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 […]

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 […]

GRiD comment on the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget

Press release 30 October 2024. “Announcements relating to improving the health of the nation and “getting Britain working” have been coming thick and fast in the few days prior to today’s Autumn Budget, including funding to kickstart two million extra NHS appointments, a work and welfare overhaul, and reforms to Statutory Sick Pay.  “Whilst government’s […]

Stress at work leapfrogs financial stress as the health and wellbeing issue affecting most generations of staff, according to employers (GRiD research)

Press release 8 October 2024. Analysis of research1 from GRiD, the industry body for the group risk sector shows that employers believe that stress and anxiety related to work is now the biggest health and wellbeing concern among all generational employee demographics (except for Gen X)2. This has leapfrogged stress and anxiety about finances and debt, […]