Category Archives: Healthcare

An up date on all things healthcare, covering the latest developments in the public and private arena.

Tax Breaks for Medical Interventions…

Delegates at our Jelf Employment Seminar on Friday will recall that amongst my topics for the day was the subject of tax-break for healthcare treatments, as suggested in George Osborne’s budget statement recently. And coincidentally, that same day the following article was issued … Continue reading

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Bristol Employment Seminar: Bookings now being taken…

We are delighted to announce the latest instalment of our informative, challenging, and entertaining Jelf Employment Seminars in the SW of England.  Yet again we will be fielding our range of expert educators, speaking on important topics of true relevance to … Continue reading

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Manchester Employee Benefits Workshops: Bookings now being taken…

As promised at our recent Manchester Employment Seminar, I am running a free workshop on current Employee Benefit issues (including cost savings). Below are full details on the workshop, including details of how to book a place.  As ever, early booking is advised. … Continue reading

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Record low growth in average wages…

In between the blanket coverage of Lady T’s funeral yesterday, I did hear one snippet of relevance to both this blog and our audience.  The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the lowest increase in average weekly … Continue reading

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Fit for Work?

Followers of this blog will already be aware of The Sickness Absence Review.  The report made various recommendations as to how to reduce long-term sickness absence in the UK, and some of those proposals are now in train with a target date … Continue reading

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“Reach for the Sky” seminar: Bookings now being taken…

Do you know how to get new HR and Finance procedures off the ground? Are your existing policies flying high? Have you reconnoitred the legislation landscape for significant changes ahead? If the answer to any of these questions is “no”, then why … Continue reading

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5 good reasons to keep Childcare Vouchers…

For more on this one, see my previous posts on this topic, or this article that I penned for the HR Bullets website… http://goo.gl/9edkC In summary, I would strongly recommend that employers think carefully before removing the Childcare Voucher offering … Continue reading

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Cost Of UK Absenteeism Down In 2012

Presenteeism is a word becoming more and more prevalent in the workplace. But what exactly is presenteeism? It is employees turning up to work but being unable to perform their duties, as they are unfit for work. During the winter … Continue reading

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The budget and tax breaks on health related benefits…

This is one of the budget topics I previously flagged as being of importance to Employee Benefits.  In simple terms it’s a question of how the Government would take forward the proposal in The Sickness Absence Review (SAR) that certain health-related employee … Continue reading

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The first of those budget changes: Childcare Vouchers

Following my post last week re potential changes to Employee Benefits in the March Budget statement, the first of the stories is already up and running. The attached post from the BBC News website gives the scant information currently available:  … Continue reading

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