Women work seven weeks unpaid as gender pay gap sits at 13.1%
The gender pay gap is 13.1 percent, meaning women work for free for nearly seven weeks a year compared to the average man, analysis from the TUC has revealed....
Read moreDetailsThe gender pay gap is 13.1 percent, meaning women work for free for nearly seven weeks a year compared to the average man, analysis from the TUC has revealed....
Read moreDetailsAlmost three quarters of employees want their workplace pension to be invested responsibly, but around half of employees don’t know if this is actually happening. This was a key...
Read moreDetailsEmployees are under saving for their retirement by as much as a quarter, with women expected to be worst affected, according to research from pension provider Royal London. The...
Read moreDetailsResearch found that 80 percent of defined contribution pension (DC) scheme members would give up their flexibility for a higher income from their pension, while 78 percent would give...
Read moreDetailsA substantial proportion of people aged 18-34 do not know where all their pension pots are or how much they have saved, as a provider has warned of “an...
Read moreDetailsEmployers have been urged to help reduce the gender pension gap as new analysis finds men have nearly twice the pension wealth of women on average. Broadstone’s Wealth &...
Read moreDetailsPension-finding platform Raindrop recovered £251 million worth of lost UK pensions in 2024, but said this is "the tip of the iceberg” with billions still in limbo. Last year’s...
Read moreDetailsA growing number of Gen Z and millennials are expressing interest in taking year-long breaks from work, known as 'micro-retirements', to enhance their wellbeing and achieve better work-life balance....
Read moreDetailsNearly half of mid-market businesses are exploring how salary sacrifice could help them counter the hit of employer national insurance tax rises, a survey has found. Research with 500...
Read moreDetailsVIEW THE FULL ROUND TABLE PDF SUPPLMENT HERE Switching pension providers is no small task for an employer. So if the general trend shows pension providers are decarbonising and...
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