Gender pension gap remains remains high
The gender pension gap currently sits at 40.5% for 2020–21, almost unchanged from the initial estimate made half a decade ago, and represents an annual shortfall of £7,100 on...
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MP proposes employees have right to choose pension provider
Conservative MP Anthony Browne has brought a Ten-Minute Rule Bill in Parliament, proposing that employees be given the right to choose their own pension plan and have their employer...
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Pension dashboard reset to cause more delays
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirm that the Pensions Dashboards Programme is unlikely to meet its original delivery deadlines. In a minister statement, the new pensions...
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How does your DC pension compare? BE Guide to DC Pensions 2023
More than 10 years on from the introduction of automatic enrolment, defined contribution (DC) pension schemes are continuing to grow in popularity, but Benefits Expert's Guide to DC Pensions...
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Automatic enrolment: Time to widen the net?
When the government began the rollout of auto-enrolment (AE) back in 2012, only four in 10 people had a workplace pension. Marking 10 years of the initiative last autumn,...
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Fifth of employers missing out on salary sacrifice pensions tax break, study finds
A fifth of employers are missing out on tax savings by not using salary sacrifice, and many of those that are doing so are not using it effectively, according...
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Most pension schemes will struggle to provide dashboard data
Only one in 20 pension schemes expect to be able to provide dashboard data for all their members by the upcoming 'connection' date. The survey by Willis Towers Watson...
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PLSA aims to expand scope of auto-enrolment as it marks 100 years
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has said its main goal is to extend the range and level of automatic enrolment (AE) as the organisation marks its 100th...
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Auto-enrolment thresholds to remain at current levels
The government has confirmed that auto-enrolment thresholds will be held at their current levels for the next year. The decision was taken to “ensure the continued stability of the...
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Pension age rise could boost pension pots by £22k
Retiring just two years after the future minimum pension age of 57 could mean an extra £22,000 in pension pots while waiting until age 66 could mean an additional...
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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.
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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