employee benefits

The UK unemployment rate fell 0.1% in the three months to July to 7.7%, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Health cash plan provider Medicash has upgraded its company-paid Proactive plan to ensure all policyholders in a client business enjoy the same benefit year, even if they subscribe mid-term.

EAPs are an intrinsic part of group risk products, but how do you assess them? What are the tax implications? Paul Avis explains.

Simplyhealth has partnered with wellbeing specialist Robertson Cooper to support employees' health through its ‘Good Day at Work' network.

Employers are failing to understand or measure the effect of employee health programmes and its strategic value for their business models, research has found.

PruHealth and PruProtect has announced the establishment of a new advisory board for its Vitality programme.

Employee benefits must be overhauled as they have failed to adapt to a changing workforce leaving workers financially exposed, a report has urged.

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.