How to educate employees on the need to plan for their financial future

Supporting employees to look after their financial affairs is a growing theme for many employers, and the issue is coming more into focus in the current economic climate.

Government to review auto-enrolment into pensions schemes

The previous government's plans to auto-enrol staff into pension schemes is being reviewed by the new Government, according to pensions minister Steve Webb.

Allow employees 15 minutes of their working week to seek advice and manage their finances

The current economic climate has seen companies examine their finances and address how best to achieve maximum efficiency. An important but often overlooked aspect of doing so is supporting the...

Workers uninterested in 'con' pensions

Just one in eight British employees show any interest in their pension - much lower than the third of people that say they keenly follow them in Germany, Belgium and Switzerland.

Review of state pension age could establish expectation it will rise in line with life expectancy

The inclusion in the Queen's Speech of a Pensions Bill signals a much faster rise in the state pension age than the current timetable allows, according to Towers Watson.

AXA study will look at the impact of financial education in the workplace

AXA today launches a six-month study to assess the impact financial education in the workplace could have on the financial wealth and health of the nation.

Sainsbury's to increase payments to its defined-benefit pension scheme

Sainsbury's is to increase the annual payments into its defined-benefit pension by 11 million per year for the next 10 years.

Election week decimates the retirement income of older employees

People who retired during the 'week of indecision' could be nearly 800 poorer than people retiring the week before or after the election, according to data from Aon Consulting.

Chris Grayling is the new pensions minister

Chris Grayling has been appointed pensions minister in the coalition Government.

Employers need to rethink their pension provision in light of tax relief changes due to take effect from April 2011

Every employer has been warned to change its approach to pension provision to accommodate high earners due to the proposed changes in tax relief scheduled for April 2011.

The political party leaders have been less than forthcoming about public-sector pension reform

Following the election debates, political leaders have been accused of not addressing the reform of public-sector pensions properly.

Employers face task of improving staff pension benefits while under growing pressure to cut scheme costs

Pressure is growing on employers to give more pension benefits for lower costs, new research has suggested.

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