Where it was once a benefit restricted to senior management, access to private medical care has spread to the point where it is common practice in some industries to offer cover to all employees.
However, the cost of group health insurance is rising steadily.
Sara Bean reports from the RCN Society of Occupational Health conference, Telford International Centre, Telford, 23-24 November
Healthcare plans and additional holiday have overtaken company cars as the most popular employee benefits, research reveals.
Despite the spiralling cost of private medical care, more employers now offer subsidised medical benefits to all staff, not just managers and senior employees
Same-sex couples will be allowed the same employment benefits as married employees from December, under legislation to be introduced later this year.
A health insurer is to offer lower premiums to people who work out regularly at the gym.
