Employee Benefits

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Higher pay rises for men than women could result in a gender pensions gap of £142,603, according to new findings. Research commissioned by investment solutions firm Fidelity International revealed that men typically receive £733 more than women when their salary is increased.

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Employee Benefits

JULY 17, 2023

When law firm Herbert Smith Freehills was approached about taking part in the living pension pilot, it was keen to support what it saw as a vital initiative not just for its own employees, but for society in general. The living pension voluntary savings target is 12% of a worker’s annual salary.

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Employee Benefits

MARCH 6, 2024

WEALTH at work, a leading financial wellbeing and retirement specialist has run financial education workshops for staff in hundreds of organisations and is encouraging people to consider using this saving in National Insurance if they can, to increase their monthly pension contributions. When made into a pension contribution it is worth £206.39

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Employee Benefits

JULY 11, 2023

Employee retention poses a complex challenge that goes beyond merely offering a competitive salary. The prominence of employee perks is on the rise, and as such, workers’ expectations are also climbing. The remaining amount is covered by employees from their post-tax salary.

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Employee Benefits

JULY 31, 2023

billion pension to cut future benefits for plan members but can make other changes without employees’ consent. The case explored the treatment of future service benefits under the BBC pension scheme, which provides retirement benefits on a defined benefit (DB) basis for BBC employees who joined before 1 December 2010.

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Employee Benefits

JULY 25, 2023

Transitioning to a superior provider is no longer a hassle: If you’re contemplating changing your current workplace pension scheme, the process isn’t as challenging as you might think. Many pension companies (we’re one of them!) What is a workplace pension? are prepared to assist you with the heavy lifting.

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Employee Benefits

JULY 17, 2023

As a voluntary savings target, the living pension initiative sets out the minimum annual contribution needed to afford basic living costs in retirement. Employers should ensure that employees who increase their contributions in line with this are not saving at a rate they cannot afford. Enter the living pension initiative.

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Empuls

AUGUST 28, 2024

This not only highlights the importance of employee benefits in fostering loyalty and satisfaction but also underscores the potential risks for companies that fail to prioritize this aspect of their compensation strategy. What are employee benefits providers? This reduces the administrative burden on HR departments.

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HR Lineup

MARCH 13, 2022

However, the tax deduction is limited to a maximum of 25% of the total salary of the employees in this qualified employee benefit plan. Also, an employer can use a combo-plan where they adopt both the traditional or cash balance and the profit-sharing systems to provide additional retirement benefits for a few employees.

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Employee Benefits

APRIL 14, 2023

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has assessed and authorised the UK’s first collective defined contribution (CDC) pension scheme. The Royal Mail Collective Pension Plan (RMCPP) was the first to be added to the newly published list of authorised CDC pensions on TPR’s website.

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Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Huddersfield-based children’s Hospice charity Forget Me Not has launched a salary sacrifice pension arrangement in order to look after the financial wellbeing of its 140 employees. This is then paid into their pension account before national insurance and tax is taken from their salary.

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Employee Benefits

JULY 24, 2024

Newcastle Building Society has received living pension employer accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation. The society’s commitment will see its new employees, who join the organisation after 1 April 2024, receive a higher default level of pension than current auto-enrolment contributions, with workers paying 5% and employers paying 7%.

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Employee Benefits

MAY 4, 2023

A quarter (26%) of large employers have seen an increase in the number of pension scheme opt-outs among employees in the face of the cost-of-living crisis , according to research by Cushon. The majority (84%) of those with a workplace pension agreed that increased financial education around pensions would be helpful.

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Employee Benefits

MARCH 23, 2023

If you don’t have a financial wellbeing program in place – or if it’s not on your radar – then you’re simply not supporting your employees’ wellness at all. Inflation, cost of living, and static salaries mean employees’ financial health cannot be overlooked this year. Not convinced? Let the numbers do the talking.

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Employee Benefits

APRIL 17, 2024

Pension salary sacrifice schemes are not a new concept, but one that all employers should consider, especially at a time where the tax burden on both employers and employees is high. Salary sacrifice arrangements help employers make their salary budget stretch a bit further. Proper planning is essential.

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 18, 2022

There are a number of reasons for this: their salary is often higher than earlier in their career, mortgage payments are probably less onerous and children may be grown up and no longer financially dependent. A different source of financial stress affects older employees: preparing for their life after work.

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Employee Benefits

APRIL 28, 2023

Cornish charitable housing association Coastline Housing has received living pension accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation. Launched last month , the living pension is a voluntary savings target for employers who want to help workers build up a pension that will provide enough income for everyday needs in retirement.

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 10, 2022

In what may bring a sigh of relief, 2022 is not a year with new legal requirements incumbent on employers regarding pensions. But there are many ongoing requirements to be mindful of, and changes within the pensions environment that could lead to future impacts. There will be a need to be maintaining ongoing AE duties.

