Employee Benefits

The Health and Work Service (HWS) is expected to compliment not conflict with in-house occupational health (OH) services, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) says.

Providers running the national Health and Work Service (HWS) will not be incentivised to return people to work.

Links between employers and the Health and Work Service (HWS) will be "very important" but will not be required in every case, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has admitted.

Defined benefit (DB) pension schemes are more satisfied with their investment consultants (83%) than defined contribution (DC) plans (79%), according to the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF).

The majority of female millennials say a policy on diversity is important when deciding where to work, yet many feel that employers are still too biased towards men, research reveals.

Standard Life is investigating placing a ban on adviser charging in connection with workplace pensions following discussion with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

JLT Employee Benefits' (JLT EB) UK and Ireland business saw its revenues increase 18% to £172.1m for the year ending December 31 2013.

The vast majority of employers are intending to embrace two key government initiatives in the battle to combat sickness absence, a poll finds.

The current childcare system is not "fit for purpose" as the current cost of part-time childcare has overtaken the average UK mortgage bill, new research reveals.

A sharp rise in flexible working changing the way many do their daily duties and growth in virtual workforces will become commonplace in 2030, a report says.