All Financial wellbeing articles
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ArticlePension savers contributed 19% more in 2024 compared to 2023
Pension savers contributed £285, or 19%, more to their pots in 2024 than in 2023, increasing the average from £1,192 to £1,477, according to research by PensionBee.
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AnalysisHow can employers support staff with continued high costs of living?
Benefits packages that offer financial wellbeing support can ease the strain on employees.
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Case StudiesLeicester City Council provides benefits to support with continuing heightened living costs
To support its employees with their financial wellbeing and continuing heightened living costs, Leicester City Council offers a range of benefits.
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ArticleWest Brom Building Society receives living pension accreditation
West Brom Building Society has received living pension accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation as part of its commitment to ensure financial security for employees both now and in retirement.
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ArticleExclusive: Birketts pledges to become accredited real living wage employer
Law firm Birketts has pledged to become an accredited real living wage employer in order to support the financial wellbeing of its workforce.
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People MovesNatalie Jutla joins Perkbox Vivup as head of financial wellbeing and workplace strategy
Perkbox Vivup has appointed Natalie Jutla head of financial wellbeing and workplace strategy.
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ArticleLegal and General becomes living pension employer
Legal and General has received living pension employer accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation as part of its aim to provide stability and security for its employees both now and in the future.
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Case StudiesPodcast: Novuna ensures its benefits package supports employee attraction and retention goals
Mike Turnbull, compensation and benefits manager at Novuna, discusses how the financial services firm focuses its reward strategy around flexibility and security for staff.
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ArticleCentral Co-op implements financial wellbeing benefit for employees
Central Co-op has launched a new employee benefit to support its employees with their financial wellbeing and cost-of-living pressures.
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ArticleArds and North Down Borough Council becomes living wage employer
Ards and North Down Borough Council in Northern Ireland has become an accredited living wage employer as part of its commitment to ensure its workforce receives fair pay for a day’s work.
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AnalysisHow far should employers support staff with broader retirement planning?
It is important to ensure employees are aware of relevant benefits as early as possible so they can prepare for retirement.
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OpinionPaul Robbins: The impact of rising employer national insurance contributions
Credit: Croner-i As announced in Chancellor’s Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget statement, the rate of employer’s national insurance contributions (NICs) will increase to 15% from 6 April, up by 1.2% from 13.8%. Simultaneously, the secondary threshold at which those contributions start to become payable is almost halved, down ...
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Article76% of UK employers offer alternative cash benefits to pensions
Three-quarters (76%) of UK employers said they offer alternative cash benefits to pensions for employees restricted by annual pension allowance, according to new research by Towers Watson.
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Article4.5 million UK workers are paid below the real living wage
The largest annual rise in scale of low pay on record has resulted in 4.5 million UK workers being paid below the real living wage, according to research by the Living Wage Foundation.
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ArticleCounty of Cornwall receives living wage place accreditation
The county of Cornwall has received living wage place accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation as part of its commitment to fair pay, tackling in-work poverty and staff wellbeing.
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OpinionEwen MacPherson: Imagining the future world of work
A postcard from the future: Ewen MacPherson, group chief people officer at Havas UK, imagines what the world of work could look like in 30 years.
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OpinionMichelle Nash: How can employers maximise payroll giving as an employee benefit?
Charitable giving is important to Aldermore’s workforce and it strongly believes in maximising the benefits of payroll giving for staff.
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OpinionSarah Smith: How can employers maximise payroll giving as an employee benefit?
At a time when charities are struggling due to several extremely challenging years, payroll giving is essential to helping them to continue their vital work.
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OpinionCharles Cotton: How can employers maximise payroll giving as an employee benefit?
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s Charles Cotton asks: how beneficial and widespread are payroll giving schemes?
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ArticleFurness Building Society receives living hours employer accreditation
Cumbria-based Furness Building Society has received living hours employer accreditation as part of its aim to demonstrate fair work practices for its employees.