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Employee Benefits

MAY 20, 2024

Health provider Novus Health has received living pension employer accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation. All new employees joining the business will automatically be enrolled. Employers commit to either a percentage or cash target, equivalent to 12% of salary for a full-time employee earning a living wage salary or £2,800.

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Employee Benefits

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Credit: ClimbWhenReady / Shutterstock In the UK, home improvement firm Kingfisher’s pension provision comprises a closed final salary section, with 28,000 deferred and pensioner members, and an open money purchase section, with 70,000 active and deferred members.

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Employee Benefits

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

However, many don’t realise the significant difference a small increase to their pension savings can make. For example, someone in their 20s, saving an extra 1% a year with their employer matching this, may be able to increase their pension pot in retirement by 25%. They are all 25 years old and plan to retire at age 68.

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Employee Benefits

APRIL 10, 2023

Need to know: Increasing education about pensions is key to helping employees make the right decisions about accessing their pension savings early. The ability to access pension funds early could prompt changes to the way that pension providers invest for their members.

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 31, 2024

Pensions law firm Sacker and Partners has become a living pension employer. Employers commit to either a percentage or cash target, equivalent to 12% of salary for a full-time employee earning a living wage salary or £2,800. The employer pays in at least 7%, or £1,630.

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Employee Benefits

MAY 22, 2024

Scottish energy multinational SSE was one of the first employers to become accredited by the living pension scheme in 2023. The Living Pension savings target is 12% of a full-time living Wage worker’s salary, of which the employer pays at least 7%. One reason behind high contribution levels is SSE’s communications strategy.

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Employee Benefits

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Conducted by global talent services firm Morgan McKinley as part of its 2024 Salary guide , the survey found that the top five desired benefits respondents look for in a job are working from home, bonus, pension, health insurance and flexible working hours. Benefits around wellbeing and flexibility remain top of the pile.”

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Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Ovo Energy When Ovo Energy took over SSE Energy Services in 2020, it needed to harmonise benefits across the two organsiations. Employees would receive a flex pay arrangement , worth an additional 9% of salary. The starting point was the pension plan. We also get good feedback when people join.”

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Employee Benefits

MAY 9, 2024

The employees have stated that they have asked for an increase to pilot and technical crew salaries and allowances in line with the rate of inflation backdated to 1 April 2023, as well as an increase to the employer’s pension contribution rate. Bristow Helicopters was contacted for comment prior to publication.

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Employee Benefits

MAY 29, 2023

Benefits on offer at XDesign: Pension and group risk Group personal pension (GPP) plan with salary sacrifice arrangement for all employees. Employer and employee contributions of 4%, matched up to 5%. Healthcare and wellbeing Private medical insurance (PMI) scheme, employer-funded for all employees.

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Employee Benefits

MAY 22, 2024

It is generally acknowledged that, despite the success of pensions auto-enrolment , saving the minimum contribution levels will not lead to a comfortable standard of living in retirement. Pensions can also seem too abstract to think about. The complexity of pensions and lack of financial education is another factor, Blake adds.

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Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Credit: Alasdair Jones / Shutterstock.com Scottish energy firm SSE has been accredited as a living pension employer to provide financial stability and security. The living pension savings target is 12% of a full-time employee earning a living wage salary , of which the employer pays in at least 7%.

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Employee Benefits

JULY 29, 2024

The Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court’s ruling that a written actuarial confirmation was required where an alteration to the Virgin Media scheme’s rules affected pension benefits for past or future service benefits.

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Employee Benefits

JUNE 3, 2024

A former director of 1066 Target Sports in St Leonards, East Sussex, has received a £15,000 fine for withholding legally-required pensions information. This caused a degree of distress to the people affected, as the money they thought was going into their pensions didn’t. It caused them real concern.”

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Employee Benefits

APRIL 15, 2024

Two in five (40%) UK employees admitted they would choose a job with a lower salary but generous employee benefits , according to research from MetLife UK. Adrian Matthews, head of employee benefits at MetLife UK, said: “Benefits are becoming increasingly more important to employees, and rightly so.

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Employee Benefits

MARCH 24, 2023

Herbert Smith Freehills, Citizens UK, Aviva, and Phoenix Group this week became among the first employers to sign up to the new Living Pension Employer standard , launched by the Living Wage Foundation. The living pension is a voluntary savings target of 12% of an employee’s salary, whereby the employer contributes 7%.

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Employee Benefits

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Yet, many businesses might be inadvertently losing money because they lack a competitive pension package. Retain top talent and save substantially Very few employees stay with the same organisation for their entire careers. By presenting a more enticing pension proposal, firms can foster greater employee loyalty.

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Employee Benefits

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Therefore, people’s pension savings will likely start catching up with the frozen Allowance. This could particularly affect those who never check the value of their pension or haven’t done so for some time. Positive pension fund growth as well as a pay rise may easily push them over the LTA before they know it.

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Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Employee Benefits poll: More than half (53%) of organisations do not think the living pension goes far enough to support employees in building a pension pot that meets basic retirement needs, according to a survey of Employee Benefits readers.

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