Employers need to do more to communicate their benefits

New research highlights that UK companies need to do more to communicate the value of employee benefits with only a quarter of companies making a point of updating staff on a regular basis.    The research*, from Group Risk Development (GRiD), the industry body for...

Mental Health: Support from employers remains largely absent

Over the course of the last decade, mental health issues in Britain have reached crisis levels. We take a closer look. Approximately one in six people in England meet the criteria of having a common mental health problem such as anxiety or depression.[1] The claim...

Addressing absenteeism

Over two-fifths (43%) of businesses have had employees absent from work for more than four weeks due to ill health in the last two years, according to new research.  The new research by the British Chambers of Commerce and Unum confirms that the overriding impacts of...

World Suicide Prevention Day

Tomorrow is World Suicide Prevention Day. advo hr looks at the importance of focusing on the employee health and well-being and the need to be proactive with interventions. World Suicide Prevention Day falls on 10th September and aims to promote action worldwide to...