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Top tips on how employers can reduce the gender pensions gap

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Women need to be aware of the impact of career breaks and part-time working on their pensions, and how they may be able to mitigate the impact. Online ‘Mind the gap’ calculators, using video, animation and social media can help to promote relevant messages. Perhaps decisive policy action is needed to address the pension gender divide.

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What are the priorities for public sector reward agendas?

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Years of reforms mean public sector employees often perceive their pensions as offering poor value: creative communications could help to change this misconception. As it is largely funded by taxpayer money, scrutiny from stakeholders such as politicians, the media and think tanks means reward professionals must be mindful of what they offer.

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How far can a reward and benefits strategy truly impact recruitment and retention?

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As more men take on primary childcare duties, employers can address this through equitable parental leave policies that support staff not just during their leave, but also when they return.” Valued benefits Today’s workforce is diverse, with a variety of genders, ethnicities, social backgrounds and ages.

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New poll reveals the benefits and perks that employees value most

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For over two-thirds (67%) of the 1,001 people polled, sick pay is the employee benefit that they value most, followed by flexible working hours (57%) and pension contribution matching (46%) – where employers offer to match employees’ pension payments on top of the minimum auto-enrolment requirements. Paid sick leave (67%).

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16 Employee Perks Your Team Wants More Than a Pay Raise [Infographic]

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Demian Sellfors, founder of domain and hosting services provider Media Temple, is a strong proponent of sabbaticals. After three years at the company, Media Temple employees are highly encouraged to take a month off to take on new hobbies, experience new cultures in far-flung regions, or participate in service projects closer to home.

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Majority of UK job roles still pay men more than women

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And, over the course of a career, it will impact many women’s lifetime earnings and may well have repercussions on their pension savings. Over a year, this could easily add up to a gender pay difference of several thousand pounds (or more, depending on base salary). million people (4.9

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Lovewell’s logic: Does the UK government have workers’ interests at heart?

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Over the past few weeks, there have been an increasing number of social media posts and press articles about a bill currently passing through Parliament, with which the UK government has the potential to fundamentally change employment rights. In total, the bill addresses up to 4,000 existing laws.