Pensions have long been the Cinderella of the finance sector, left behind as other elements have steamed ahead in their use of technology. The advance of auto-enrolment, however, has...
Read moreDetailsChubb Pension Plan and Chubb Security Pension Fund have completed a £1 billion pensions buy-in for around 14,000 of the schemes’ members. The bulk purchase annuity deal for the...
Read moreDetailsNew research has highlighted a gap in regional pensions savings or “retirement readiness” among workers across the country. Findings from think tank Phoenix Insights, which surveyed 2,500 working adults...
Read moreDetailsFounded in 2003 with an aim to "open up wealth", global platform FNZ has more than 6,400 employees spread across 30-plus locations worldwide. Group chief people officer Renata Mrazova...
Read moreDetailsEmployers are failing to confirm whether their workplace pension schemes are offering value for money, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). An analysis of the...
Read moreDetailsTwo in three people are likely to take time out to provide unpaid care at some point during their working life which will impact their pension pots, according to...
Read moreDetailsMGM Assurance staff pension plan has completed a £80 million buy-in for around 700 of the scheme’s members. The bulk purchase annuity (BPA) deal, carried out with Phoenix Group's...
Read moreDetailsWhy should employers provide total reward statements? Now that salaries are struggling to keep up with inflation, leveraging rewards and benefits is key to retaining top talent and enhancing...
Read moreDetailsAround three in five (61%) of women believe maternity will adversely affect pension saving, which is worrying for more than half of female employees. New research from the Pensions...
Read moreDetailsNearly half of employees say they will be working beyond state pension age, with one in seven claiming they may never be able to afford to retire amid the...
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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.
