One in ten UK employers are offering discounted or free programmes to help employees stop smoking, research for Britain's Healthiest Company has found.
PruHealth and employee benefits consultancy Mercer have teamed up to announce Britain's Healthiest Companies.
"I am an adviser with a corporate client who has a Group Income Protection (GIP) policy. The client is asking where this market is going and what direction do you see GIP going in the next year. Where do you see innovation? This will help me in my sales...
Bad lifestyle choices are costing British employees over four years off their lives, the first ‘Britain's Healthiest Company' report has found.
Economic uncertainty has sparked an increase in people setting up small businesses, advisers have said.
Employers must examine the risks they are attempting to mitigate with their benefits provision instead of just offering employees as many benefits as possible, Mercer believes.
Employers should review their group income protection strategies due to increasing staff reliance on company benefits, Mercer is advising.
PruHealth has partnered with Mercer to launch an index that will measure employer and employee health.
Seán Flynn reports on how employers are looking to improve the effectiveness of their benefits spend and what providers are doing to help them.
Speculation is mounting that Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) will be increased in next week's Emergency Budget, with expectations that it could double to 10%.