Employee Benefits

The benefits of group risk products are not widely recognised by HR professionals, Canada Life research suggests.

Prudential has agreed a four-year deal to operate its salary sacrifice car scheme.

Employers could substantially reduce the number of days lost to sickness absence each year by taking steps to bridge the "UK bike commuting gap", analysis by Edenred finds.

Almost six in 10 (57%) UK workers support a four day working week, while almost three-quarters (71%) believe it would make Britain a happier nation, a YouGov survey reveals.

Almost half (45%) of UK employers considered stress and mental illness a major cause of long-term employee absence, according to research.

Barnett Waddingham has launched a tool which identifies specific health risks within an organisation and recommends strategies to form an overall wellbeing plan.

Unum is launching a group income protection (GIP) product for companies preparing for pension auto-enrolment.

Average salaries of pension professionals are out of line with market rates following a sustained period of salary freezes, Sammons says.

Employee Benefit Consultants (EBCs) are forecasting growth in the group income protection (GIP) market with one in three expecting sales to increase this year, research has found.

Companies will be forced to reveal who their true owners are on a public register as part of government plans to tackle "the darker side of capitalism" unveiled by business secretary Vince Cable.