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Back, muscle and joint pains are being blamed on commuting by 19% of commuters, a study from Bupa has found.

Minister for Pensions Steve Webb has launched a new action plan to help older workers stay in the workplace.

A third (37%) of employers expect to spend more than they do now on their benefits offering to improve engagement and lower absenteeism, according to a survey.

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.

Britons recognise the benefits of being in work and support GPs in deciding when they should return to work, according to new research.

Friends Provident has launched an absence tracking system to help employers tackle the £16.8bn cost of absence.

Employers are "misguided" and could be contributing to health problems for their workforce by encouraging workers to bond down the pub, says a new study.

B&CE Benefit Schemes has improved its employee healthcare plan to include employer services and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).

Employees value the support of workplace benefits during the current economic climate, new research from Friends Provident says.