Employee Benefits

The imminent introduction of auto-enrolment looks set to trigger increased investment in employee benefits, according to research from Group Risk Development (Grid).

Absence management procedures have not kept pace with technology and the way Britain works, resulting in serious welfare, management and productivity issues, a new report has said.

Canada Life has revealed that almost half of its small scheme new business is being done online.

Mental health claims are growing and now make up a third of all those received on group income protection (GIP) policies, according to Legal & General.

Workplace stress has reached a four-year high with British workers being the most stressed compared to colleagues in some of the world's biggest economies, a new report has found.

Businesses and government need to issue a "clear and consistent message from the top that work is good for you", the co-author of the Sickness Absence Review has said.

Speak up when leader's leave of absence risks rumour disease, says Kay Williamson

Businesses risk alienating their staff by not offering a compassionate approach to absence management, new research has found.

Employees are more likely to have been absent from work due to personal reasons than because of sickness, new research has revealed.

The majority of employers agree with recommendations to introduce tax breaks for private medical insurance (PMI), a survey has found.