Employee Benefits

Income Protection

1 in 7 are absent from work for four weeks or more

Some 1 in 7 employees had been absent for four weeks or more in the previous 12 months, according to research from Ellipse.

clock 30 November 2016 • 1 min read

Employee Benefits

Autumn Statement 2016 Analysis: What will salary sacrifice changes mean for employee benefits?

Fiona Murphy analyses how the restriction of salary sacrifice tax-free benefits will affect employee benefits.

clock 24 November 2016 • 6 min read

Employee Benefits

GRiD 'disappointed' by no salary sacrifice exemption for group risk

Group Risk trade body GRiD said it was disappointed that the Autumn Statement provided no exemption for Group Life or Income Protection as changes to salary sacrifice schemes were announced today. Group Risk trade body GRiD said it was disappointed...

clock 23 November 2016 • 1 min read

Employee Benefits

Chancellor restricts 'most' salary sacrifice benefits in £1bn Autumn Statement raid

Chancellor Philip Hammond has restricted the tax-free benefits offered by salary sacrifice schemes - a move that is set to save the government more than £1bn by 2022.

clock 23 November 2016 • 4 min read

Employee Benefits

Employers must 'better manage' musculoskeletal insurance costs

Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions account for a high proportion of the value of claims on corporate schemes - typically 35 to 40% of the total claims spend - and are also responsible for around 33m days sickness absence per year, according to research....

clock 22 November 2016 • 1 min read

Employee Benefits

An in-depth look at the 2016 Group Risk Market

The UK Group Risk market - more employees and premiums, but still too few employers writes Paul Avis.

clock 17 November 2016 • 8 min read

Employee Benefits

Lockton appoints Tyler as Global Benefits leader

Mike Tyler has been appointed to Head of Lockton International Benefits, as the world's largest privately owned insurance broker "continues to see increased client demand for benefits services."

clock 14 November 2016 • 1 min read

Employee Benefits

Group Risk - more affordable than employers think

Research from Group Risk Development (GRiD) shows that the majority of employers overestimate the cost of group risk financial protection for their staff. Katharine Moxham discusses this in more depth.

clock 03 November 2016 • 4 min read

Employee Benefits

Aviva offers EAP app

Aviva is the first group protection insurer in the UK to partner with Care first and offer access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) App.

clock 01 November 2016 • 1 min read

Employee Benefits

'Lost' employees cost SMEs £28,436

It costs SMEs nearly £30,000, on average, to replace an employee according to research from AXA PPP healthcare.

clock 18 October 2016 • 1 min read