Healthcare & wellbeing
The wellness and wellbeing perk has become an important part of company healthcare and sickness absence strategies. Health care benefits that prevent staff from falling ill include gym membership for staff, healthcare cash plans, private medical insurance (PMI), employee assistance programmes (EAP) and health screening; while absence management helps employees to return to work after spells of sickness. Health and wellbeing benefits can be part of a long-term company strategy to improve the productivity, engagement and health care of staff and also drive down the amount of days off work sick their employees are taking.
How to manage workplace stress
Definitions of workplace health and wellbeing
How to manage sickness absence (PDF 2.5mb)
How to manage health & wellbeing
Key research on healthcare benefits
Channel sponsored by
Find a supplier
News
Crawley Borough Council holds host of health and wellbeing events
Crawley Borough Council will hold health and wellbeing events for employees during September and plans to allow them to take time off work to volunteer in the local community.
07 Oct Health and wellbeing is becoming core business issue for FTSE100 companies.
02 Oct Healthcare perks remain popular despite rising costs
29 Sep Buckingham Palace to build gym for staff
24 Sep Simply Health extends Weight Watchers programme for staff
Analysis
Best practice claims management for group risk perks
Clear planning can significantly limit the costs inflicted by claims for long-term absence, says Sam Barrett
01 Oct Tax anomalies around healthcare benefits
01 Oct Controlling the cost of international private medical insurance
01 Oct Building a sickness absence strategy
18 Sep Executive health and wellbeing
Case Studies
Employer profile: Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education
A novel approach to staff wellbeing has helped the Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education slash sickness absence, says Debbie Lovewell
01 Oct Case study: Fujitsu Services
02 Jun Employer profile: Citigroup
30 May Case study: Coventry Building Society takes steps to limit employee stress
04 Apr Case study: Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
Research
Many staff under stress, but few have access to support services
Large numbers of employees suffer from stress, but few have access to support services at work, according to research by Westfield Health.
02 Oct Healthcare perks remain popular despite rising costs
18 Sep Staff use holiday entitlement to cover up sickness
15 Jul Employers' healthcare costs could rise by 60% in five years
02 Jun Employers worry that staff don’t have good enough eyesight to drive on business
02 Jun Absence levels in public sector higher than in private sector
