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Although hiring in the insurance sector remained at positive levels, there was a decrease in overall insurance hiring compared to 2012, research has found.

A new study has been launched to discover the best way to use doctor's fit notes using the perspectives of employers, GPs and patients.

Almost nine out of 10 (88%) UK employees work during their personal time, research from Jive Software has revealed.

Nearly two-thirds (65%) of financial services firms have increased salaries to offset the impending EU bonus cap in order to retain staff, research from Robert Half Financial Services has revealed.

A failure to tell staff about the benefits on offer is costing UK firms £2.7bn a year through increased staff turnover and sickness absence, Cass Business School research reveals.

Britain's manufacturing firms are losing faith that the government's ‘fit note' programme is delivering on getting people back to work and further action is needed from policymakers, a survey has urged.

Employee benefits must be overhauled as they have failed to adapt to a changing workforce leaving workers financially exposed, a report has urged.

Evans Cycles has reported a 150% increase in applications for its Ride2Work bike scheme in the three weeks since the end of the Tour de France.

British workers are becoming more stressed and finding it difficult to leave their work in the office - even checking email on holiday, according to research.

The recession is having a distinct effect on the usage of employee assistance programmes (EAP) in the workplace through employees feeling increasingly stressed, according to Canada Life.