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The vast majority of HR managers at larger firms have no confidence in the government's new Health and Work Service (HWS) despite it not being formally launched, a survey finds.

Employees suffering bereavement are being let down by a lack of employer compassion and support in the workplace, according to a report.

Bupa has announced a partnership with US-based health insurance group Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) to create the largest global healthcare provider network.

The number of firms making asset-backed contributions (ABCs) to their schemes shot up in 2013, despite The Pensions Regulator (TPR) warning trustees to approach such arrangements with caution.

Law firm Eversheds has produced an online auto-enrolment (AE) compliance tool to provide smaller employers with tailored, fixed price legal advice on their obligations.

Almost half (48%) of pension schemes monitor their funding levels on a quarterly basis, according to research from Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM).

The pensions regulatory structure is likely to be reviewed in the next parliament, a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) report says.

Prevention is the key to sustainable employee healthcare and reducing the associated long term costs and absence levels, according to Jelf Employee Benefits.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has updated its scheme returns to include questions on incentive exercises including enhanced transfer values (ETVs) and pension increase exchanges (PIE).

Sainsbury's has revealed its sharesave scheme has seen more than 21,000 participants in the first three quarters of the year - a record for the supermarket.