Vitality Essentials - a company-wide wellbeing solution

Vitality Essentials is a new company-wide health and wellbeing solution, which brings selected benefits of the Vitality Programme and primary care services offered by Vitality GP to employees not covered by Private Medical Insurance, at no extra cost.

This innovative new product, available to small and medium-sized businesses with 10 or more insured employees, will help you to promote better health and wellbeing across your employees, driving higher employee engagement, enhanced productivity, and better business performance - delivering Shared-Value for your business and your employees.

The employee health and productivity opportunity:

• £81 billion – amount of lost productivity to UK businesses each year as a result of employee ill-health
• 1 in 10 employers offer Private Medical Insurance to their whole workforce
• 25 days productivity gap between healthy and unhealthy employees.

Source: Britain’s Healthiest Workplace 2017 and Vitality data 2018

What’s included?

• Up to four virtual GP consultations per employee, per plan year, through Vitality GP
• 40% gym discount at Virgin Active, Nuffield Health or David Lloyd Clubs. A joining fee will apply
• Up to 40% discount on devices through Garmin, Polar and Withings. P&P charges may apply
• Vitality online Health Review and Vitality Healthcheck access
• A six month Digital + Studio Plan with WW for £30
• Healthy mind – access to a range of mindfulness and relaxation apps
• 25% off one pair of sport shoes at Runners Need per member per plan year
• Vitality VIP to incentivise engagement.

Important information:

• Any employee aged 18 or over at their benefit start date, providing they meet the eligibility criteria of this plan and as agreed with the planholder. They will join as a member. Any member must live in the UK for at least 180 days per plan year
• Schemes with 10-49 insured employees: uninsured employees are eligible for Vitality Essentials provided the total number of employees (insured plus uninsured) is no greater than three times the number of insured members. E.g. with 10 insured employees, schemes with up to 30 total employees are eligible
• Schemes with 50+ insured employees: uninsured employees are eligible for Vitality Essentials provided the total number of employees (insured plus uninsured) is no greater than twice the insured members, plus 50. E.g. with 100 insured employees, schemes with up to 250 total employees are eligible
• If the employee’s Vitality Essentials plan is cancelled for any reason, or if the employee leaves the company, then his/her Vitality partner benefits will end on the cancellation date, or on his/her leaving date, whichever is the earlier. Any ongoing contracts or memberships he/she has with Vitality partners may revert to the normal rate and the discounts may not apply
• Cover for Vitality Essentials members will not start until we have accepted the application.

How to buy this:

You can add Vitality Essentials to an eligible Business Healthcare plan of 10 or more insured employees at plan renewal. Your renewal invite will contain all the necessary information about how to add employees to Vitality Essentials.

If you are a new business customer, you can get Vitality Essentials for your employees when joining one of our Vitality Programmes. For more information or to sign up today, call us on 03453075071.