Employers focus on staff benefits and health - research

Bosses are also increasingly aware of the government shifting employee health away from the state and onto businesses. The study conducted by Cigna found businesses have been increasingly changing structure in response to the recession and recognised engaged employees were better placed to cope with such organisational and job duty changes. It interviewed 40 HR managers from small to large-sized companies and noted that with limited scope for pay rises and other financial rewards, employee benefits were playing an increasingly important role. In some sectors this meant closely moni...