The right to request flexible working has been extended to all employees from today, where it was previously limited to just parents and carers.
Over a quarter (26%) of employees have called in sick to work when they weren't ill; according to research from Canada Life.
While 41% of employees expect to rely on savings if forced out of work due to illness or injury, with the average household savings at only £20 a month (ONS Family Spending 2013), this is less than realistic, Group Risk Development (GRiD) has warned....
Multinational companies are still at the early stages of developing their global benefits strategy and management approach.
Control over costs is overwhelmingly the reason global companies use multinational pooling, with 80% citing it as the prime reason the schemes are in place.
The government has launched four consultations on proposed changes to simplify the administration of employee benefits in kind and expenses.
Health & Case Management Ltd (HCML) has re-launched its catastrophic injury case management service.
Misconceptions about mental health are hampering the treatment of the subject by employers. Joy Reymond explains how they can improve their approach.
Just 17% of technology firms will see standard pay increases across their organisation compared to roughly half of that of other industries (32%), research reveals.
An occupational health nurse has questioned the viability of the government's Health and Work Service (HWS) and in particular the ability to conduct return to work consultations over the telephone.