Over two-thirds of (69%) of senior business managers and owners don't believe suffering stress, anxiety or depression is serious enough to miss work, worrying research from AXA PPP has found.
Two thirds of employers plan to use the Fit for Work (FfW) service while 30% of HR managers are not aware of it, two surveys have found.
Cigna UK HealthCare Benefits (UKHB) has added children's orthodontic treatment and dental implants to its group dental plans.
Denplan is to extend its employee benefit plans to include eldercare cover for corporate customers' relatives as part of their flexible employee benefits schemes.
Sickness absence rates have decreased for 40% of employers in the last 12 months, a survey for Group Risk Development (GRiD) has found.
Health insurance, life cover and childcare vouchers have increased in value among UK workers - with contributory pension schemes declining in popularity, research has found.
Around two thirds (65%) of UK businesses have rated employees' understanding of their benefits as low or very low, a survey by Aon Employee Benefits has found.
A quarter (25%) of the UK workforce have taken out pet insurance yet only 7% are protecting their income with self-employed people being particularly vulnerable to financial risks, research has found.
Bupa and Friends Life have highlighted measures which need to be taken by employers to help employees with cancer.
Group Risk Development (GRiD) has warned that ‘national sickie day' can be the start of longer term problems for some employees.