Employee Assistance Programmes

Employee Benefits

Personal reasons top cause of employee absence

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

clock 06 January 2012 • 2 min read

Group PMI

Businesses support PMI tax breaks for staff

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

clock 21 December 2011 • 1 min read

Employee Benefits

Stress related absence rockets

More people than ever are being signed off work with stress, according to new research.

clock 07 December 2011 • 1 min read

Employee Benefits

DWP issues return to work guidance

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published guidelines for individuals and healthcare professionals regarding patients about to return to work.

clock 06 December 2011 • 1 min read

Employee Benefits

Cigna publishes free upper limb absence management guides

Cigna UK HealthCare Benefits has issued two free guides on work absence caused by upper limb disorders.

clock 05 December 2011 • 1 min read

Group Protection

Job security and economy fears increase staff stress

Fears over job security and economic uncertainty appear to be taking their toll on employees' health and wellbeing, according to Canada Life.

clock 24 November 2011 • 2 min read

PMI

Absent staff increase stress on colleagues

Employee absence is thrusting further stress on to staff left behind who have to cope with the workload of those off sick, according to new research.

clock 23 November 2011 • 2 min read

Income Protection

Assessment for all who go sick from work - Absence Review

The Government should set up an Independent Assessment Service (IAS) to sign people sick off work, the Sickness Absence review has concluded.

clock 21 November 2011 • 1 min read

Income Protection

Employer funded PMI should get tax relief - Sickness Absence Review

Tax relief should be applied to private medical insurance (PMI) provided by employers for basic tax rate paying staff, the Sickness Absence Review has recommended.

clock 21 November 2011 • 2 min read

Income Protection

GPs may lose fit for work decisions in Sickness Absence Review

The sickness absence review is expected to call for a government funded panel to judge people's ability to work, taking the responsibility away from doctors.

clock 21 November 2011 • 1 min read