff.
