One in three believe they can’t afford to retire
A third (33%) of employees believe they will never have enough money to retire because of increasing expenses. New research from Wealth at Work also revealed that more than...
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Women twice as likely to lose out on workplace pension
Women are more than twice as likely as men to lose out on auto-enrolment, new research to mark gender pensions gap day today (29 May) has revealed. Analysis by...
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Half of employers fail to provide retirement support
More than half (51%) of employers are failing to provide any extra help for staff approaching retirement beyond contributing to their pensions, a new survey has found. Research carried...
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Direct Line Group selects LifeSight for master trust
Direct Line Group Pension Trustee has appointed Willis Towers Watson (WTW)'s LifeSight to provide a master trust for 16,500 deferred members in the UK, which includes assets worth £425...
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Mary Beighton, Zuto: Creating a level playing field with your benefits provision is key
UK car finance and loan business Zuto employs around 450 people based across two sites in Macclesfield and Manchester, with many working in a hybrid way. In May 2022,...
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Cost of living drives employees out of workplace pension
The cost of living is driving people out of their workplace pension, with more than a quarter (26%) of large employers in the UK reporting an increase in the...
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Making space boosts employee pay by 10%
Making Space has increased employees’ pay packets by 10% as part of its commitment to give workers the real living wage. The adult health and social care charity, which...
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DC pensions roundtable: Challenging times for workplace pensions
Understanding investments and keeping employees financially focused on their workplace pensions are among the ongoing challenges for today’s employers. Benefits Expert gathered together industry experts to discuss the key...
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Royal Mail authorised as UK’s first CDC scheme
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has authorised the Royal Mail Collective Pension Plan, the first collective defined contribution (CDC) pension scheme in the UK. The Pension Schemes Act 2021 established...
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Financially vulnerable could stop workplace pension contributions, warns Outra
Financially vulnerable employees under 40 could stop contributing to their workplace pensions, potentially leading to a “pensions time bomb” of almost £4 billion, Outra has warned. The data science...
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BENEFITS UNBOXED PODCAST
Benefits Unboxed
The podcast from Benefits Expert, the title for HR, reward and benefits professionals.
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.
Benefits Unboxed – Hybrid work: reality versus rhetoric
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.
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