Healthcare benefits expanding fast

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Healthcare benefits expanding fast

Health insurance is proving a popular perk amongst employers and employees, according to a report in the Financial Times newspaper.

From private medical insurance to dental cover and optical benefits, the choice of health benefits is expanding fast , says Lucy Warwick-Ching, the author of the article.

For Warwick-Ching, the thinking behind these perks is straightforward: A good healthcare scheme should help attract and retain good staff, while ensuring they don’ t take too much time off sick.

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Title: Medical cover outshines the company car , by Lucy Warwick-Ching, Financial Times, 25 April 2001.

Take a look at this article online . . . http://globalarchive.ft.com/globalarchive/articles.html?id=010425000925

Title: BBC takes a flexible approach , by Lucy Warwick-Ching, Financial Times, 25 April 2001.

Take a look at this article online . . . http://globalarchive.ft.com/globalarchive/articles.html?id=010425000927