How to Help Improve Men’s Health at Work
The November moustache-growing movement known as Movember has been gaining momentum since it started back in 2003. With its focus on men’s health from both a physical and mental perspective, this is the perfect time for employers to encourage their male workers – and their female colleagues and friends – to start investing time and care into their health and well-being.
Mental Health and Insurance Cover
The mental health charity Mind has revealed that poor mental health affects half of all employees. In this post we are taking a look at two aspects of mental health, starting with employer liability and workplace mental health, then moving on to how mental ill health can affect access to insurance cover.
MOT Test Changes: What you Need to Know
From 20 May 2018 the MOT test changes in England, Scotland and Wales. Stricter rules for diesel cars apply; new defect types are added and certain vehicles over the age of 40 years become exempt. The changes apply to cars, motorcycles, vans and other light passenger vehicles. Here we take a look at the five main categories of change.
Theft Risk Warning for Keyless Vehicle Owners
24,000 vehicles were stolen in London in 2014 according to the Metropolitan Police, 6,000 of which were taken without access to the owners’ keys. Most of these were keyless vehicles, the majority of them high value models. In 2015, keyless car thefts accounted for more than 25 per cent of all vehicle thefts across London. Here we discuss the risks, and how to protect your keyless entry vehicle.
Road Crash Index – How you Can Help Support this Vital Campaign to Reduce Road Deaths
Over 250,000 people have been killed or seriously injured on Britain's roads in the past 10 years: that’s more than 70 people every day. Furthermore, £36 billion is lost in road crashes every year representing 2 per cent of GDP: that’s more than the country spends on GP services and primary schooling combined. These statistics are unacceptably high, which is precisely why the Road Crash Index was developed. The Index is part of a collaborative campaign between Ageas UK and the Road Safety Foundation. It aims to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on Britain’s roads to zero.
Is Your Motor Insurance at Risk Because of Poor Eyesight?
The importance of making sure your eyesight is of a standard approved by the DVLA for driving cannot be over-emphasised, especially as it could render your motor insurance invalid if it is not, and land you with a prosecution, a fine, possible points on your licence and in some cases, disqualification from driving. Not to mention of course the danger you could be putting yourself and other road users under. How is your eyesight? Have you had it checked recently?