Employers must act to tackle engagement gap among DC savers
There is a ‘cavernous’ trust and engagement gap among DC pension savers which is widest with younger people, according to new analysis of FCA data. In the FCA Financial...
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Survey reveals employee knowledge gap for DC pensions
More than six in 10 defined contribution (DC) pension savers are not making use of higher employer contributions eligible to them, according to research from TPT Retirement Solutions. The...
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Smart Pension and Yonder team up for global employer solution
Smart Pension has announced a partnership with Yonder to provide a digital solution for international employers who need to comply with workplace pension law for their UK-based employees. The...
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Jacqui Rouse, Majestic Wine: Driving engagement and retention
Specialist wine retailer Majestic Wine employs around 1,350 people and operates more than 200 stores across the UK. In April this year, the company restructured its pay and reward...
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Margaret Snowdon OBE: Pension scams and the role of employers
Pension scams affect us all. While there is, understandably, huge focus given to the member – who we must protect at all costs – it goes far wider than...
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Smith & Nephew pension fund completes £260m buy-in
The Smith & Nephew UK pension fund has completed a £260m buy-in deal. The deal with Rothesay secures the benefits for all remaining uninsured members of the fund, including...
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Two-year workplace pensions pause could cost employees £27,000
A two-year pause in workplace pensions contributions could cost savers £27,000 in total retirement funds, SEI has warned. Figures published by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) show an increase...
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High Court stops future changes to BBC pension benefits
The High Court has issued a judgment in the case of British Broadcasting Corporation v BBC Pensions Trust Limited, addressing concerns related to future service benefits within the BBC...
Read moreDetailsMitchells & Butlers completes £1.2bn pensions buy-in
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) Pensions Plan has concluded a £1.2 billion bulk purchase annuity transaction, covering around 20,200 members. The Plan’s deferred and pensioner members were covered by this...
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Liqueo launches employee financial wellbeing service
Liqueo has introduced a new financial wellbeing service for its 76 UK-based employees. The asset and wealth management consultancy firm, which has offices in London, New York and Dubai,...
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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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