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Sickness and Hospitalisation Plans

We offer Income Protection benefits to our members at low cost

TFS Sickness Benefit Plan

We offer a straightforward Sickness Benefit Plan that pays employees tax-free weekly benefits of up to £175 if they are off work sick for over a week. Considering the Statutory Sick Pay is often not sufficient to support people unable to work (including all COVID-related sickness), falling sick could significantly affect one’s finances and mental state. As we assist them financially, employees can focus on getting better and back to work sooner.

We offer weekly benefits of £70, £105 and £140 as well.

Monthly premiums start from as little as £3.47 per policy for our 5-week cover (we also offer 12-week and 25-week cover). You have control over the level of cover you would like to offer your employees – you simply choose the amount of weekly benefit and the length of cover. Employees can individually upgrade or top up their cover at their own cost if they wish.

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If you are to take out a 5-week cover with a £175 weekly benefit,

the monthly premiums start at £16.47 per individual

See below for more details on starting premium rates for all levels of cover we provide

*TFS Sickness Plan premiums depend on the age group of the individual at the time of opening the policy. The above premiums apply to individuals aged 16-30. Once a plan is started, the price never goes up. For full premium rates table, please click here.

For more details on the Sickness Plan, visit our Sickness Plan Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) >>

Our Sickness Benefit Plan does not encourage employees to take sick leave but aims to provide them with additional short-term financial support when they need it most. Benefits are only payable from the 8th day of sickness, while the amount payable is decided by you, and it will not exceed 75% of the employee’s normal earnings

Additional Free Membership Benefits

With every plan you take out, employees will have the added bonus of receiving discretionary benefits after 1 year’s membership, making them eligible to claim money back on their Dental, Optical and Osteopathy expenses.

 

TFS Hospitalisation Plan

When you take out a Corporate Membership to provide sickness benefit cover for your employees, you also have the option of adding Hospitalisation Cover. Monthly premiums start at just £1.13 and we will pay out a daily benefit to individuals who are unfortunate enough to have to stay in hospital overnight.

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Our affordable and straightforward plans could be the key to improving workplace wellbeing

Additional benefit for taking out a Corporate Membership with TFS

When it comes to managing their policies, employees handle these mostly – such as completing their application and claim forms online, so that there is not much additional admin work for the employer.

However, the employer would be responsible for its employees’ premium payments. This could be done as a single monthly payment for the Group cover along with a list of employees which would include starters, leavers etc.

If your employees decide to upgrade their policy at their own expense, we would inform you and would ask that you deduct the additional premium from their weekly/monthly pay and include them in the list and the payment you make to us.

As a way to say thank you and to cover the cost of collecting and processing premiums, you will be receiving 2% cash-back on all premiums collected

Benefits for you

  • Improve recruitment and retention

By offering an income protection plan to your employees, you help create a competitive package to attract and retain employees

  • Promote health and wellbeing

Developing a company culture of health and wellbeing means higher productivity and positive employee morale

  • Manage finances

Current UK laws qualify such premiums as an allowable business expense. What is more, the cost for an employee’s cover never goes up once their plan is started.

Benefits for your employees

  • Financial support

We will pay tax-free sickness benefit to your employees after day 7 of their sickness. You decide the level of cover you would like to offer

  • A focus on wellbeing

After 12 months contributions have been paid, your employee becomes eligible for Discretionary Benefits. In essence, we provide financial assistance towards dental, optical and osteopathic treatment.  After the employee has had treatment and paid the bill, they send the receipt to TFS and we will reimburse part of the cost. The limits are as follows:

• Dental treatment – 50% of the cost of treatment up to a maximum of £75 per year.

• Optical treatment (including sight test) – 50% of the cost of treatment up to a maximum of £75 every two years.

• Osteopathic treatment – 100% of the cost of treatment up to a maximum of £150 per year

  • Improved job satisfaction

As provided with immediate benefits that are arguably helpful, employees are more likely to feel valued and satisfied

Why choose us?

Transport Friendly Society has been providing peace of mind to our members for over 135 years. We have expanded throughout the UK and have nearly 23,000 members, who are at the heart of all that we do, as a mutual (non-profit) organisation. Our membership is open exclusively to those who work in passenger transport, their friends and family.

At TFS we pride ourselves in being committed to supporting our members. Most recently, we have accepted around 99% of Covid-19 related sickness claims, paying out over £720,000 in COVID sickness benefit to date.

For more information on Corporate Membership & Individual Membership

If you have any further queries that you would like to discuss, or would like to request a quote, then please email us at info@tfs.uk.com quoting “Route One Offer” and we will be happy to assist.

In case you are not interested in taking out a Corporate Membership but believe your employees might find the TFS Sickness Plan beneficial, then please forward this link to your staff.