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.
Employers have been warned that the cost of providing medical benefits to staff could rise by 60% by 2013.Rising costs,...
Paid time off for dental and medical appointments, childcare vouchers and private medical insurance are the top three staff benefits...
UK employees have no idea how much employers spend on benefits each year, research has found.A survey of 1,300 people,...
In 2007, the Equal Opportunities Commission secured a landmark High Court ruling that UK law on pay and benefits during...
There is a new breed of income protection employee benefit contract being introduced into the market to help HR Managers...
Employers’ private medical costs will soar by 8% this year, according to a poll of worldwide insurance firms.The survey of...
We have just had a quote for renewing our medical insurance policy. We have several workers aged over 65 and...
Do employees really value a gift voucher or dental insurance over cash incentives? Victoria Furness examines the psychological benefits of...
Only one in four employees understands their benefits package, research has revealed.
A YouGov survey of more than 4,000 employees,...
With five weeks to go until smoking in workplaces is banned in England, only a fifth of employers are providing their...
Employers are increasingly using health and wellbeing benefits to attract top HR candidates, rather than higher salaries, according to a...
Today’s graduates are more concerned about buying a house and joining a decent pension scheme than exotic holidays and designer...
Uncertainty over cancer treatments among private medical insurers could lead to significant financial consequences for employers providing private health schemes,...
Our staff receive permanent health insurance (PHI) until they are 60 years old. I understand this may no longer be...
Inflation on corporate health plan costs fell to its lowest level in more than 20 years, but employers are still paying up to three times as much as they should, according to research.
