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75% of employers aware of the Keep Britain Working Review – GRiD
Awareness was higher among larger organisations with more than 250 staff at 86%.
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Gen Z most affected by stress and anxiety at work, GRiD finds
For work-related stress, 41% of Millennials were affected, with Gen Z at 42%, Gen X at 27% and Baby Boomers at 20%.
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68% of absent employees returned to work under group risk benefits in 2025 – GRiD
During 2025, 5,590 employees absent through ill-health were helped to return to work by the end of the year.
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Healthi joins GRiD to support workplace health initiatives
According to GRiD, the addition strengthens its efforts to raise awareness and understanding of group risk products and the support services available to employers and employees.
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70% of employers say lack of state support for health and wellbeing impacts staff – GRiD
Employers pointed to the impact on their staff, especially around mental health, with 43% saying this is where the shortfall is felt most.
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Employers plan benefit cuts ahead of salary sacrifice changes, research reveals
According to GRiD, 23% of employers expect to reduce the generosity of pension contributions, while 22% plan to cut back on other employee benefits.
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67% of employers say they needed more notice for SSP changes – GRiD
60% of employees supported the move to pay SSP from the first day of illness, remove the lower earnings limit, and introduce a new earnings-related calculation.
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Rising costs cited as top business challenge for next year by HR leaders, survey finds
The survey found 45% of HR leaders identified rising expenses - including staffing and utility bills - as their primary concern, with the figure rising to 60% among micro businesses.
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56% of employers worried about cancer and serious ill-health, finds GRiD
Staff shared these concerns, with 25% of workers over 60 and 15% of all ages saying they were worried about serious ill-health such as cancer.
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GRiD urges employers to use benefits to support staff New Year’s resolutions
The industry body for the group risk sector said many employees lose motivation by mid-January, which can affect mental health.
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32% of employers do not measure the impact of sickness absence – GRiD
Figures from previous years showed 61% measured absence in 2025, 59% in 2023, 63% in both 2022 and 2021, and 65% in 2020.
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Majority of employees lack confidence in employer bereavement support – GRiD
Around 23% of employees said their employer would provide mental health support like bereavement counselling for their family.