Employee Assistance Programmes

Friends Life has re-launched its group protection proposition which integrates the previous Bupa Health Assurance and Friends Provident offerings.

Nearly a quarter of employees feel a major impact when colleagues are absent, Aviva UK Health research has shown.

The team leading the government's sickness absence review has said it is keen to learn what the insurance industry can offer to improve the current management of absence.

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has proposed new guidelines for adult mental health care provided by the NHS.

Employers are still finding the timely return to work of absent employees challenging - yet Government plans are likely to make this harder.

Health and wellbeing for employees has a direct impact on loyalty in the workplace, according to new research.

Europ Assistance has partnered with Premier Occupational Healthcare as part of its expansion into healthcare and home and family assistance.

Aviva has called on the government to offer incentives to employers who offer workplace health and rehabilitation services to address sickness absence.

A new provider of health screening services, HealthScreen UK, has entered the UK employee benefits market.

My client has an individual IP policy, but his employer is offering group IP cheaper for the same level of cover, plus an employee assistance programme (EAP). It is unlikely he will work for the same employer for life and this policy has a continuation...