All Healthcare and wellbeing articles
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ArticleAxa UK launches support fund for staff impacted by domestic abuse
Health insurance provider Axa UK has launched a domestic abuse support fund to provide affected employees with financial assistance to help them leave an abusive situation.
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AnalysisWhat do best practice benefits to support neurodiversity include?
Neuroinclusion focuses on creating workplaces that work for everyone.
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Case StudiesBureau supports neurodiverse employees with adaptable working environments
Bureau looks after neurodiverse employees through a focus on adaptable working environments, hours and locations.
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Case StudiesPodcast: Yorkshire Housing tailors family-friendly benefits to support all life stages
Yorkshire Housing has developed a tailored reward and benefits approach that allows its employees to select benefits according to their individual needs and life stages.
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Case StudiesThe benefits on offer at Yorkshire Housing
The benefits on offer at Yorkshire Housing include enhanced paid parental leave, voluntary benefits and employee recognition schemes.
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OpinionSarah King: The impact of statutory sick pay changes under Employment Rights Act 2025
The overhaul of statutory sick pay is a significant reform for employers, which will materially increase cost exposure.
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ArticleTransPennine Express holds Mental Health Awareness Week
TransPennine Express has invited the public to join its more than 1,900 employees in free dance sessions as part of its own Mental Health Awareness Week (27 April to 3 May).
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AnalysisWhat role can smart technology and AI play in informing healthcare and wellbeing strategies?
Data and AI analysis from wearables can help employers identify patterns of behaviour and predict potential future issues.
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OpinionDr Rodrigo Perez-Vega: Navigating personal health monitoring and corporate dataveillance
People now use a combination of wearable biosensor devices and mobile apps to monitor their physiological, behavioural and environmental surroundings.
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OpinionProfessor Neil Reeves: How can smart technology and AI inform health and wellbeing strategies?
Wearable technology and AI are transforming health monitoring, enabling employers to create schemes that reward employees for achieving personalised activity goals and foster healthier workplace.
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ArticleAssociation of Ambulance Chief Executives and Ambulance Staff Charity to establish staff suicide prevention fund
The Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) and The Ambulance Staff Charity (TASC) have received £348,000 to establish a new ambulance staff suicide prevention fund.
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ArticleTribunal rules Avon and Somerset Police failed to make reasonable adjustments for worker
An employment tribunal has ruled that Avon and Somerset Police failed to make reasonable adjustments for a worker who received disability harassment.
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ArticleAdobe, American Express and Morgan Stanley named best employers for excellence in health and wellbeing
Adobe, American Express and Morgan Stanley have been named as some of the best employers for excellence in health and wellbeing by Business Group on Health.
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ArticlePeel Ports Group introduces free prostate cancer testing for male employees
UK port operator Peel Ports Group has launched a free prostate cancer testing initiative for all male staff, following a proposal from its employees.
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Article35% of managers lack confidence on neurodiversity adjustments
More than a third (35%) of workplace professionals smanagers in their organisation lack confidence when discussing reasonable adjustments for neurodivergent employees, according to research by VinciWorks.
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OpinionAndy Roberts: How digital health can help employers manage day-one absence costs
Digital health benefits offer employers a scalable way to reduce sickness absence through early intervention and preventative support.
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OpinionLovewell’s logic: Where should we draw the line with AI?
With staff turning to AI tools for guidance on health matters, this represents an opportunity for employers to promote health and wellbeing provision.
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Article59% of people who use AI to check symptoms delayed speaking to healthcare professionals
More than half (59%) of people who use AI to check health symptoms said they have delayed speaking to a healthcare professional because the tool reassured them, according to research by Axa Health.
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ArticleMariella Frostrup appointed women’s employment ambassador
Shutterstock/Featureflash Photo Agency Women’s health campaigner and broadcaster Mariella Frostrup has been appointed the government’s women’s employment ambassador, a newly created role to support working women across the country. This role expands the remit of the menopause employment ambassador, which Frostrup took on over the past year. ...
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Article60% of employees rank private health insurance as their top workplace benefit
Three-fifths (60%) of employees rank private health insurance (PMI) as their top workplace benefit, according to research by MyHealthPal.