Employee Benefits
Income Protection
The sickness absence review is expected to call for a government funded panel to judge people's ability to work, taking the responsibility away from doctors.
21 November 2011
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Employee Benefits
Around half of members of the local government pension scheme (LGPS) will opt out if the government pushes through pension reform, according to the GMB union.
17 November 2011
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Income Protection
Living on statutory sick pay (SSP) for just three months would result in significant financial hardship for the majority of UK workers and could even force some to move home, according to new research.
14 November 2011
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Tax Planning
Staff members at Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) feel their own department is poorly managed, an internal survey reveals.
14 November 2011
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Group
So the employee health risk assessment is in place, but are you measuring what you think you are? Dr Peter Mills explains the pitfalls
10 November 2011
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Employee Benefits
Aegon has announced it will close its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme to future accrual for its employees from April 2013.
08 November 2011
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Employee Benefits
As the NHS pilots new dental contracts, issues in NHS dental care could result in the resurgence of dental payment plans. Henry Clover discusses the future of dental and the challenges that lie ahead
07 November 2011
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6 min read
Group Protection
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.
04 November 2011
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2 min read
Employee Benefits
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.
04 November 2011
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Employee Benefits
Auto-enrolment will force small employers to reduce benefits and potentially freeze recruitment to meet rising pension costs, trade bodies have warned.
02 November 2011
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