Three staff welfare themes to watch out for in 2020

According to GRiD

Adam Saville
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With a new year upon us, group risk trade body GRiD has outlined three key trends for employers

2020 will see government put increasing pressure on employers to take an active role in supporting the physical, mental, social and financial health of their employees, as it encourages them to make workplaces "ever more supportive and inclusive," GRiD spokesperson Katharine Moxham has pointed out. "Our workplaces are almost unrecognisable from the institutions they were at the start of the last decade, including greater focus on how employers should contribute to supporting the health of the workforce," she said. "The last decade has seen great steps towards parity for mental and phy...

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