EAP

Employers are increasingly looking for a employee benefits provider offering an easy to use service for employees.

The number of staff taking time off due to job stress has increased by 25% and total time off due to psychological problems by more than a third, research has found.

Paul Avis discusses the benefits and pitfalls for advisers considering the group protection sector.

Employee assistance programmes are in the spotlight due to a schizophrenic approach by government. But as Sue Weir points out, they are backed by solid research.

Jason Sadler of Cigna discusses his company's approach to healthcare with Paul Robertson.

Addressing employee stress is far more productive than agitating to sack unproductive workers, Canada Life has said.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has said removing tax disincentives for employers to implement health and wellbeing strategies may be the "best way forward".

Paul Avis argues that, in a price sensitive era, early intervention and rehabilitation are important for the containment of group income protection premiums

When it comes to product development plans, health and protection providers need to stop repeating past mistakes and look to the future, says Wojciech Dochan.

During a recent visit to a small company, my client was complaining about the length and frequency of her staff absence. Having no experience in this before, where would my start point be in introducing an absence management and return to work policy...