Research news 1 – Page 22
-
Article
Punter Southall research: Employers unprepared for 2012 pension reforms
More than two-thirds of employers have not begun to prepare for the 2012 pension reforms, according to research conducted by Punter Southall.Out of the 243 respondents to the Punter Southall DC Survey, 69% have not started to look at the changes, which stipulate that eligible employees are auto-enrolled into a ...
-
Article
European Federation of Employee Share Ownership research: Employee ownership has increased
Employee ownership has continuously progressed across Europe since the financial crisis, according to the Economic Survey of Employee Ownership in European Countries in 2010 conducted by the European Federation of Employee Share Ownership.The number of employee owners was nearly 10 million in 2010 in large European organisations. The number of ...
-
Article
Morgan McKinley research: One third of financial services staff satisfied with bonus payments
One-third (36%) of financial services staff in London were satisfied with bonus payments in 2010/11, according to the latest Bonus Satisfaction Survey conducted by Morgan McKinley.The survey found that 79% received a bonus. In addition, 39% received a higher payment in the 2010/11 bonus round compared to the 2009/10 round.The ...
-
Article
Hays research: IT workers want better benefits
A quarter of employees working in IT are dissatisfied with their benefits package, and 61% think their employer could be more generous with its benefits provision, according to research conducted by Hays.Out of the 315 workers surveyed, 40% report that they never receive a pay review and 35% are not ...
-
Article
Barnett Waddingham research: Funding level of university pensions has improved
The average FRS17 funding level of university pension schemes has improved by 3% between 2009 and 2010, according to the second annual Survey of University Self Administered Trusts (SATs) conducted by Barnett Waddingham.The survey is based on data in the published accounts of universities with financial years that ended on ...
-
Article
Croner research: Total pay rises have fallen by a third
Total pay rises, including bonuses and overtime, have fallen by a third, and basic earnings increases have more than halved since January 2011, according to the latest Croner Reward Index.The index also found that both basic and total pay movement figures for managers are stable in comparison to the first ...
-
Article
Baker Tilly research: Large pension schemes report higher levels of fraud
Over one in 10 (12%) of UK pensions scheme have suffered from incidents of fraud in the last 24 months, with large schemes, (more than 10,000 members) being the worst hit, according the Baker Tilly Pensions Fraud Risk Survey.The survey, which was conducted among over 170 trustees and pension scheme ...
-
Article
Axa Wealth research: Seven-year gap between expected and actual retirement ages
The gap between expectation and reality when it comes to retirement age is seven years, according to the Axa Wealth Pension Index.The average age that employees in the UK would like to retire is 58. The average age that employees expect to be able to afford to retire is 64. ...
-
Article
Friends Life research: Middle earners view pensions saving as more important than ever
Nearly 60% of middle income households, classified as the Coping Classes by a Friends Life report, believe it is more important than ever before to invest in a pension.†The Coping Classes report found that middle income earners (£25,000 to £50,000) are now focused on reducing debt to stave off the ...
-
Article
Freshfields research: Employers fear changes to retirement age will damage economic recovery
UK employers believe the removal of the default retirement age (DRA) will have a bigger impact on business than other legislative changes, according to research by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.In a survey of HR directors from the UK’s largest employers, the law firm found that 63% of respondents argue that the ...
-
Article
Aviva Health research: A third of employers have no key health benefit
Over a third (37%) of employers have no key health benefit in place, according to Aviva UK Health’s 360 Degree Absence Management study.The research, which polled 688 employers, found that 7% of respondents intend to introduce cover in the coming year.The research also found that if employers could introduce any ...
-
Article
Aviva research: Employers believe in joint responsibility with staff to help return to work
The majority of employers (63%) believe they have a joint responsibility with employees to help staff back into the workplace after sickness absence, according to new research from Aviva UK Health.In its 360 Degree Absence Management study, which polled nearly 700 employers, Aviva found that 21% of respondents believe it ...
-
Article
Aon Hewitt research: Most employers offer over 20 DC pension investment options
The majority (63%) of employers offer over 20 investment options to defined contribution (DC) scheme members while only 12% offer no default investment option.The Aon Hewitt Employee Benefits and Trends Report, which surveyed 485 employers on various issues relating to employee benefits and pensions, warns that this array of investment ...
-
Article
Aon Hewitt and TIGA research: Salaries rise in the UK games industry
The UK games industry saw increases of 3% in base salary over the last 12 months, about 0.5% above UK general industry in the same period, says the 2010/2011 Games Software Developers’ Salary Survey from Aon Hewitt and TIGA, the trade association representing the software development industry.Median graduate base salaries ...
-
Article
Thomsons Online Benefits research: Employers are keen to offer flexible benefits to staff
The majority of employers (90%) are looking to offer flexible benefits to employees, according to research from Thomsons Online Benefits.The eighth annual Employee Rewards Watch report was conducted among more than 400 UK organisations.†It also found that 90% of respondents believe employee engagement is one of the key benefits of ...
-
Article
CIPP research: Use of electronic payslips on the rise
Electronic payslips were the most popular method of payslip presentation in 2010, according to a survey from the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP).The CIPP Member Payslips 2011 survey, which polled 266 employers, found there has been over a 10% rise from 2009 in the use of electronic payslips to ...
-
Article
PWC research: Quarter of FTSE 350 firms plan to freeze executive pay
Almost a quarter (23%) of FTSE 350 firms are planning to freeze executive pay this year, according to new research from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC).The survey, compiled from interviews with FTSE 350 reward professionals, found that salary increases, where given, are expected to be around 3%, higher than last year (2.8%) but ...
-
Article
Hay Group research: Salaries to increase by 2.5% in 2011
Salaries will increase on average by 2.5% in 2011, driven primarily by cautious private sector recovery, according to the Hay Group’s PayNet UK Salary Tracker.This optimism also assumes that UK economic performance continues to improve and does not enter a "double dip" as some commentators have suggested could be the ...
-
Article
PMI/Towers Watson research: Pension scheme members want information in one place
The majority (84%) of pensions scheme managers agree that members want to be able to see all their pensions in one place to be able to realistically assess their total retirement income.The same proportion (84%) agree pensions schemes should do more to promote pensions websites.The findings are from the joint ...
-
Article
NAPF research: West Midlands least confident about retirement savings
More than half (62%) of employees in the West Midland are not confident they will have enough money in their retirement compared to 55% across the UK, according to a survey from YouGov and the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF).The survey also found only 44% in the West Midlands ...