Employers could substantially reduce the number of days lost to sickness absence each year by taking steps to bridge the "UK bike commuting gap", analysis by Edenred finds.

Leaders of UK businesses including Bupa, BT, RBS and Mars are collaborating to launch a new campaign that aims to end the "stifling" culture of silence on mental health in the workplace.

A number of cultural and financial barriers appear set to impede the take-up of the shared parental leave scheme, according to a report by the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM).

The government will undertake a call for evidence on remuneration practices to inform future policy changes, as it believes current rules can lead to "unfair outcomes".

Generali UK has upgraded its employee assistance programme (EAP), allowing all UK employees of its group income protection (GIP) policyholders to benefit from the scheme.

The government has approved a recommendation by the Low Pay Commission (LPC) to increase the national minimum wage (NMW) to £6.50 per hour in October this year.

Almost two-thirds of employees say they will be forced to make up for a deficiency in their pension with a wage, findings from Canada Life reveal.

The average number of days lost to sickness absence has fallen by almost 40% since 1993, dropping from an average of 7.2 days per worker to 4.4 days in 2013.

The only way the government's new Health and Work Service (HWS) can work effectively is if "people are forced" to take part, says Jelf Employee Benefits head of benefits strategy Steve Herbert.

The number of workers without access to workplace benefits has dropped by around one million over the last 12 months, according to research.