Employee engagement
Engaging with pension risk
In Newton Investment Management's latest DC column, Curt Custard looks at how to increase multigenerational engagement with pensions
Like Minds hires senior communication consultant
Banafsheh Ghafoori has been appointed to the newly created role of senior communication consultant at employee engagement firm Like Minds.
Have your say: Should pension freedom withdrawals have a basic tax rate?
This week we want to know if the current emergency tax code system for pension freedom withdrawals should be replaced to avoid over-taxation.
PBUK: Emotional intelligence can empower members to make good decisions
Schemes should look to technology and behavioural design to help members make the best financial decisions, according to a behavioural finance specialist.
Are employers doing enough to ensure members take up matching contributions?
Kim Kaveh asks if the benefits of matching contributions are being communicated sufficiently.
DB transfers and engagement with members - are you taking responsibility?
Calum Cooper urges schemes to engage with members on defined benefit transfers
Punter Southall Aspire buys stake in employee communications start-up
Punter Southall (PS) Aspire has bought a significant stake in branding and communications agency Future Kings to bring a new skillset to the pensions market.
Hargreaves Lansdown: almost half of employers have no strategy for ageing workforce
Nearly half of employers do not have a strategy in place to deal with an ageing workforce according to research from Hargreaves Lansdown.
Thyssen Krupp overhauls benefits strategy
Thyssen Krupp is reviewing its workplace benefits as it seeks to align them to its business objectives following a shift in corporate structure.
Exclusive: Wolseley staff name new benefit scheme
Wolseley is introducing a salary sacrifice car scheme for its 6,000-strong workforce and used a unique angle to encourage employee engagement with it.
PPL saves £10k with HR technology
Music licensing company PPL has saved around £10,000 and boosted employee engagement after introducing its new ‘People Records' technology system.
Reviewing zero-hours contracts
The government has published its long-awaited consultation on zero-hours contracts. Hannah Uttley looks at what issues the report addresses and how this will affect employers and their staff.
