For many small business owners, the focus is on keeping costs down and delivering high-quality products or services. Yet, a powerful, often overlooked, asset that can propel a business to success is the wellbeing of its workforce. Investing in employee health may seem like a luxury reserved for large companies, but it's time for small businesses to rethink this.

A growing focus on mental health and employee wellbeing is transforming workplace safety. Research shows that over 90% of UK workers believe that the 1974 Health & Safety legislation needs updating to reflect these changes. 1Stop4aGP explains how their extended service, 1Stop4aGP 360, can help employers to achieve that goal.

Mental Health in the workplace is becoming a major issue that employers need to address and prioritise for not only the health of their employees, but ultimately for the overall health of their business. Employers are now looking for timely solutions from their insurance brokers. Be ahead of the curve, stand out from the crowd. Talk to us about offering our service today.

Each year brings new opportunities and new pressures for businesses. One of these will undoubtedly be supporting the health and wellbeing of employees in the workplace. This is especially true as the looming recession places many businesses under pressure to cut costs in areas such as HR, recruitment, and wellbeing. We have already seen reports that show four-in-ten SMEs (38%) are “just about breaking even” and insolvency rates hitting 13-year record highs in Q2 of 2022.

More than one in five calls to mental health crisis lines in England are going unanswered, a BBC investigation has found.

There is no surer way of getting a conversation flowing with UK residents than by bringing up that thorniest of current British issues: booking a GP appointment.

Approximately 50% of UK managers have indicated a major increase in workplace mental health issues. From the survey it is clear that wellbeing has become a much bigger talking point, with nearly half of employers stating that they’ve witnessed their employees discussing their mental health in the last year.

Mental health and wellbeing services and apps have grown within the market as NHS backlogs and long waiting times have affected people being able to access support, according to a recent report.

It’s time not just to talk about mental health and well-being but to make a real commitment to look after employees and provide effective support and solutions for all employees.

Many employers in the UK have identified mental health as a priority for improvement, however, their employees continue to feel unsupported when it comes to health and wellbeing within the workplace.

A recent survey of over 2,000 UK employees, has highlighted those employees would welcome more targeted health and wellbeing initiatives from their employer.

A recent survey of over 2,000 UK employees, has highlighted those employees would welcome more targeted health and wellbeing initiatives from their employer.