Workplace Health & Wellbeing Roundtable
We’re pleased to share the digital publication of our recent Workplace Health & Wellbeing Round Table report, produced in association with HR & Benefits. It captures a timely and candid discussion between senior HR leaders, healthcare providers, insurers and consultants on an issue that is becoming increasingly urgent for UK employers — rising sickness absence, mounting mental health pressures, and the widening gap between employee need and accessible support, as highlighted in Sir Charlie Mayfield’s Keep Britain Working review.
The conversations reflect what many organisations are experiencing: line managers under strain, HR teams navigating fragmented systems, and businesses facing rising cost and risk without always achieving better outcomes.
Importantly, this report moves beyond theory. It explores where current approaches are falling short and sets out practical themes around early intervention, better use of data, clearer communication, and the evolving role of line managers. At The Ink Group, we see these challenges play out every day across absence management, HR advisory, payroll and employee benefits — and we know how difficult it can be to bring these elements together into something that genuinely works.
We hope this report sparks meaningful discussion within leadership teams and helps shape a more joined-up, practical approach to supporting both people and performance.