Employee Benefits

Moving from blindly buying PMI to defining a healthcare strategy will stabilise company health plans. Rachel Riley explains.

During a recent visit to a small company, my client was complaining about the length and frequency of her staff absence. Having no experience in this before, where would my start point be in introducing an absence management and return to work policy...

Half of British workers would not receive any support in returning to work from a long absence or do not know what help is available, according to new research.

Aviva is making the employee assistance programme (EAP) freely available on all its group income protection (GIP) schemes.

Louise Colley from Aviva picked up the Outstanding Achievement Award at last night's COVER Excellence Awards.

Stress and other mental health issues are now the most common reason for people absent from work, new research has found.

Employers are recognising the importance of a healthy workforce while employees have admitted they would work harder for one who invests in their health.

Just one quarter of people in employment prior to successfully claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) had returned to work 18 months later, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has found.

Ellipse has welcomed Dame Carol Black's pledge to press government for the removal of tax hurdles that prevent companies taking out employee health and absence management services.

Businesses and workplaces are the future for delivering healthcare services and will progressively be expected to do so, international experts have said.