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Jelf International has launched a series of international guides designed inform businesses about the key healthcare issues and trends within individual markets.

Prevention is the key to sustainable employee healthcare and reducing the associated long term costs and absence levels, according to Jelf Employee Benefits.

Fiona Murphy discovers that advisers should fasten their seatbelts as the IPMI market is accelerating to meet an increasingly mobile workforce.

Healthcare will be the increasing focus for many organisations and their HR departments in 2014, according to Jelf Employee Benefits.

Employers should ensure they have adequate health provision in place or risk facing unexpected costs, considering proposals announced this week, warned Jelf Employee Benefits.

More than a third of employers who currently offer childcare vouchers are considering scrapping their schemes before the government replacement is finalised.

Employee benefits will not sell without a clear performance target, or measurable return on the investment, experts have said.

Employee benefits that can be of benefit to dependents and spouses are commonly being overlooked and under-used by employees, Jelf has said.

Independent consultancy Jelf Group has acquired Yorkshire and the Midlands-based general insurance broker, The Insurance Partnership (TIP), in a bid to expand into the regions.

Employers need to fully research the healthcare system in destinations where employees are being relocated, as increasing numbers of expats return home after failing to budget adequately, Jelf Employee Benefits has warned.