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Benefits and allowances (2): Health benefits and allowances

The second article in our four-part annual survey of benefits and allowances details the provision of health-related benefits in 222 organisations.

On this page:
The 10 most popular health-related benefits
Paid time off for medical/dental appointments
Counselling and employee assistance programmes
Optical benefits
Private medical insurance
Permanent health insurance
Health screening
Subsidised gym membership
Healthcare cash plans
Attendance allowance/bonus
Dental insurance
Other health-related benefits
Table 1: Top 10 health-related benefits
Table 2: Paid time off for medical/dental appointments at 25 organisations
Table 3: Private medical insurance provision at 25 organisations
Table 4: Permanent health insurance at 25 organisations

Key points

  • More than four-fifths (81.5%) of organisations in our survey permit employees to take paid time off during working hours to attend medical appointments, making this the most commonly offered health-related benefit.