All Healthcare and wellbeing articles – Page 265
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Analysis
How incentives help reduce sickness absence
If you read nothing else, read this… Cash-based incentives or rewards can be offered to encourage attendance and discourage unnecessary absence. However, positive results may not address the underlying cause of high sickness absence rates. Recording sickness absence data is essential in order to understand how incentives can be effective. ...
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Mercer research: SMEs face higher premiums for private medical insurance
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) face higher premiums for providing private medical insurance (PMI) to staff in 2011, according to data released by Mercer.The data found that, on average, PMI premiums for SMEs have increased by 10% since 2010, while large firms have seen an increase of 4.9%.SMEs pay an ...
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CBI/Pfizer research: Workplace absences cost economy £17 billion
Workplace absence cost UK employers £17 billion last year due to 190 million working days lost, according to new research from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and Pfizer.The CBI/Pfizer Absence and Workplace Health Survey found that despite the introduction of the fit note in 2010, the rate of absence ...
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Mercer research: Most European organisations measure the length of employee absence
The majority (82%) of European organisations measure the length of employee absence while 35% record the causes of absence and 27% measure the costs.The Pan-European Survey on Employer Health Benefits Issues, conducted by Mercer in 14 countries across Europe with 556 employers, found that 29% of respondents in France, 23% ...
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Case Studies
Case study: Charles River Associates' health cash plan is a winner
Global consulting firm Charles River Associates carries out an annual benefits review.In April 2010, it introduced an employer-paid health cash plan, provided by Westfield Health, for its London-based staff. Peg Dahl, associate director, global benefits, says: “This complements the supplemental medical and dental insurance we already offer and gives employees ...
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Buyer's guide to health cash plans
Focus on factsWhat are health cash plans?For a premium, these reimburse members for the partial or full cost of a range of everyday health treatments. Typically, the benefits included in a cash plan are dental and optical care, onsite health screening, physiotherapy and employee assistance programmes.What are the origins of ...
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Aviva research: Employers believe in joint responsibility with staff to help return to work
The majority of employers (63%) believe they have a joint responsibility with employees to help staff back into the workplace after sickness absence, according to new research from Aviva UK Health.In its 360 Degree Absence Management study, which polled nearly 700 employers, Aviva found that 21% of respondents believe it ...
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Case Studies
Case study: David Lloyd Leisure gets perks in shape
When David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) introduced a flexible benefits plan in June 2010, it incorporated its existing voluntary benefits scheme into the new offering.The flex scheme includes a health cash plan, bikes for work, childcare vouchers, critical illness insurance, private medical insurance, a discount scheme, salary sacrifice company cars, holiday ...
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Analysis
Private medical insurance in a disaster zone
If you read nothing else, read this… International PMI typically includes inpatient and outpatient services. Many international PMI policies will include medical evacuation and repatriation services, or will offer these as additional extras. Exclusion clauses may be included for areas that the Foreign Office advises against travelling to. ...
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Towry removes PMI and travel insurance from flex scheme
Financial services firm Towry has removed private medical insurance (PMI) and travel insurance from its flexible benefits scheme.It removed PMI before its annual flex enrolment window this month after rising premiums made it no longer viable to offer through flex. Richard Higginson, head of reward at Towry, said the benefit ...
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Analysis
Thought leaders: Academic insights: Flexibility is the key to reducing absence
Absenteeism and presenteeism both need to be tackled by employers, says Ivan RobertsonEvery employee needs to take time off sick now and again, but for the employer, lost time is a problem - sometimes a severe one. According to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s (CIPD) Annual survey report ...
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Aviva research: Employee wellbeing is primary concern during long-term absence
Over half of employers (61%) said their primary concern when an employee goes on long-term absence is the individual's health and wellbeing, according to Aviva UK Health’s 360 Degree Absence Management study.A further 23% were anxious about the pressure this absence would put on other employees’ workloads.Nearly half (50%) of ...
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Analysis
Healthcare cash plans can be a bargain
If you read nothing else, read this... Low-cost health cash plans can deliver value as long as staff actually benefit from the limited cover they provide. Establishing what expenses staff are likely to claim for, and communicating the value of the cash plan, is key to achieving cost-effectiveness. Plans should ...
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E.On switches on new flex perks and puts PMI in trust
E.On has added new benefits to its flexible benefits plan and switched its private medical insurance to a healthcare trust.The PMI scheme, provided by Simplyhealth, is employee-funded for most staff and is also available to families.Ant Donaldson, senior specialist – employee benefits at E.On, said: “PMI has insurance premium tax ...
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Employee Benefits/Cigna Workplace Absence Research 2011
Download a PDF of the Employee Benefits/Cigna Workplace Absence Research 2011.How employers manage workplace absence strategiesNearly all respondents (98%) record absence in their organisations, and the most popular ways of doing so are through an online HR or payroll self-service system - as used by 35% of respondents. A further ...
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Westfield Health enhances employer-paid cash plan
Westfield Health has enhanced the quoting system for its employer-paid health cash plans.Its Westfield Mosaic plans now offers a choice of 19 benefits and services, plus free integrated cover for dependent children on core benefits and a complementary BusinessCare benefit for employers, from £1 per employee per week.New additions to ...
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Analysis
Private medical insurance for executives
If you read nothing else, read this... Outpatient treatment limits for executive staff can be upgraded to a full refund. Some executive employees do not have to disclose medical history. Executives' families are generally included in their PMI plan. Common features of executive PMI include: diagnostic scans, cancer treatments, pregnancy ...
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Health Shield adds new cover level to cash plan
Health Shield has extended its voluntary corporate cash plan with the creation of a new entry level.Employees can now choose from six levels of cover, including the new ‘Access Level’, priced from £1.25 per week.The introduction of the new level follows a scheme review of all product offerings by Health ...
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Analysis
Humberside Police arrests sickness absence and tackles budget cuts
An effective sickness absence management strategy is helping Humberside Police to cope with budget cuts, says Jennifer PatersonWith the government’s budget axe coming down on the public sector, benefits will be under strict review over the next year. The biggest challenge for Humberside Police is to come to grips with ...
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Aston Martin and Eaga Partnership to provide health cash plans
Aston Martin and Eaga Partnership have signed up with Health Shield to provide health cash plans to employees.The schemes will provide nearly 1,000 Aston Martin employees and 4,500 Eaga Partnership employees with cover for everyday healthcare treatment such as dental, optical physiotherapy and complementary therapies.Philip Wood, executive director of sales ...