In this white paper Patrick Woodman, Head of External Affairs at the Chartered Management Institute, discusses the importance of health in the workplace, not only for employees, but also for the bottom line.

Welcome to the thirteenth edition of our Absence Management survey report in partnership with Simplyhealth. As in previous years, we provide useful benchmarking data for organisations on absence levels and the cost and causes of absence as well as a focus on employee well-being.

With employers viewing unplanned absence as something that can be measured and improved to impact employee engagement and the bottom line, HR departments are searching for ways to record and analyse absence. Learn more in this white paper.

With the workforce set to get older, employers must take the opportunity to review what can be provided under their group risk schemes and where savings can be made.

The Employee Benefits & Trends Survey is Aon Hewitt's annual insight into the benefits provision of the UK's employers. Surveying over 180 HR and benefits professionals, the 2011 survey gives detailed insight into the latest thinking and practices in DC pensions, flexible benefits, health and risk

The way a business deploys and uses its healthcare benefits can itself be a good indicator of that organisation’s health. Owain Thomas examines what should be important to firms considering their staff healthcare offering.

This research study identifies how frequently people leave work for health reasons, describes the characteristics of these people and examines the impact on various economic outcomes. This reveals how leaving work for health reasons affects the everyday lives of working age individuals in Britain.

With continuing economic uncertainty and pressure on living standards, how are UK employers changing their approaches to reward? Covering 300 companies, this summary assesses the key trends relevant to: base salary levels; performance remuneration; performance measures and flexible benefits.

Employers and employees alike understand that the occasional absence from work due to sickness is unavoidable. But what if the condition is not serious: does a return to work actually hinder an individual from making a full recovery? This briefing looks at the contractual ins and outs.

An article by Peninsula Business services advising on how to get long term absentees back to work.