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Employee health, wellbeing and financial protection - for a company like yours

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Nearly nine out of ten (89%) employers say that supporting the health and wellbeing of their staff has a positive impact on their business.*

That’s why it’s important to have easily understood and highly valued employee benefits. Not only does it show your employees you care about their health and wellbeing – it helps put your business ahead of the competition.

*GRiD (2022)

Help@hand

Our award-winning health and wellbeing app gives employees access to six support services to help employees get the support they need – when they need it!

Help@hand is a virtual, value-added benefit service powered by Square Health, which connects the employees of Unum customers to third-party specialists who can help manage their health and wellbeing, and that of their family.

Access to the service is facilitated by Unum at no cost when selected with Critical Illness cover or Life Insurance. Unum is not the provider of the service but can withdraw or change the service at any time. The service is entirely separate from any insurance policy provided by Unum and is subject to the terms and conditions of the relevant third-party specialists. Full details and eligibility: www.unum.co.uk/employer/help-at-hand.

If an individual requires medication, a referral letter or a private fit note, they will need to pay for these. They will also need to pay a delivery charge if they opt to have the medication sent to them. The remote GP will go through the options and next steps during the consultation.

About Help@hand

Help@hand provides employees and their families* with quick and easy access to six key health and wellbeing services.

  1. 1

    Unlimited remote GP appointments

    Video consultations lasting up to 20 minutes with a UK-based GP for employees, partners and children.* Available all day, every day, and including prescriptions and medications delivered directly where needed.**

  2. 2

    Mental health support

    Personalised mental health treatment via video or face to face consultation. 8 consultations per year shared between employees and their partner.

  3. 3

    Physiotherapy

    Direct access via the app to physiotherapists who will provide personalised treatment. 8 consultations per year shared between the employee and their partner.

  4. 4

    Medical second opinions

    Available either in person or via video consultation with UK-based private consultants, following a final diagnosis. Employees, their partner and children* have access to 2 consultations per year between them.

  5. 5

    Employee Assistance Programme

    Provided through LifeWorks, our Employee Assistance Programme offers your employees a wide range of life, money and wellbeing support including 24/7 helplines, financial wellbeing, mental wellbeing support, life event resources, health and fitness plans, legal assistance and line manager support.

  6. 6

    Wellness Calendar

    Employees can access a wellbeing calendar via the Help@hand app providing wellbeing content and direct sign up to regular events, such as webinars and podcasts covering lifestyle, physical, emotional and financial topics.

Help@hand is available to your insured employees at no cost to you or increase in premium if you are a Critical Illness or Life Insurance policyholder. For Dental Insurance policyholders, Help@hand can be provided to your employees for a fee of £4 per employee, per month payable to Square Health Limited.

Access to the service is facilitated by Unum. Unum is not the provider of the service, but can withdraw or change the service at any time. The service is entirely separate from any insurance policy provided by Unum and is subject to the terms and conditions of the relevant third party specialists. Full details and eligibility: www.unum.co.uk/employer/help-at-hand

*Employees and their partner (if applicable) will be able to access all Help@hand services. Children are eligible to access the remote GP and medical second opinion services up until their 18th birthday or 24th birthday if in full-time education. Children over 18 will be able to access the Life, money and wellbeing confidential helpline and other online resources.

**If an individual requires medication, a referral letter or private fit note, they will need to pay for these. They will also need to pay a delivery charge if they opt to have the medication sent to them. The remote GP will go through the options and next steps during the consultation.

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Protect your employees with Life, Critical Illness or Dental Cover

Life Insurance

Pays a tax-free lump sum to an employees’ loved ones if they were to pass away – as well as providing much needed practical and emotional support.

Critical Illness

Critical Illness cover provides employees with a tax-free lump sum after they, their spouse or partner (if covered), or their child survive a covered critical illness for 14 days.

Dental Cover

Pays employees a reimbursement towards the cost of dental treatment including routine and complex procedures.
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Why choose Unum?

It is understandable why employee benefits might be considered as confusing, time consuming and something just for large corporates.

But this is different.

These benefits are designed for a company like yours - offering a simple, easy-to-understand combination of health, wellbeing and financial protection for a fixed monthly cost that covers all your employees.

About Unum

At the end of 2021, Unum protected 1.6 million people in the UK and paid claims of £366 million - representing £7 million a week in benefits to our customers – providing security and peace of mind to individuals and their families.