Employers to increase health and wellbeing support in 2025: GRiD

Increase in funding

Cameron Roberts
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Group Risk Development (GRiD) has released research which indicates 31% of employers intend to increase employee benefits to support staff.

It also showed that 29% of employers will increase investment into funding support directly. The body for group risk said this in an area for concern. GRiD warned that employers funding support directly may be subject to unforeseen issues as there is no way to predict how many employees will need support. The organisation also said that paying on a case-by-case basis could be an unintended p11d taxable benefit for employees. The approach overall leaves employers unable to budget or offer consistency for staff, according to GRiD. Katharine Moxham, spokesperson, GRiD, said: "Employer...

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