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Guides, frameworks and articles on employee benefits, workplace wellbeing, people risk, and the science of what works.

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Public data

Workplace Health Data Explorer

Official UK data on sickness absence, work-related ill health and local wellbeing context, from ONS and HSE, with every definition, data period and limitation stated beside the figure. Free, no sign-up, and explicit about what published statistics cannot tell you about your own workforce.

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Employee benefits

Employee Benefits: A UK Employer’s Guide

What each benefit is, what it can and cannot usually do, and what to ask before you buy, renew or communicate it. Group income protection, private medical insurance, employee assistance programmes and health cash plans, with the HMRC treatment sourced and linked. No insurer recommended.

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Workplace health data

UK Sickness Absence Rates by Sector, Region and Workforce Size

The ONS 2025 release, eleven ways: industry, region, occupation, workforce size, age, reason and more. Every figure reproduced from the published workbook, with the definitions, the limitations, and why it is national context rather than a benchmark for your organisation.

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Employer duties

The Employer Duty of Care in Great Britain: What Is Actually Required

Where the duty comes from, what the courts have decided, what you must write down from five employees, and what evidencing it looks like. Every claim sourced.

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Employer duties

Psychosocial Risk at Work: Assessment, the Six Management Standards and ISO 45003

The practitioner's side of the same duty: how to assess the risks that come from how work is organised, and where HSE's own framework and ISO 45003 fit.

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INTERACTIVE DATA
Original Analysis

The Mental Health Map of England: Check Your Area

High anxiety ranges from 10.4% to 33.8% of adults depending on the area. Interactive map of 150 local authorities, every figure sourced.

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GUIDE
Benefits Communication

How to Communicate Employee Benefits (So People Actually Use Them)

Why most employees do not understand the benefits they are offered, and the six principles that fix it.

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Benefits Design

What Should Your Employee Benefits Broker Include in 2026?

The nine things a modern broker should include as standard, and what most charge extra for.

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Benefits Technology

Do You Need a Separate Employee Benefits Platform?

Why the platform-plus-broker model is no longer necessary.

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Workplace Wellbeing

Why Your Wellbeing Tool Might Be Solving the Wrong Problem

The difference between measuring sentiment and measuring conditions.

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People Strategy

Employee Value Proposition (EVP): What It Is and How to Make It Real

What an EVP is, why most don't land, and how to make yours felt rather than filed.

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