Zurich has launched group spouse/partner life insurance cover for its corporate risk customers.
Healthcare will be the increasing focus for many organisations and their HR departments in 2014, according to Jelf Employee Benefits.
More employers should become ‘disability confident', the disability employment service provider Remploy urges.
Nearly 650,000 UK workers call in sick each week, according to figures from the British Heart Foundation.
Legal & General has added a master trust option to its group life insurance product.
People who are economically inactive due to being temporarily sick or long term sick have the lowest average life satisfaction and the highest average anxiety ratings, highlighting the importance of work to the mental well-being of employees.
An NHS trust has reduced sickness absence and saved £250,000 by introducing a staff self-referral physiotherapy scheme.
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.