Inchcape Fleet Solutions staff offered chance of health-screening during work time

Inchcape Fleet Solutions has introduced a health-screening programme for its employees.

Majority of employees are stressed but the young are more stressed than their older colleagues

Research to mark Stress Awareness Day today finds 84% of employees are stressed at work, with one in seven (14%) admitting to being very or extremely stressed.

Canada Life offers bereavement counselling and probate helpline to group life customers

Canada Life has launched a bereavement counselling service and probate helpline to its group life customers.

New online system at First Direct gives staff the chance to check their own stress levels

First Direct has launched a new system to allow employees to manage their own stress levels online.

Flu costs the British economy 1.35 billion

The flu will cost UK employers 7.6 million working days this year, according to experts.

New report highlights that investment in staff health and wellbeing is money well spent

HR managers have successfully saved their companies millions of pounds by investing in the health and wellbeing of their staff, according to a new report published today by the Chartered Society of...

Majority of UK workers have no insurance cover for critical illness

Almost seven out of 10 UK employees have made no financial provision for costs they may incur in the event of a critical illness.

Expat employees say their health deteriorates when on assignments abroad

While the majority of expats have found wealth and happiness since moving abroad, their health levels can suffer as a result

What to bear in mind when choosing an international PMI plan for expat employees

The number of British citizens moving abroad each year averages 60,000 and a significant proportion of these are on expat contracts from UK employers. This means HR directors need to ensure that their...

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Medical care to be provided to Virgin Atlantic staff wherever they are working in the world

Virgin Atlantic staff are to receive advice and medical care wherever in the world they are based for work purposes.

Employee benefits: HR professionals are left dazed and confused by the growing variety of products health cash plans offer

When Aviva, the world's fifth-largest insurance company, decided to re-enter the health cash plans market last November (it offers 100% reimbursement for the two most popular claims - dental and...

Only 4% of staff would approach their boss with a health concern

Most UK employees would rather suffer in silence with a health concern or personal issue than tell their boss or colleagues, according to new research from Aviva UK Health.