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From ‘I’ to ‘We’: HR vows to embrace the contingent workforce

COVID-19 is accelerating an HR mindset shift towards ‘we’, as organisations better understand the universal impacts of health and wellbeing. Prior to the pandemic, the trajectory was already leaning in the...

Posted on: 11 June 2020

What coronavirus small business help is available for free?

What coronavirus small business help is available for free? What help is out there being offered for free to help small business survive the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic? Small Business lists all...

Posted on: 05 June 2020

Four in ten employee helpline calls relate to mental health

Almost half (41%) of all calls made by employees to their organisation’s employee assistance programme (EAP) are for mental health concerns, new figures show. The data, collected by employee benefits provider...

Posted on: 20 May 2020

Four in ten calls to employee helplines are for mental health problems

New figures from employee benefits provider Personal Group reveal more than four in ten (41%) calls to their organisation’s employee assistance programme (EAP) were for mental health concerns. The data, based...

Posted on: 20 May 2020

NLW increase: How to put protections in place

The recent National Living Wage increase will give the working backbone of the UK a much-needed break. It will benefit key workers including the drivers and social carers who have been...

Posted on: 14 May 2020

Personal Group to continue to pay a dividend and expects to emerge from crisis in good shape

Andrew Scott of Proactive Investors interviews Deborah Frost our Chief Executive about our 2019 results and her thoughts for 2020. Watch the full interview here... ...

Posted on: 29 April 2020

Free furlough calculator to support businesses making tough decisions

Innecto – the consultancy arm of Personal Group – has launched a free furlough calculator to support HR and business leaders as they make tough decisions. The tool allows companies to quickly and easily...

Posted on: 21 April 2020

Are you a worker who's fallen between the cracks when it comes to financial help from the government?

Beyond the immediate threat to health and life, one of Coronavirus’s biggest casualties has been the workforce; hugely denting the livelihoods of millions, affecting four out of five people in the...

Posted on: 18 April 2020

Insurance companies on talent retention following the coronavirus pandemic

Last week Insurance Business spoke with several insurance companies to examine how the societal good of insurance has been highlighted by the response of businesses operating within the sector to the coronavirus...

Posted on: 16 April 2020

Deborah Frost, Personal Group Chief Executive Statement - We are Protecting our Policyholders

We pride ourselves on being the umbrella our policyholders need on a rainy day.

Posted on: 15 April 2020

A Message from Personal Group Chief Executive, Deborah Frost

It’s important to me that our clients and policyholders know that you can trust us to be here when you need us.

Posted on: 18 March 2020

How to combat loneliness in remote workers

Loneliness is a growing problem and can be particularly acute among remote staff who are often working alone