Half of employees expect to work beyond pension age
Nearly 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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Pensions
Harrods completes £400m pensions buy-in
The Harrods Group Pension Plan, sponsored by Harrods Holding Limited, has completed a £400m full scheme buy-in with Scottish Widows. The deal, which was announced today (12 June), covers...
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Pension dashboard delayed again
The government has announced a further year long delay to the introduction of pension dashboards, with the first connections not now planned until October 2026. The announcement was made...
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Financial wellbeing benefits priority for 65%
Financial wellbeing benefits are being prioritised by nearly two in three (65%) employees, according to new figures. The research from rewards and benefits platform Benefex revealed this percentage was...
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Many over 55s unaware of tax-free pension access
Many individuals aged 55 and above do not know that they can withdraw 25% of their pension pot tax-free, according to research from Standard Life. The study revealed that...
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Pension gender gap is 35%, finds DWP
Men have pensions that are on average 35% higher than women at the age of 55, according to the government’s first publication of data on the gender pension wealth...
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Sophie Austin, Monahans: Benefits must be flexible to meet changing employee needs
With 140 employees spread across seven UK locations, accountancy and business advisory firm Monahans constantly reviews its benefits offering to attract and retain staff. Sophie Austin joined the company...
Read moreDetailsOne in three believe they can’t afford to retire
A third (33%) of employees believe they will never have enough money to retire because of increasing expenses. New research from Wealth at Work also revealed that more than...
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Women twice as likely to lose out on workplace pension
Women are more than twice as likely as men to lose out on auto-enrolment, new research to mark gender pensions gap day today (29 May) has revealed. Analysis by...
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Cloud8 boosts employee benefits
Cloud8 is expanding its employee benefits offering as part of its talent retention and reward strategy. From 1 June, the company will increase its pension contribution by 2%, taking...
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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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