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- News
Press release 5 August 2025. GRiD, the industry body for group risk, today announces HFMC Wealth as its newest member. HFMC Wealth is a multi-disciplined independent advisory practice, with a dedicated Employee Benefits division providing workplace pensions and employee benefit solutions, predominantly focused on the SME sector. With a passion
- Events
Please hold the date for the October GRiD members meeting, which will be held in person and online on the afternoon of 23 October 2025. Full details will follow in due course.
- News
Press release 22 July 2025. GRiD comment on the outcome of Government’s Inheritance Tax on pensions: liability, reporting and payment consultation. Following clarification of the scope of inheritance tax on pensions and death benefits, Katharine Moxham, spokesperson for the group risk industry body, GRiD comments: “We’re delighted that death in
- Training
The recording, slides and other supporting materials from the GRiD Training Academy session on GRiD’s employer and employee research held on 25 June 2025 can be accessed here. (On following the link, you will be prompted to register for Aviva’s On24 platform, if you weren’t registered to attend the live
- Legislation & Consultation responses
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) published a Green Paper ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working’. This consultation set out plans and proposals to reform health and disability benefits and employment support. This followed the approach set out in the Get Britain Working White
- Legislation & Consultation responses
The 2024 Autumn Budget announced the Government’s intention to bring unspent pension pots and death benefits into the scope of Inheritance Tax (IHT) from 2027. HMRC published a technical consultation ‘Inheritance Tax on pensions: liability, reporting and payment’. GRiD submitted a response to this consultation which closed January 2025. A
- News
Press release 15 July 2025. For the second year in a row, employers’ biggest concern for their staff is stress and anxiety related to work, according to research1 conducted by GRiD, the industry body for the group risk sector. In 2025, stress and anxiety related to work (such as pressures
- News
Press release 1 July 2025. Sixty-three per cent of employers measure the impact to their business of supporting the health and wellbeing of their staff, according to research1 from GRiD, the industry body for the group risk sector.1 Of those who do so, almost half (47%) state that employees’ productivity
- News
Press release 17 June 2025. Independent insurance broker, IHC, is the latest organisation to join the growing ranks of GRiD, the industry body for group risk. IHC was formed in 1992 to deliver tailored and independent advice to corporate clients to help them select the most suitable insurance solutions to
- Training
This is a reminder to register for the GRiD Training Academy session on GRiD’s employer and employee research. The training will be delivered at 10.00am Wednesday 25 June 2025 in a 60-minute online session including live Q&A. We have attached a synopsis of the course which includes a summary of
- News
Press release 10 June 2025. As National Carers Week 2025 approaches (9-15 June), new research from GRiD, the industry body for the group risk sector, reveals 38% of employers believe that stress and anxiety related to home life, such as having caring responsibilities, is affecting their staff. Twenty-nine per cent