With millions behind on their household bills, PG Mutual is warning UK bill payers to consider how they would cope if they were to lose their income due to illness or injury.
The wellbeing of employees is not a "fluffy nice to have" but a "business imperative", according to Right Management Workplace Wellness.
Employers could substantially reduce the number of days lost to sickness absence each year by taking steps to bridge the "UK bike commuting gap", analysis by Edenred finds.
NHS England has confirmed plans to cut centrally funded occupational health services for GPs, unless there are 'performance concerns', despite increasing GP stress levels.
Wellbeing will be the ‘new priority' for employers this year amid greater debates around healthcare and group risk issues and challenges, Towers Watson has said.
Almost seven in ten (69%) employees say that flexible working is critical in easing work-related stress, according to a survey.
Nearly 650,000 UK workers call in sick each week, according to figures from the British Heart Foundation.
Almost a third of people who have been treated for cancer say they felt pressure to ‘bounce back to normal' more quickly than they would have liked, Bupa has said.
Employers are less likely to increase staff levels in 2014 as they expect productivity to improve once the economy picks up, research has suggested.
While the economy is on the mend, employees remain impacted by high levels of work-related stress which is costing employers over £460m; research has found.