Employees lacking in long-term absenteeism support: GRiD

The research showed that 35% of surveyed employers only offer support to some employees at certain levels of experience, seniority, or pay, rather than the whole workforce. Only 8% of employers who offer ‘opt in' insurance benefits which would consider long-term support, while 33% of surveyed employers said they offer no support at all.  Katharine Moxham, a spokesperson for GRiD, said, the number of employers who offer support is "actually much lower in practice, and given the current squeeze on household finances, this highlights a woeful lack of financial support and security for ma...