employee benefits

My client has an individual IP policy, but his employer is offering group IP cheaper for the same level of cover, plus an employee assistance programme (EAP). It is unlikely he will work for the same employer for life and this policy has a continuation...

The Pensions Bill has begun its reading in Parliament. Will the creation of the National Employment Savings Trust open the market to businesses never before involved in providing financial support to their employees and create opportunities for advisers...

More older people are still at work after reaching 65, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown.

Fidelity does not currently see market demand for a full corporate wrap to incorporate wider workplace savings vehicles other than ISAs and SIPPs.

Employees miss out on an average of £1,272 every year because they fail to join company pension schemes, Standard Life says.

Colin Williams has been appointed director of corporate at Friends Provident, responsible for the provider's strategy in the corporate benefits market.

Fidelity has launched a new workplace ISA combining its defined contribution (DC) and personal investment business.

Smaller firms are being urged to take up private health insurance to cut absenteeism and boost staff satisfaction.

Employees do not understand the level of financial support they would be entitled to if they were unable to work due to sickness, new research has revealed.

Only 16% of employers have failed to at least maintain the value of their employee benefits package through the recession, according to industry body Group Risk Development (GRiD).