Workplace sickness
Employee Benefits
Employers facing lengthy staff sickness absences can now refer employees to the fully operational Fit for Work (FfW) health service.
08 September 2015
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Income Protection
Cancer accounts for almost a third (29%) of all long-term sickness claims paid in the past year, latest claims data from Unum reveals.
07 September 2015
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Employee Benefits
The Fit for Work (FfW) service, which aims to reduce the impact of long-term sickness absence, has completed its nationwide rollout after going live across all of England.
23 July 2015
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2 min read
Business
Employers should encourage staff to take more responsibility for their health and wellbeing to ensure they are fit to enjoy retirement, and able to work for as long as they like, writes AXA PPP's Nick Jeal.
15 July 2015
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7 min read
Employee Benefits
The proportion of employees saying they were more likely to stay with an employer if they had good benefits has fallen to 66%, from 74% in 2013, a report has found.
02 July 2015
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Employee Benefits
The Fit for Work (FfW) service has fully rolled-out across Wales and is also active in much of England.
30 June 2015
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1 min read
Employee Benefits
More companies are reporting an increase in long-term absence, with two fifths seeing a rise, and a fifth seeing a fall, the largest increase in five years, a report has found.
15 June 2015
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2 min read
Employee Benefits
Unum has launched a free online tool to provide businesses with an MOT-style review of their wellbeing strategy.
01 June 2015
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Employee Benefits
Half of employees have never been asked in a one-to-one with managers about stress, depression or anxiety, a survey for Bupa has found.
11 May 2015
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Group Protection
More than 1,500 employees returned to work following rehabilitation from group risk benefits, according to trade body Group Risk Development (Grid).
05 May 2015
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