employment

Group Protection

60% of stroke victims fall within working age bracket of 40 to 59

A quarter of strokes in the UK happen to people of working age or younger

clock 02 May 2018 • 3 min read

Employee Benefits

Health Shield extends cash plan with mental health app

Thrive app offered via Tailored Health Cash Plan as part of employee support benefit range

clock 01 May 2018 • 2 min read

Income Protection

Workplace stress the main reason for short-term absence

Lack of workplace initiatives and no group protection both reasons for higher than above average employee sickness

clock 24 April 2018 • 2 min read

Employee Benefits

Over three million employees juggling care with work

Flexible working options supported by most employee benefit consultants, while just under half are for paid short-term leave benefits

clock 10 April 2018 • 2 min read

Income Protection

77% of employees more productive due to flexible working

Employees working from home less stressed than in cubicles or open plan offices

clock 10 April 2018 • 2 min read

Technology

Mental health apps: making tech more mindful

Suzanne Clarkson investigates the emergence of health app technology in the workplace

clock 21 March 2018 • 8 min read

Employee Benefits

Poor company management damaging worker performance

Better deployment of group products and corporate benefit strategies could increase workplace productivity

clock 19 March 2018 • 2 min read

Employee Benefits

Counselling improved mental health of 92% of EAP users

70% of EAP users needed help with mental health problems last year

clock 19 March 2018 • 3 min read

Employee Benefits

One in three employees take time off due to mental health

The majority of managers do not have suitable training

clock 09 March 2018 • 4 min read

Group Protection

Employers should use EAPs to treat apprentices fairly

It is a legal requirement to ensure all employees are supported equally and utilising employee benefits is a recommended way to do so, GRiD has advised

clock 01 March 2018 • 2 min read