Employee Benefits

Half of workers assume their boss would foot the bill for long-term sick leave.

MetLife is adding a master trust to its group life product.

A new health and work assessment and advisory service is to be set up to encourage employers to fund around 110,000 health-related interventions, following the Budget's news of health intervention tax relief.

Tax relief for businesses for health interventions is a great start, says Unum's John Letizia, but we should push for more

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Too few UK businesses are measuring the impact of their workplace wellness strategies on business and employees, a Buck Consultants survey reveals.

The Frost/Black review addressing long-term sickness absence can help drive UK growth, but SMEs are core, says John Letizia.

Well thought-out health and wellbeing strategies are lowering employee turnover, reducing sickness absence and improving productivity, a Simplyhealth white paper has shown.

The Chancellor's announcement of some tax relief on health-related interventions is welcome. But, at the same time, it also feel likes a missed opportunity.

Delivering his Budget to a rowdy House of Commons, the Chancellor promised tax breaks for the workplace and brought forward a lower care cap of £72,000 to 2016.