Perci Health partners cancer expertise with GRiD’s leading industry voice
Press release 12 September 2023. Perci Health, the UK’s first virtual cancer rehabilitation clinic, is the newest specialist provider to join GRiD, the industry body for group risk. Combining clinical and vocational rehabilitation through multidisciplinary, coordinated expert care, Perci Health ensures cancer never stands in the way of anyone living and working to their full potential. […]
World Suicide Prevention Day: Ensure workplace mental health support is communicated clearly and regularly (GRiD)
Press release 6 September 2023. As World Suicide Prevention Day approaches, GRiD reminds employers that it is imperative to communicate support for mental health clearly and regularly, as employees need to be reminded that expert help is available should they need it. It’s crucial that communication includes alerting employees to the availability of support and how […]
Health Assured joins GRiD to benefit from valuable market insights
Press release 29 August 2023. Health Assured has joined group risk industry body GRiD to keep abreast of market trends and the latest developments in the group risk sector. Bertrand Stern-Gillet, Chief Executive Officer at Health Assured said: ‘The insights provided by GRiD will undoubtedly provide additional meaning and context to the support that Health […]
Affordability cited by 30% of employers as the biggest challenge in supporting the health and wellbeing of staff – majority who measure impact on business, say it is positive
Press release 15 August 2023. According to new research1 from GRiD, the industry body for the group risk sector, affordability – competing with budget for other business needs – was cited as the biggest challenge in supporting the health and wellbeing of staff, by 30% of employers. However, 98% of those that measure the impact […]
Engage Health Group joins GRiD to make most of group risk opportunities
Press release 1 August 2023. Engage Health Group has joined group risk industry body GRiD to make the most of the opportunities to grow the group risk market. Charlie Cousins, director, Engage Health Group said: ‘We are delighted to join GRiD and to start benefiting from their fantastic support services. We see a huge opportunity […]
GRiD: Employers who seek the advice of an intermediary for employee benefits see multiple advantages
Press release 18 July 2023. A quarter (26%) of employers claim that they know about all of the employee benefits available on the market, and a further 43% know about some of the benefits available for employees, according to new research1 from GRiD, the industry body for the group risk sector. This is a concern […]
Financial support is deemed most important by employees when deciding which company to work for
Press release 3 July 2023. Of the four pillars of employee health and wellbeing support – namely financial, physical, mental and social – employees consider financial support for the worst case scenario to be the most important when deciding which company to work for, according to new research1 from GRiD, the industry body for the […]
Employers not fully using support mechanisms when staff suffer a new injury or illness
Press release 13 June 2023. Although over four in five employers (82%) say they use one or more support mechanisms aimed at mitigating absence when a member of their staff has an injury or new illness/disability, this disguises the fact that the utilisation of some useful mechanisms for this situation is comparatively low. That is […]
National Cancer Survivors’ Day Sunday 4 June 2023… but 17% of employers do not offer any support to prevent ill-health, shows research from GRiD
Press release 1 June 2023. According to new research1 from GRiD, employers could be doing more to prevent ill-health among their staff, including taking steps to reduce the incidence of serious illnesses such as cancer. The industry body for the group risk sector’s research has revealed that nearly one in five employers (17%) do not […]
Employees benefit with £2.21bn group risk payouts in 2022
Press release 15 May 2023. The UK Group Risk industry paid out £2.21bn in claims in 2022: equivalent to £6.05m a day. Cancer: Main cause of claim across all group risk products 5,651 employees returned to work after a period of sick leave beginning in 2022 261,631 interactions with the additional help and support services […]
