employee benefits

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.

Mental health problems will be the number one health priority for the world in the near future and workplaces must play their part in tackling it, a conference has heard.

Dame Carol Black will urge HM Treasury to remove tax barriers that stop businesses implementing staff absence management and wellbeing programs.

Cigna has become the first UK insurer offering occupational health services to gain the Safe Effective Quality Occupational Health Services (SEQOHS) accreditation.

Employers have woken up to the importance of improving benefits provision for their employees to maintain staff morale, research has found.

AXA PPP healthcare has extended its workplace wellbeing offer to larger sized employers, with a rebate if health improvements are not achieved.

Britons recognise the benefits of being in work and support GPs in deciding when they should return to work, according to new research.