Should businesses be providing general financial education to their staff? Quoting Secondsight's research statistics on financial education in the workplace, Martin Upton discusses this question. The article, featured on HR Magazines website looks at the [..]
The research on pensions carried out by Royal London, which highlights that the medium sum saved for retirement by those aged between 30 and 40 was £14,000, makes for alarming reading. The research flags the need for that to be £660,000 – so there is – clearly [..]
Secondsight advisor Sally Read-Cayton is a keen professional athlete. Claire Souter discusses how we were able to support her sporting ambitions, and how you can support your workers with theirs. Sally Read-Cayton is a remarkable lady. At the age of 50 she has three [..]
Recent overseas data has highlighted that indebtedness will play an increasingly important role in retirees’ needs . Personal debt creates a ‘blindspot’ in the method used for determining an adequate retirement. The article goes on to say that: ‘Adequacy [..]
October 2015 marks the three-year anniversary since automatic enrolment launched in the UK, and the country’s largest employers enrolled eligible staff into a pension. It seems like only yesterday, and time certainly has ‘flown by’. A lot has been made of [..]
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Caroline Stevens, Director, Crowell & Moring
The ideas and connections Secondsight have brought to Epson, and our local HR team, have been invaluable and meant we have set new financial benefits and wellbeing solutions in place that we would simply not have done before.
Stuart Chalmers, HR Manager UK, Ireland and Nordics, Epson Europe
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Alison Field, Group HR Director, Briggs Equipment
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Rick Hewitt, Finance Director and Board member at Ricoh
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Jane Howard, Payroll and Rewards Officer, Yazaki Europe
Over the last three years, this team has been proactive and efficient, highly knowledgeable plus friendly and easy to deal with.
David Barry, HR Manager, Manufacturing Technology Centre
Secondsight were very knowledgeable and supportive for staff throughout the process of discussions around the TPS, providing clear information and one to one support for staff that required further detail.
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Director of Finance and Operations/Clerk to the Governors, Shrewsbury House School Trust Limited
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We have also welcomed their support in ensuring that our member communication is clear and informative. We commend them for service they offer.
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