Vebnet adds Vielife's online wellbeing solution to its offerings

Employee benefits provider Vebnet has joined up with employee health company Vielife to allow its clients global access to an online health and wellbeing solution.

Ed Miliband ‘relaxed’ about the righteous rich, but questions growing gap between CEO and average pay

Firms need to publish pay ratios between top and average employees, according to the Labour Party leader, Ed Miliband.

When the baton gets passed to HR to make health and wellbeing happen

Put it in the diary. Friday 17 June could be the happiest day of 2011 – the day when a wellbeing equation developed by ‘Blue Monday’ psychologist Cliff Arnall potentially delivers its most positive...

Ernst & Young maternity coaching plan to be followed shortly by paternity programme

Professional services firm Ernst & Young has this month launched a maternity coaching scheme for its staff, as part of its commitment to retaining talented women and investing in their career...

Stark disparities in employer/employee views on wellbeing, finds Simplyhealth survey

One in three employees does not feel valued by their employer, raising concerns companies are failing to communicate they care about the health and wellbeing of staff, to the detriment of engagement...

Should employees with mental health problems be encouraged to remain at work if possible?

The debate on presenteeism is very welcome. Research on the topic is still in its infancy but it all points in the same direction – that lost productivity due to ill health from people who are...

Severe tightening of PAYE treatment of post-termination payments

As of 6 April 2011, the PAYE treatment of post-termination payments has changed.

Pay gap between public sector and private sector is widening, says IDS

A gap has emerged between the level of pay awards in the public and private sectors, according to the latest analysis of pay settlements from the Incomes data Service (IDS).

Financial education: solutions

Television adverts with a family sitting around the kitchen table, brandishing calculators and bills, while considering the option of a consolidated loan, are becoming as commonplace on our screens as...

Staff would have been forced off work without the help of EAPs, stats show

More than half of staff that have received counseling through and employee assistance programme (EAP), claim they would have had to miss work, had it not been for the service.

Bonus season is buoyant so far, says IDS research

Bonus levels have continued their post-recession bounce-back in 2011, according to an analysis of official earnings figures, published today by pay research specialists Incomes Data Services (IDS).

Financial education: employer case studies

Gone are the days when bosses paid staff and that was about as involved as they got in their employees’ finances.