SPONSORED ARTICLE Changes to national insurance (NI) and minimum wages make a compelling case for salary exchange, says Susan Hope, workplace savings specialist at Scottish Widows. As of 6...
Read moreDetailsWhen employees see little room for pay growth, talent retention suffers. But by refocusing pay progression, employers can maximise investment and keep key people engaged, says Holly Coe, senior...
Read moreDetailsThe majority (87 percent) of healthcare sector workers want their employer to invest more in employee benefits this year, research has found. However, the same research shows that just...
Read moreDetailsTwo-thirds (67 percent) of UK companies are considering cutting jobs as a result of economic uncertainty, according to research with 500 senior business decision-makers. More than three quarters (76...
Read moreDetailsNext month's increases in the minimum wage make opening up auto-enrolment to employees under 22 “even more pressing”, according to Kate Smith, head of pensions at Aegon. Her comments...
Read moreDetailsMore than two-thirds (69 percent) of employers in the UK now offer a responsibly invested company pension, research from Scottish Widows has revealed. However, the pension provider found that...
Read moreDetailsThe risk that employers will fail to comply with regulations will increase when the national minimum wage (NMW) rates rise in April, experts have warned. A survey from accountancy...
Read moreDetailsEmployers have been urged to leverage pension salary sacrifice to potentially save thousands of pounds ahead of the rise in employer national insurance next month. Consultancy Hymans Robertson said...
Read moreDetailsPension provider Aegon has predicted that the government’s spring statement will be “silent” on pensions. However, other announcements in the statement on 26 March, 2025, could have “second order...
Read moreDetailsData has repeatedly shown that workplace benefits are highly valued by employees, but which industries offer the most generous benefits packages? In January, sharetech platform Vestd examined data from...
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