National Insurance

Employers are not doing enough to support employees mental and physical health as NHS struggles, research by Westfield Health has found

Labelled a ‘stealth tax’

The NHS will offer help and support for workplace incentives to promote employee health and cut sickness-related unemployment.

The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has suggested a "pragmatic" cut to National Insurance Contribution (NICs) rates.

Labour says that it may consider offering incentives for firms providing health and wellbeing benefits to staff and to those organisations paying a living wage were it to win the next general election.

The government was in listening mode at the launch of a report to tackle state dependency and potential National Insurance rebates for income protection policyholders in Westminster today.

The Prime Minister has dealt a severe blow to the private medical insurance (PMI) industry's hopes of receiving tax relief to encourage public take up.

GRiD, the trade organisation for the Group Risk industry, has called for a National Insurance reduction for firms with Group Income Protection Schemes.

With a low penetration and a tangible benefit, David Casson points out that childcare vouchers can be a profitable product in the IFA's range

My client Alan owns a building company that employs 47 people. He already has death in service insurance for his employees, and I'm trying to convince him of the need for an employee income protection (IP) policy. What are the arguments to extend this...