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.
Food delivery company Deliveroo has announced plans to offer its self-employed couriers sick pay as it calls on the Government...
Employers need to ensure wellbeing programmes and health screening at work are relevant to all employees, argues Lee Gruskin. The...
With growing numbers of employees set to work into older age, managing those with terminal illness will be a priority...
Employers need to ensure wellbeing programmes and health screening at work are relevant to all employees, argues Lee Gruskin. The...
Many employers use healthcare trusts and medical master trusts to deliver healthcare benefits to staff. But new rules on tax...
Women are more likely to take up eyecare benefits than men, employers believe, with older employees (aged over 40) again...
With global mobility increasing, research shows the need for employers to look at the individual needs of staff to ensure...
Second medical opinion services can help older workers return to work after sickness absence and reduce risks for employers, argues...
Cancer accounts for almost one-third of all long-term sickness absence claims paid through income protection in the last year, according...
Employers should address rising stress and mental health risk through collaboration between internal departments and insurance providers. A dedicated employee...
A senior judge has granted permission for the TUPE case BT Managed Services Ltd v Edwards and another to go...
Greetings card company Hallmark is one of a growing number of US companies adopting innovative approaches to wellbeing, in response...
US companies are more advanced in delivering wellbeing programmes than their UK equivalents, but what are the key differences between...
Gender reassignment procedures are increasingly being offered as an employee benefit, it has been revealed.
Both Facebook and Netflix now...
Insurance company AXA announced today that it is to acquire health insurer Simplyhealth’s private medical insurance (PMI) business.
Simplyhealth has...
