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 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.
Definitions of workplace health and wellbeing
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News
Eversheds relaunches second-opinion medical service
Law firm Eversheds has relaunched its second-opinion medical service and aligned it with its private medical insurance (PMI) scheme. The Best Doctors service, which allows employees to seek a second opinion on any medical diagnosis, was first launched in May 2010.
16 May EXCLUSIVE: AYMTM introduces summer boot camp and relaunches bikes-for-work scheme
15 May EnergiseYou launches employee health and energy check
15 May CIPD/Benefex research: A third of employers to increase employee benefits spend in 2012
14 May EEF/Westfield Health research: Levels of sickness absence down in 2011
Analysis
Should more importance be placed on dental care?
Dental care is recognised as an important factor in employees' health, and a growing number of employers are offering it as a benefit, says Clare Bettelley
02 Apr Oracle promotes personal choice for employees
02 Apr Building a PMI plan for expatriates that complements state provision
05 Mar Educating staff to deal with stress created by technology
05 Mar Can some perks have unintended consequences for staff?
05 Mar Happiness at work
Case Studies
Case study: Incisive Media finds a balance on healthcare overseas
With offices in locations such as Hong Kong, New York and Singapore, it is not surprising that overseas assignments are high on the agenda of the benefits team at business-to-business publisher, Incisive Media.
02 Apr Oracle promotes personal choice for employees
05 Mar Case study: Axa seeks to ensure employee happiness
Research
Legal and General research: Most employees absent due to stress are able to return to work
Seven out of ten employees absent due to stress return to work within six months, according to research by Legal and General.
15 May CIPD/Benefex research: A third of employers to increase employee benefits spend in 2012
14 May EEF/Westfield Health research: Levels of sickness absence down in 2011
20 Apr Canada Life research: Most respondents feel unsupported by their employer
17 Apr Fellowes research: Less than half of employees are given workstation risk assessments
03 Apr CIPP research: Majority of respondents believe fit notes are not effective
