The Commission for Healthier Working Lives issues final report and recommendations on the action needed to address the decline in working-age health – reaction from GRiD
Press release 10 March 2025. GRiD, the industry body for group risk, comments on The Commission for Healthier Working Lives final report and recommendations on the action needed to address the decline in working-age health. Katharine Moxham, spokesperson for GRiD says: “We’ve all seen that there are record numbers of working-age people in the UK […]
GRiD research: employers need to recognise the differing physical and mental health needs of women throughout their careers
Press release 5 March 2025. International Women’s Day: Women need targeted support throughout their entire working lives As International Women’s Day approaches (8 March, 2025), GRiD, the industry body for the group risk sector, is cautioning employers on providing one-size-fits all employee benefits for female staff, as their concerns are quite specific. Its research shows […]
Over the next 12 months, a third of employers intend to increase self-funding for health and wellbeing support
Press release 18 February 2025. According to GRiD, over the next 12 months, nearly a third (31%)1 of employers intend to increase their investment in employee benefits to provide support for staff. However, almost the same number (29%) of employers are looking to increase investment into funding support directly, which the industry body for the […]
Over a quarter of employers concerned about cancer for older staff
Press release 3 February 2025. World Cancer Day: 4 February 2024 Twenty-seven percent of employers cite living with serious ill-health, including cancer, as a concern for their Baby-boomer staff, 23% of employers have the same concern for Gen X staff, 13% for Millennial employees, and 11% for their Gen Z workforce, according to new research1 […]
Blue Monday: Mental illness is the condition most-helped by early intervention (GRiD)
Press release 16 January 2025. Ahead of Blue Monday, GRiD the industry body for the group risk sector, has released figures showing that, over the past decade, mental health conditions have been either the first or second highest cause of claim by employees on work-sponsored group income protection (GIP) policies. Accordingly, in 2023 (latest data […]
GRiD predicts employee benefits will come under increased scrutiny in 2025
Press release 7 January 2025. Employee benefits will come under increased scrutiny in 2025 as the cumulative effect of pressures from 2024’s Autumn Budget start to bite, according to GRiD the industry body for the group risk sector. The National Insurance (NI) employer tax rise and the increase in the minimum wage must be factored […]
GRiD comment on HMT’s announcement of a new Financial Inclusion Committee
Comment 5 December 2024. Following HMT’s announcement today of the new Financial Inclusion Committee’s first meeting, GRiD, the industry body for the group risk protection sector welcomes the move as a positive step towards improving financial resilience in the UK. Katharine Moxham, Spokesperson for GRiD says: “Although this is a positive step towards improving financial […]
GRiD: The number of employers reporting on the proportion of employees with disabilities significantly improves
Press release 2 December 2024. There has been a significant increase in the number of employers who report on the proportion of their staff with disabilities, according to research1 from GRiD, the industry body for the group risk sector. In 2023, only half (50%) of employers said that they collect information on the proportion of […]
One in five employers do not encourage the utilisation of employee benefits
Press release 19 November 2024. Nearly one in five (18%) employers leave employee benefits take-up to employees to initiate themselves instead of actively encouraging staff to use the benefits available to them, according to research1 released today from GRiD, the industry body for the group risk sector. GRiD highlights the potential waste of time and […]
Employers place increasing importance on the ESG credentials of employee benefit providers
Press release 5 November 2024. Employers are placing increasing importance on the Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) credentials of employee benefits providers when it comes to selecting a partner for their organisation, according to research conducted by GRiD, the industry body for the group risk sector1. The majority (86%) said that it is either […]
