New type of workplace pension launches
Pension SuperHaven is launching to offer a new workplace pension product that guarantees income that is typically 10 to 15 per cent more than that paid by annuities and...
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Beat the pension scammers, how employers can help
For Sue Flood, the shock of losing her pension life savings resulted in severe depression. Flood and her husband were scammed out of £230,000 between them, with the final...
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TV star Gemma Collins fronts Pension Attention campaign; puts saving top of her list
Towie star and TV personality Gemma Collins, aka the GC, is fronting the latest Pension Attention campaign to highlight the importance of saving for later life. Collins appears in...
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The Benefits Expert Guide to Understanding Sustainability in Workplace Pensions
Workplace pension funds have significantly reduced the carbon footprint of their investment portfolios, exclusive research has revealed. DOWNLOAD YOUR COPY HERE A study of 20 major pension providers has revealed...
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Standard Life named as ‘safe haven’ provider for pension scam victims
Standard Life Master Trust has been chosen to be a ‘safe haven’ provider for thousands of defrauded pension savers. The pension provider will run a new scheme for pension...
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Time to shine light on latest free childcare extension, urges think tank
Free childcare funding is being expanded to cover nine-month-old children from September 2024, but a think tank has warned that many working parents may still be unaware of the...
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Starmer ‘lays groundwork’ for tax rises with warning of ‘painful’ Budget
Prime minister Keir Starmer has “laid the groundwork for tax rises” with talk of a “painful” October Budget, according to financial experts. Starmer said that since taking office, the...
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Spending falls but pension payments remain resilient, says Aviva
ONS figures have confirmed that average household spending is down in real terms as people tighten their belts in response to cost of living pressures. This widespread drop in...
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Younger workers expect 5 year pension holiday in generational shift
Young adults aged between 18-34 expect to have an average of three different careers over their working life and a five-year pension holiday. This is a change from previous...
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Scottish employers lack confidence in key employee benefits, finds research
More than three quarters of employers in Scotland do not have sufficient mental health support for staff, according to a report from Howden Employee Benefits. The report, titled ‘Employee...
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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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