Health insurance
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.
Herceptin launch could push up cost of private medical insurance for employers
The cost of private medical insurance cover for employers may increase following the launch of breast cancer drug Herceptin next month.
Insurance premium hike is unlikely despite drug costs
Worries that company medical insurance premiums could rocket following the approval of breast cancer drug Herceptin are largely unfounded, according to a medical expert.
Weekly dilemma… Health insurance and the over-60s
Will older workers be excluded from compnay health schemes due to increase costs?
Employees undervalue company medical insurance
Survey reveals little understanding of the cost of individual private medical insurance, or its value as a benefit
Mobile phone firm 3 signs Bupa deal
Mobile operator 3 has signed up private healthcare provider Bupa to look after the health and wellbeing of its 2,400 UK staff
US employers pass on high health insurance costs to overweight staff
Many overweight US workers are paid less than slimmer counterparts in the same jobs to cover the cost of health insurance, according to research.
UK employers provide health insurance for 3.5 million staff
More than 3.5 million UK employees now have private health insurance, according to research from consultancy Towers Perrin.
Kids set the example for healthier eating
A healthy body means a healthy mind (You are what you eat, Personnel Today, 3 May). It shouldn’t take a...
Minimising the risks involved in providing PHI
Sarah-Marie Williams of Clyde & Co explains how to minimise the risks involved in providing permanent health insurance (PHI) for employees on long-term sick leave
NHS trusts failing to provide staff with counselling services
Sara Bean reports from the RCN Society of Occupational Health conference, Telford International Centre, Telford, 23-24 November
Company car fails to impress in employee benefit stakes
Healthcare plans and additional holiday have overtaken company cars as the most popular employee benefits, research reveals.
Employers increasingly offering private medical benefits to all
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 to receive employment benefits
Same-sex couples will be allowed the same employment benefits as married employees from December, under legislation to be introduced later this year.
Health insurer offers cheaper deal to the fit
A health insurer is to offer lower premiums to people who work out regularly at the gym.
