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The Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018* coming into force this month (April 2020) is an opportunity for employers to ensure their bereavement policy also demonstrates compassion and sensitivity, according to RedArc. The new legal right to two weeks’ paid bereavement leave, to be called ‘Jack’s Law’, is a world first but RedArc warns… Continue reading →

Since the escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK, RedArc nurses have been seeing a change in emphasis in the support needed among people and their families with chronic physical or mental health conditions, disability, or those experiencing trauma or bereavement. Inevitably, many people will be affected by the intense pressure on the NHS,… Continue reading →

Using Second Medical Opinion (SMO) services accessed via healthcare, group risk and other insurance schemes, demonstrates a duty of care to the employee and their family, and is highly valued by staff according to RedArc nurses. According to employee referral data from RedArc Nurses over a five-year period: One in ten (10 per cent) of… Continue reading →

It is not an unreasonable expectation for an employee diagnosed with cancer to look to their employer for support, but according to RedArc, many employers handle the situation incredibly untactfully. Every year, RedArc speaks to over 650 people with cancer – from the newly diagnosed through to those who are dealing with the longer-term consequences of… Continue reading →

Commenting on Blue Monday, Christine Husbands, managing director for RedArc says, “Some may see Blue Monday as trivialising mental health issues, but in our experience, anything that raises awareness of the need to look after mental wellbeing is positive. “We still find that many people struggle to make the first call to ask for help.… Continue reading →

Changing the primary focus of a protection scheme to be about maintaining good health & wellbeing, with financial protection being a secondary consideration, would be a more engaging proposition for customers, according to RedArc, so should be the priority for the industry in the coming year. Whilst the company acknowledges that more than ever before,… Continue reading →

Insurance United Against Dementia (IUAD) Day: 7 November 2019 RedArc is backing the Alzheimer’s Society’s Insurance United Against Dementia (IUAD) campaign, and hopes that in particular, the plight of the ‘younger’ dementia patients will be highlighted as there are currently 42,000* people under the age of sixty-five living with dementia in the UK. Christine Husbands,… Continue reading →

Knowing that the boss has suffered from mental ill-health and has still succeeded can be hugely empowering for employees, showing them that having a mental health disorder doesn’t need to be a barrier to doing well at work, according to RedArc. As such, the company is calling for more C-suite staff to talk about their… Continue reading →

The World Federation for Mental Health has declared ‘suicide prevention’ as this year’s theme for World Mental Health Day (10 October) and with the Office of National Statistics (ONS) recording 6,507* suicides in the UK last year – or more than 17 per day – the need for more action is clear. However, overlooked in… Continue reading →