Employee absence

Workplace ill-health costing the UK £16.4bn per year

Group Protection

Workplace ill-health costing the UK £16.4bn per year

35.7m days lost in 24/25

clock 20 November 2025 • 2 min read
Two thirds of businesses report stress-related absences

Group Protection

Two thirds of businesses report stress-related absences

Simplyhealth and CIPD research

clock 20 November 2025 • 2 min read
Employer interventions on ill-health left too late

Group Protection

Employer interventions on ill-health left too late

Occupational Health Assessment findings

clock 04 November 2025 • 2 min read
Workplace absence levels rise due to long-term health conditions: CIPD

Employee Benefits

Workplace absence levels rise due to long-term health conditions: CIPD

29% of businesses expect wellbeing budgets to increase

clock 09 September 2025 • 3 min read
Businesses looking at benefits to prevent employee absence

Employee Benefits

Businesses looking at benefits to prevent employee absence

63% measured the business impact

clock 01 July 2025 • 2 min read
Accident and illness absences impact 27% of adults

Income Protection

Accident and illness absences impact 27% of adults

Adults taking a month or more off work

clock 21 November 2024 • 1 min read
Half of parents have no protection to cover work absence

Individual Protection

Half of parents have no protection to cover work absence

MetLife research shows

clock 20 May 2024 • 1 min read
Third of employers struggle with health and wellbeing support affordability

Group Protection

Third of employers struggle with health and wellbeing support affordability

According to GRiD research

clock 15 August 2023 • 1 min read
Employers not offering enough support for injuries or new illness: GRiD

Employee Benefits

Employers not offering enough support for injuries or new illness: GRiD

Access to medical specialists is least offered benefit

clock 14 June 2023 • 1 min read

Employee Benefits

A broker's role in the mental health agenda

Unum discusses five ways brokers play an important part in the workplace mental health agenda.

clock 13 October 2017 • 4 min read