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How to improve and handle your finances in 2022

cipHR

The new year brings a new start for people’s finances, giving you the chance to re-evaluate your situation and make changes based on your priorities. This could begin with making a plan to pay off any outstanding debts that have been causing stress, or just being aware of changes that may impact your finances.

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Savings Soundbites for ASW 2022

Money Talk

This is typically done in employer retirement savings plans with an auto-escalation feature that automatically increases an employee’s contribution amount by a specific percentage of pay. Take time to consider your savings goals and if you are on track to achieve them. What people think about, they bring about.

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Ontario Minimum Wage Increase Announced: The HR Perspective

HR Digest

While the margin of increase in the new wage rates in Ontario is minimal, when calculated over a period of time, it should make a difference to the take-home pay for workers. Those who earn minimum wage and work 40 hours a week will see their annual pay increase by up to $835 shortly. in the province.

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Are You Financially Resilient?

Money Talk

Below are five examples: ¨ Maintain a Low Debt-to-Income Ratio- Keep monthly consumer debt payments (all debts except a mortgage) at 15% or less of monthly take-home pay. Example: $275 of debt payments ÷ $2,500 of net pay equals a consumer debt-to-income ratio of 11% (275 divided by 2,500).

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SAVING 1% MORE COULD BOOST PENSION BY 25%

Employee Benefits

The cost to the employee of this increase in contribution is a reduction in take home pay of less than £12 per month (£136pa). The cost to the employee of this increase in contribution is a reduction in take home pay of £17 per month (£204pa). 2025 UK adults aged 22+ in full time employment were surveyed.

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PoloWorks to roll out new benefits technology

Employee Benefits

Colleagues can access information about everything on offer, as well as self-serve additional salary sacrifice options such as additional pension contributions, family private medical insurance, holiday purchase and cycle to work, and instantly see how this will impact their take home pay.

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More than 300 ScotRail staff accept pay rise

Employee Benefits

Phil Campbell, customer operations director at ScotRail, said: “I am pleased that Unite members have voted to accept this pay deal. All parties involved have worked hard to find an agreement that recognises the hard work of staff, as well as providing value for money for the public finances.