Employee benefits as an intervention to address sickness absence will not work alone if employers do not focus on suitable job design for their employees, an expert in workplace health has warned.

Work is a "fantastic place" to help support public health issues and it is "ridiculous" for government to be expected to singularly tackle these problems, Dame Carol Black has said.

Childcare vouchers could be reprieved with an increased cap limit as part of an apparent government u-turn in this week's Budget, according to reports.

Legal and General is considering shortening its early notification period to just 10 days for group income protection customers.

Hargreaves Lansdown is launching a fully integrated corporate wrap and flexible benefits platform.

HSBC has joined Barclays in removing all sales incentives from its frontline staff.

The Trade Union Congress has recognised the importance of employee health and wellbeing programmes in reducing absence and boosting productivity.

Legislation repealing the workplace discrimination of people with mental health conditions within certain roles has been passed by Parliament.

Cancer is having a major impact on many businesses across the UK and managers accept there are difficulties in dealing with it. Owain Thomas reviews the problems and solutions to supporting staff.

A new app designed to help employers rebalance their employee benefits package to the advantage of their business and staff has been launched by Unum.