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- Training
We are delighted to announce that the GRiD Training Academy is running a session on Swiss Re’s Group Watch 2025 report. The training will be delivered at 10:00am on Thursday 15 May 2025 in a 60-minute online session including live Q&A. We have attached a synopsis of the session which
- Events
We still have some places left on a first come, first served basis so if you’d like to attend and you haven’t already done so, please do register here Details: 🗓 When: Thursday, 1 May 2025Time: 12 PM – 5 PM GMT, plus drinks afterwardsWhere: Swiss Re, 30 St Mary Axe, London EC3A
- News
Press release 8 April 2025. AI solutions provider, Leonardo da Vinci Ltd, is the latest company to join GRiD, the industry body for group risk, and GRiD is delighted to add this specialism to its membership. Leonardo da Vinci Ltd provides AI and automation specifically for the creative sector, generating
- Working groups
Notes from the GRiD Raising the Profile Working Group meeting on 13 March 2025. Please download the attached document to view the notes.
- Working groups
March was an exceptionally busy month:
- Training
The recording, slides and other supporting materials from the GRiD Training Academy session on the role of group income protection in supporting financial resilience, workplace wellness, and the benefits package held on 26 February 2025 can be accessed here. (On following the link, you will be prompted to register for
- News
As we conclude the 2024/25 GRiD year, we wanted to update you all on the work that has gone on over the last year within GRiD and to highlight some of our key achievements. As GRiD Chair, Colin Fitzgerald writes, “What a year it’s been!” and here are some of
- News
Press release 1 April 2025. As employers brace themselves for hikes in National Insurance contributions (NICs) on 6 April 2025 and the reduction in the threshold at which they are due, the industry body for the group risk sector, GRID, has found that over a quarter (28%) of senior HR
- News
Press release 26 March 2025. Following the Spring Statement, Katharine Moxham, spokesperson for GRiD comments: “Cuts impact those who are vulnerable in our society, and workers with health conditions or disabilities need support now more than ever. In many cases, employees wouldn’t leave the workforce if they were better supported
- News
Press release 20 March 2025. Following the Discovery phase report from the Government’s Get Britain Working Review, GRiD, the industry body for the group risk sector says: We really welcome the Discovery phase report, and the strong recognition of the role that prevention, early intervention and rapid rehabilitation in the
- Surveys
This year’s GRiD research questions went to 500 employers and 1,210 employees. The research covers the usual topics, such as absence recording, communications, responsibilities, generational challenges and health and wellbeing provision. We’ve also brought in some new, pertinent findings, including the challenges businesses are facing under the new government, the
- News
Press release 18 March 2025. Employers and employees are united in their belief that state support for those who power the UK’s economy, i.e. employees, is inadequate. In new research conducted by GRiD, the industry body for the group risk sector, two thirds (63%) of employers1, and half (54%) of
