The statistic that approximately 1 in 10 employees in Europe is or has been absent from work due to depression, will come as no surprise to most employers or HR professionals. This statistic takes no account of ‘presenteeism’, where employees who are unwell attend the workplace because they feel they should, but who then perform … Continue Reading
So what is your first thought as Chairman if one of your Board colleagues names you as a contributing cause of his intended suicide? And how do you feel as line manager at a big international bank if one of the interns under your charge collapses and dies at just 25 due, by all accounts, … Continue Reading
Following up on a recent announcement, on July 9, 2013 the IRS issued Notice 2013-45 to establish a one-year delay in the implementation of the employer mandate tax and related reporting requirements adopted under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). … Continue Reading
The U.S. Supreme Court departed from the pro-arbitration stance it has taken in the past several terms in Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter, No. 12-135, 569 U.S. ___ (June 10, 2013). Dr. John Sutter, a pediatrician, brought a putative class action lawsuit against Oxford Health Plans, a health insurance company, for Oxford’s purported failure … Continue Reading
It is not news that stress is a leading cause of ill health, absence and spiraling healthcare costs in both the NHS and the private sector. Research conducted by QCG Consulting1 found that work-related stress has increased over the last 2-3 years suggesting that in 2011/12,of 27 million days lost to sickness, nearly 23 million … Continue Reading
Last Wednesday, the United States issued a final rule that will impact employer wellness programs starting January 1, 2014. This rule issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (collectively, the “Departments”), provides additional flexibility to employers with respect to the financial rewards that can be offered for achieving health-based … Continue Reading
As reported in Health care reform: The implications of Supreme Court’s decision for employers, “the heart of the law requires that ‘large employers’ offer a medical plan that provides ‘minimum essential health benefits’ to their full-time employees or pay a tax effective Jan. 1, 2014.” So which employees are full-time employees? The Patient Protection and … Continue Reading
