More than three-quarters (77 percent) of UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are reviewing their employee benefits with plans to boost packages, research has found. The research from Howden...
Read moreDetailsThe risk posed by pension scammers is being highlighted in Eastenders as much loved character Jean Slater falls victim to a common scam. Soap opera producers worked with The...
Read moreDetailsAlmost one in five (19 percent) employees do not know how much they or their employer are paying into their pension, a survey has found. This lack of awareness...
Read moreDetailsEmployers may be required to name a dedicated executive that is responsible for staff retirement outcomes, a treasury consultation has said. The government has raised concerns that workplace pensions...
Read moreDetailsPension providers Aegon UK and Natwest Cushon are backing the government’s British Growth Partnership (BGP) to give workplace savers access to innovative investment opportunities that could boost pension pots....
Read moreDetailsThe treasury has unveiled plans to boost pension pots for savers and potentially unlock billions in investment by dramatically reshaping the UK’s pensions landscape. Under the reforms, “pension megafunds”...
Read moreDetailsWomen retire with £100,000 less than men, on average, while two fifths of women (42 percent) are currently on track to face poverty in retirement compared to just over...
Read moreDetailsResearch has revealed an urgent need for employers to support gen X employees in enhancing their retirement savings. Born between 1965 and 1980, gen X started work when defined...
Read moreDetailsRules that will govern how pensions dashboards are run have been published by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The rules, which apply specifically to firms operating commercial pensions dashboards,...
Read moreDetailsEmployers are being encouraged to get their workforces thinking and talking about their finances as the Money and Pensions Service’s ‘Talk Money Week 2024’ starts today (4 November) and...
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Seasoned professionals examine the challenges and innovations in today’s employee benefits, reward and HR sector. Every episode, they will unbox a key issue and unpack what it really means for employers and how they can tackle it.
The regulars are Claire Churchard, editor of Benefits Expert; Carole Goldsmith, HR director at the Royal Horticultural Society, and Steve Herbert, consultant and rewards & benefits veteran.
Return-to-office mandates are a topic that’s generating plenty of heat in the media, but how closely do the headlines match workplace reality?
In this episode, one of a three-part series of 10-minute podcasts, hosts Claire Churchard and Steve Herbert discuss data that shows remote or home working is on the rise.
We look at what this means for HR, from balancing employee flexibility with business needs, to ensuring benefits packages remain fair and accessible. We discuss the pinch points, and the opportunities, in building the new normal of work.
