employee benefits

The vast majority of consumers are only prepared to pay less than £5 per week for income protection (IP) with almost a third not willing to pay anything, new research has revealed.

Poor workforce health accounts for more than a quarter reduction in productivity while presenteeism costs businesses three times more than sickness absence, Legal & General has found.

Stress is a bigger absence problem for businesses than acute medical conditions such as cancer, Group Risk Development (Grid) has found.

Legal & General has launched a new relevant life plan to enable employers to provide an individual death in service benefit for an employee.

Pensions minister Steve Webb has been accused of "jumping on the bandwagon" and misleading the public on pension fund management charges.

Paycare has launched a new healthcare benefit cash plan for employers to offer their staff.

Addressing employee stress is far more productive than agitating to sack unproductive workers, Canada Life has said.

Aviva's Back-Up rehabilitation service has been enhanced to cover a more extensive range of common musculoskeletal issues.

More than half of SME employers fear the cost impact of the government's health and welfare reforms, according to Jelf Group.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has said removing tax disincentives for employers to implement health and wellbeing strategies may be the "best way forward".