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Employee Benefits from Life & Progress

Life & Progress is your gateway to an array of affordable employee benefits. Our vision is to shape the future of organisations to help create a work culture that promotes happier and healthier employees, ensuring optimum productivity. Life & Progress has in-place a unique brokerage arrangement that will give you access to the latest employee … Read more

Introducing Health Matters

Life & Progress has a well-established partnership with one of the UK’s most respected Health Insurance & Employee Benefits Brokerages, namely Health Matters (UK) Ltd. Health Matters is a specialist team of consultants and advisers dedicated to providing a tailored range of employee health related benefit packages to businesses across the UK. “The Health Matters … Read more

Case Study: Employee Contacting the GP Support Service About Anxiety and High Blood Pressure Readings

5th March 2026

Background Phillip, a 47-year-old employee working in a technical maintenance role, lives alone and has recently been feeling increasingly anxious. Over the past few weeks, he has experienced episodes of restlessness, racing thoughts, and difficulty sleeping. After purchasing a home blood pressure monitor, several high readings caused further worry, leading to increased monitoring and growing ... Read more

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How Managers Can Promote the EAP Within Their Team

4th March 2026

An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) is most effective when employees know it exists, understand how it works, and feel comfortable using it. Managers play an important role in helping raise awareness of the service within their teams. By regularly promoting the EAP and normalising conversations around wellbeing, managers can help ensure employees know where to ... Read more

The Role of Whistleblowing in Hybrid and Remote Workplaces

24th February 2026

The workplace has changed. Hybrid and remote working models are now part of everyday life for many organisations. While flexibility brings clear benefits, improved work-life balance, wider talent pools, and reduced commuting stress, it also changes how culture, oversight, and communication function. When teams are no longer physically together, visibility reduces. And when visibility reduces, ... Read more

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Case Study: Employee Contacting the GP Support Service About Anxiety and High Blood Pressure Readings

How Managers Can Promote the EAP Within Their Team

The Role of Whistleblowing in Hybrid and Remote Workplaces