The government is failing to support small and medium businesses in looking after the health of their employees, according to a report by the Work Foundation.
One in four employers wants no help from providers or consultants in managing their group risk schemes.
Workplace benefits saw some significant points within chancellor George Osborne's 67 minute long Autumn Statement that could have a major impact on benefits budgets.
Admiral Insurance is using its Ministry for Health to help improve employee health and wellbeing.
The chancellor has cut eligibility for free childcare and tax-free childcare to families earning less than £100,000 and parents working more than 16 hours a week.
The majority of employers believe auto-enrolment administration is pretty easy, however smaller firms are feeling the pain.
Large employers face an additional payroll tax of 0.5% to fund the chancellor's apprenticeship programme.
The government is to consult employers on the use of salary sacrifice schemes and "remains concerned about the growth" of such schemes.
Mental health services are to receive an additional £600m in state funding in a drive by the government for more people to have access by 2020.
Thomson Reuters is to introduce pension freedom education for its in-house defined contribution (DC) scheme in January.