Alison BrownHealth & Wellbeing Specialist This July marks the start of Disability Pride Month – a month long celebration for the disabled community to embrace pride and celebrate being unapologetically themselves. As employees, now is the perfect time to acknowledge, recognise and look within your organisation at the obstacles that individuals with disabilities must overcome […]
We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Dipa Mistry Kandola as our new CEO. With nearly 20 years of hands-on experience in employee benefits working with HR, and recent success in a SaaS startup and scale-up environment, Dipa is poised to lead Parallel Employee Benefits into an exciting new chapter of growth and innovation. […]
The results are in! Earlier this year we sent out our inaugural Client Satisfaction Survey with a view to finding out how well we were servicing our partners and their employees. Priding ourselves in exceeding expectations, we couldn’t have asked for a more positive response rate. Knowing that the majority of our clients believe we […]
Alison BrownHealth & Wellbeing Specialist A recent National Autistic Society report stated that there are at least 700,000 autistic adults in the UK, but that only 15% are in employment. One of the reasons we can assume this is the case, is that people of neurodivergence struggle to seek employment where their disability feels seen and therefore […]
Raina DhillonHealth & Wellbeing Expert Each person is unique, with their own traits and ways of doing things. However, some people’s brains function differently, presenting them with unique challenges and opportunities. This is known as neurodivergence. Neurodivergence includes a range of conditions including Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism, Dyslexia, Tourettes and Dyspraxia. The National Autistic Society reports that there are at […]
Michael Smith Client Engagement Executive The suicide rate in England has reached its highest point in 25 years, casting a shadow over the lives of many. Every 90 minutes, someone in the UK succumbs to suicide, making it the leading cause of death for individuals aged 15-39 and men under 50. These statistics represent real […]