Employee Benefits

Tighter sanctions should be considered for employers who do not cooperate with the government's Health and Work Service, despite plans for it to remain voluntary, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) says.

Bupa has acquired Barbican Dental Care in the latest expansion of the insurer's dentistry services as it aims to become one of the biggest UK chains of private dentists.

MetLife is in talks with a major pension provider to integrate its group life and income protection products with the auto enrolment of the SME market beginning later this year.

Employment minister Jo Swinson MP has urged employers to invest in the wellbeing of their workforce - noting that there was growing evidence for benefits to businesses and the wider economy when doing so.

Two thirds of employers do not have any processes in place to measure the effectiveness of their benefit spend.

National Dental Plan (NDP) has announced a number of changes to its corporate optical cover.

The number of people seeking help for dental problems in the UK's Accident and Emergency departments has quadrupled since 2010, according to reports.

The leaders of the Office of Tax Simplification's review of the employee benefits and expenses system believe their "radical" recommendations will clean-up the current "complex and burdensome" rules and processes.

NHS trusts are failing to fully support staff's health and wellbeing, with just over half (57%) having a mental wellbeing policy in place, research reveals.

Two-fifths of employees would be willing to give up a pay rise in order to receive employer sponsored protection insurances as part of their benefits package, latest research reveals.