The government is to conduct a review into sickness absence in the public sector.
Mental health services are to receive an additional £600m in state funding in a drive by the government for more people to have access by 2020.
Willis plans to offer Towers Watson shareholders a £117.75m ($179m) sweetener to head off legal challenges targeting the merger of the two consultants.
There has been a revolution in the measurement of health and fitness writes Dominic Howard.
Over a quarter of employers (27%) plan to signpost absent employees towards Fit for Work (FfW) in the absence of GP referrals.
Punter Southall Health & Protection has launched a 24/7 GP facility for employers in a bid to tackle the growing issue of access to GP services.
Omnilife Insurance Company Ltd has been now been approved by adviser network Tenet to be featured on its Group Life Panel.
Nearly a third of employers have reported an increase in people coming to work while they are ill.
Ellipse is to launch a new workplace absence and disability insurance product in mid-October specifically for companies with up to 300 employees.
Denplan will be running a national TV advertising campaign throughout October connecting the importance of good oral health, visiting a dentist and the "selfie" phenomenon.