Just 40 percent of employee benefits are being used and 47 percent of employees feel undervalued, believing leaders are out of touch with their benefit preferences. These were the...
Read moreDetailsPensions adviser Cartwright has appointed Ian McKnight as senior adviser to boost business development for the firm, which specialises in defined benefit and hybrid schemes. McKnight joins the company...
Read moreDetailsThe majority of defined contribution (DC) pension savers, 75 percent, want their pension to automatically pay an income when they reach retirement. The finding was revealed in a paper...
Read moreDetailsFinancial advisers have urged the government to reduce the tax burden on people saving for retirement in anticipation of the next general election. The call to action was revealed...
Read moreDetailsPlanned changes to child benefits mean that pension salary sacrifice schemes will be more attractive for higher earning households. For a family with three children, child benefit is worth...
Read moreDetailsIndependent financial services consultancy Quantum Advisory has promoted Darren Wateridge to principal consultant in London. Wateridge joined the company in 2013 as a senior consultant and actuary with more than...
Read moreDetailsPension and incentive services provider Zedra has boosted its governance team by creating a new client relationship director role. Appointee Nicola Parnham, who joined Zedra in 2018 to build...
Read moreDetailsWomen on average hold £100,000 less in financial assets than men, according to a study that examined gender wealth disparities in the UK. The research by, Handelsbanken Wealth and...
Read moreDetailsChancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed there will be greater scrutiny of the performance of defined contribution pension funds in his 2024 Spring Budget speech today. He told MPs in...
Read moreDetailsPoorly performing defined contribution pension funds will be blocked from taking on new business from employers, chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced. The changes are part of a package of...
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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.
The US retreat from diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) is making waves far beyond the country's borders. In the wake of President Trump’s executive order abolishing DEI across federal government departments, global firms like Goldman Sachs and Accenture have rapidly dialled down their own efforts.
The influence is being felt in the UK too. However, the UK operates under a different legal framework. It has stronger workplace protections and a government actively looking to enhance employee rights through its Make Work Pay agenda. But as US firms reposition their approach to DEI, UK subsidiaries could find themselves caught between conflicting priorities.
In the latest Benefits Unboxed podcast, co-hosts Claire Churchard, editor of Benefits Expert, Carole Goldsmith, HR director at the Royal Horticultural Society, and Steve Herbert, industry veteran and reward and benefits consultant, discuss how the US DEI rollback might impact UK businesses.
