Most employers (69%) cite benefits costs as the major hurdle they face in managing the health of their workforce, with 48% citing employees’ lack of understanding about how best to take responsibility for their own health and wellbeing as the second biggest challenge.
Interestingly, just 19% of respondents to the survey consider supporting employees back to work after long-term sick leave.
This may suggest that employers are recognising the benefits of developing more proactive and comprehensive strategies to support staff back to work, such as the cost advantage of doing so.
Hot 100 list members are the movers and shakers in the benefits industry who have made our headlines, contributed to feature articles, were awards judges and winners, or event speakers during the previous year.
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