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This year’s Mental Health Awareness Week's theme is anxiety. Feelings of anxiety are normal in us all, but sometimes they can get out of control and have a negative impact on our mental health. In this article, we look at 5 ways learning and development can help improve mental health in the workplace.

Up to 15% of the UK population are neurodiverse, this means that the possibility of already having a neurodiverse employee on your team is high. However reasonable adjustments may be required under the Equality Act. In this article, we look at 4 adjustments employers can make to the workplace to help support workers.

Learning and Development professionals play a crucial role in ensuring that insurance firms remain competitive and compliant by developing the knowledge and skills of their employees. Although CPD is a requirement for insurance firms it can offer many additional benefits for insurance firms. In this article, we look at 5 benefits Learning and Development professionals bring to insurance firms.

In the competitive insurance industry, firms face constant challenges to meet the demands of customers and offer innovative products and services. To achieve this, insurance firms require skilled and knowledgeable employees. Blended learning offers a flexible way to ensure employees are up to date with the latest technologies and trends to give your firm a competitive advantage.

Emotions are inevitably a part of everyday experiences in the workplace, however, sometimes they can negatively affect your staff. In this article, we look at how being able to understand and regulate your emotions, as well as the emotions of others, can lead to success in management.

Introducing inclusive hiring practices is a good first step to creating a diverse workforce. But how can businesses ensure they create a culture of inclusivity that builds trust, provides employees with a sense of belonging, and helps to retain diverse talent?

Is your firm doing enough to promote the wellbeing of its employees? In this article, Regine Tse explores how firms can recognise and address wellbeing to promote a healthy, positive, and motivated working environment.

The insurance industry is facing several challenges and changes that require a highly skilled workforce. By investing in their employees' learning and development insurance firms can remain competitive. In this article we offer 5 benefits to upskilling employees.

Aon's latest Global Market Insights Report suggests that remote working can make employees more susceptible to cyber-attacks and highlights the need for heightened cyber security measures. What steps can insurance companies take to safeguard their remote workforce from cyber threats?

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