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Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
- 25 Jan 2016
What is the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries? All this professional body has to offer.
Workload and regulations send broker stress levels soaring
- 11 Nov 2024
Stress levels among insurance brokers are at their highest in five years, a survey has revealed.
Legislation to introduce extensive employment rights
- 11 Nov 2024
Sweeping new employees’ rights are to be introduced under landmark government legislation.
Women lead just 13 of Japan’s top firms
- 11 Nov 2024
Just 13 chief executives at Japan’s top companies are female, recent research has found.
Study reveals “missing” million from UK workforce
- 11 Nov 2024
Around one million people are “missing” from the UK workforce compared to pre-pandemic figures, according to recent research.
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10 million workers miss out on basic workplace health support
- 11 Nov 2024
Almost half of the UK workforce lacks access to workplace health support, a study has revealed.
Polls highlight growing gap between HR and talent
- 12 Sep 2024
HR managers are overlooking what potential hires want from jobs, according to three recent surveys.
Staff want support for “huge” range of needs
- 12 Sep 2024
Employers face increasing demands from staff for support on “a huge variety of issues” outside traditional staff benefits, a poll has found.
TikTok and climate risk hold key to recruiting Gen Z talent
- 11 Sep 2024
Generation Z (Gen Z) newcomers to the insurance industry have identified social media, specifically TikTok, as key factors that would persuade them to join insurers.
Burnout warning as AI fails to deliver productivity gains
- 11 Sep 2024
Most full-time employees feel burned out and struggle in the face of increasing demands from senior managers, according to recent research.
Think-tank points to hidden productivity cost of workplace sickness
- 10 Sep 2024
Rising workplace sickness is costing UK businesses billions every year, with an estimated £25bn lost through presenteeism, according to a think-tank.
Rising number of workers fear they will never retire
- 16 Jul 2024
The number of people in full-time employment who believe they will never be able to retire has risen in the past year, according to the latest statistics.
Pay and benefits are key to winning talent war
- 16 Jul 2024
Most workers are choosing to stay with their employers, ending two years of intense job turnover and challenges around attraction and retention, according to a global poll.
Widespread presenteeism among UK workforce
- 16 Jul 2024
More than three quarters of UK adults have worked while ill, according to a poll that reveals widespread presenteeism in the workplace.
Only half of new fathers take statutory paternity leave
- 16 Jul 2024
A third of new fathers took holiday to be with their newborns, while only half took the statutory minimum of two weeks off, according to recent research.
Majority believe menopausal women face discrimination
- 16 Jul 2024
Nearly seven out of 10 people in the UK believe that women face workplace discrimination during the menopause, according to the latest data. A poll of 2,000 people by hormone-testing specialist Forth found that just 13.8% of people think women never face menopause discrimination in the workplace, compared with 69% who believe they do.
Bank of England set to increase Leeds headcount
- 6 Jun 2024
The Bank of England is increasing its headcount in Leeds, with plans to have 10% of its staff based in the city by 2027.
AI drives major productivity growth and pay rewards
- 6 Jun 2024
The business sectors most exposed to AI have seen nearly a fivefold increase in productivity growth, alongside sharp pay rises for jobs requiring AI skills, according to research.
Government refuses demands for NDA ban
- 5 Jun 2024
The Treasury has rejected MPs’ calls to ban non-disclosure agreements (NDA) in the financial services sector.
Watchdog holds back on diversity and inclusion proposals
- 5 Jun 2024
The Financial Conduct Authority is pausing its proposals for diversity and inclusion (D&I) and will instead press ahead with moves to tackle non-financial misconduct.
