healthcare

Employee assistance programmes (EAPs) are not a motivational tool for employees and are all about "protecting the risk of a company", says First Group reward and pensions director John Chilman.

Despite being the most common working environment, open plan offices may actually be detrimental to employee health, wellbeing and productivity, according to Canada Life research.

More than half of employees (52%) would be willing to save into a pension if they had a better idea of how they worked, a report by Capita Employee Benefits reveals.

FTSE 100 companies are failing to measure and report on the psychological health of their employees, a Business in the Community (BITC) benchmark reveals.

Two-thirds of workers have gone to work when sick, highlighting the issue of ‘presenteeism', Axa PPP Healthcare has revealed.

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.

"Great" workplace benefits make employees more likely to stay with their current employer, a survey conducted by the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) finds.

Investing in employee wellbeing can have a substantial impact on company performance. Owain Thomas reveals how organisations can benefit by taking up the challenge.

The evidence is becoming overwhelming. Owain Thomas examines why employers should be creating environments to support and prevent mental ill health.