employee benefits

Employers closing Defined Benefit (DB) pension schemes should revisit their sickness provision to avoid a costly ‘protection gap', warns Group Risk Development (GRiD.)

Employers are being more lenient when allowing staff time off for dental appointments, Simplyhealth's dental survey has shown.

Nearly half of businesses see a future in overseas expansion, Expacare has found. However, the international PMI provider also found significant barriers remained.

A midlands-based employee benefits and health insurer has launched a group life assurance initiative aimed at the SME and MSME market.

One thing you can say about the recent Review of Simple Financial Products is that Carol Sergeant and her team have done their homework. If nothing else, it breaks down and builds up a clear target market for a simple income replacement concept.

A large majority of employers feel ill-equipped to help staff return to work after illness while a significant minority are calling for auto-enrolment into group risk schemes, new research finds.

Friends Life has outlined its approach to RDR including individual and group protection changes.

The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (Amii) will be lobbying to government for P11D reform with the support of Biba later this year.

Benefits packages and employee assistance programmes will be crucial given the reported lack of HR workplace guidance, Canada Life has warned.

Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg and care services minister Paul Burstow have called on upon employers to take steps to improve the mental health of their staff and to treat it the same as other health problems.