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Mercer is offering enhanced maternity pay as part of alterations to its shared parental leave policy.

Aon Employee Benefits has boosted its defined contribution (DC) team with the appointments of James Monk as a senior investment consultant and Gisele de Werra as an investment consultant.

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Up to £500,000 of public funds will be spent on setting up special purpose vehicle (SPV) for Newham Pension Fund despite the council's oversight and scrutiny committee (OSC) calling for the project to be shelved.

Janine Wood has been appointed as client director by Independent Trustee Services (ITS) and will lead trustee appointments on behalf of the firm.

The 0.75% charge cap on auto-enrolment default funds does not prevent investors from using active management in volatile sectors where it can add value, says HSBC Global Asset Management.

NHS England has launched a £5m initiative to improve the health and wellbeing of 1.3 million health service workers and cut the £2.4bn cost of staff absence in the service. WSB looks at the details of the move.

Over a quarter (28%) of employees feel compelled to check work emails while on holiday or at weekends.

The government should incentivise employers to engage people with long-term health conditions who are able to work, the Work Foundation recommends.

Wealth at Work has acquired fellow workplace financial education provider Life Academy to boost its market share.