Webinar - What does a 'healthier working life' look like?

With a proposition centred on Vocational Rehabilitation, we’ve long advocated that good work is good for health and wellbeing. But what exactly does good work look like? We can work with the individual to focus on what they can do – not what they can’t – in a bid to ensure sustainable returns to work, but there’s a strong employer role in this too; in creating the conditions for ‘good work’. Is that about culture and flexible working? Is it about comprehensive benefits and services? Or is it a combination of everything?

If so, there’s an awful lot for HR to consider. In this webinar, we take a look at the trends – what’s the evidence telling us?

Background info:

4-day working week - In a landmark move earlier this year, 200 British companies signed up for a permanent 4-day working week for all their employees without any loss of pay. This followed the largest pilot test in the UK to date of the 4-day working week (in 2022), which found that employees were more efficient, more disciplined and more satisfied. They also performed better and were less sick.

Remote vs hybrid vs fully onsite - At the same time, the country seems split over remote vs back to the office. One index in April of this year predicted that 42% of businesses will mandate full office returns by this summer. Decisions seem to be quite industry sector based, with tech firms in particular still leaning in to remote work, while finance, law and consulting firms are pushing return to office more fiercely.

UK government stance - Meanwhile, the UK government currently has no plans to mandate anything. It says that decisions regarding the implementation of a 4-day week or remote / hybrid / fully onsite should be made at the employer and employee level.

Healthier working lives – the role of GIP and VR - Action for Healthier Working Lives was published by the Health Foundation in March 2025. It makes recommendations to government, including the need to introduce a state Vocational Rehabilitation benefit alongside reforming how Universal Credit works. It also highlights the bigger role that GIP can play in ensuring more employers have access to VR for their employees. It’s v timely considering Get Britain Working and will contribute to that review.

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This 40-min webinar will take place on Tuesday 7th October 2025, at 11:00hrs and will be hosted on Zoom.

If you would like to submit a question for our expert speakers, please do so via email to eb.enquiries@generali.co.uk no later than Friday 3rd Oct 2025.

A recording will be made available to all registered attendees after the event.

This webinar is part of a series of conversations for HR professionals and Line Managers, presented by Generali UK Employee Benefits, in partnership with our independent wellbeing experts. To learn more about our webinar schedule for the coming months, please click here.

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