A total of £1.2bn worth of group risk claims were paid out during 2012, helping over 23,000 UK families to avoid financial distress, research finds.

Britons are twice as likely to hold pet insurance than a critical illness policy, despite family and health issues being top concerns, research finds.

The Court of Appeal has ruled that employers cannot ‘simply rubber stamp' an opinion provided by occupational health advisers regarding an employee's disability.

Over 87% of employees will be looking for a new job in 2014, with over half (52.6%) doing so because they do not trust their boss, research finds.

Expats who have moved abroad to work feel they would have benefitted from a greater level of support from their employers, research finds.

More employers should become ‘disability confident', the disability employment service provider Remploy urges.

The amount of experienced occupational health therapists available is "not enough to meet the timescale" of the government's new health and work scheme, an independent occupational health adviser says.

Less than half (43%) of employers have a long-term plan in place for getting the most out of their employee value proposition (EVP), research has found.

Almost two-thirds (62%) of employers do not believe that their current healthcare benefits are sustainable in the long-term, a survey finds.

Three-quarters (73%) of employees say that recognition motivates them to do a better job, research finds.