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Recent research published by The Open University Business School and Share Radio – highlighted the fact that two thirds of UK employees have never received financial education. The research also found that, while four in five (81%) employees want personal [..]
The CEO of the Money Advice Service has flagged the stark issue that whilst we all have financial plans and goals in life, less than half of us have savings in place to actually deliver them . It’s positive reading that the service has joined forces with the UK [..]
It’s Wednesday 4th November – National Stress Awareness Day. The themes of stress and employee wellbeing are these days mentioned widely in the workplace. And they have become so core that we now have a day in recognition of them. Employee wellbeing is a [..]
The use of e-cigarettes in the workplace is presenting a difficult challenge for many HR professionals. The question is: should you treat them in the same way as traditional cigarettes or put in place different rules for their use? As many of you will remember, [..]
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 [..]
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 [..]
The results from the research carried out by The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) – four months after the government brought in the pension freedoms and choice – provided no surprise. The industry always knew it would face an uphill task and the new [..]
When it comes to communicating financial matters to the workforce, many employers rely on emails and employee intranets – updating staff with details relating to their benefits packages. Financial education in the workplace is a pretty new phenomenon, yet I’d [..]
It’s sad to read news articles like the recent one with reports from The City of London Police, stating that the amount of money being scammed from retirees trebled in May. Following on from the pension freedom, I am not surprised to read this – it presented [..]
By Darren Laverty, Sales and Marketing Director at Foster Denovo It seems that the trend for opting for income drawdown policies for those aged over 55 has increased since the onset of the pensions freedom in April of this year – according to the Association of [..]
By Darren Laverty, Sales and Marketing Director at Foster Denovo The Budget almost feels like a small ‘thank you’ to those who voted for the Conservatives in the General Election. A not insignificant pay rise for lower paid workers who could be £89 per [..]
We've thoroughly enjoyed our introduction to Secondsight. The whole team is exemplary in their commitment to providing excellent and efficient service and we wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to other law firms or professional services firms seeking a refreshing approach to managing their employee benefits. We are looking forward to continuing our relationship with the business over the coming years.
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
The world of pensions can be quite grey but you always bring a huge amount of colour to it. I have never been so engaged with pensions and neither have our employees. I would highly recommend you and your team.
Alison Field, Group HR Director, Briggs Equipment
Communication and employee word of mouth have been key to its success to date. We truly believe that the financial education programme is an excellent investment - both in terms of time and money.
Rick Hewitt, Finance Director and Board member at Ricoh
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Over the last three years, this team has been proactive and efficient, highly knowledgeable plus friendly and easy to deal with.
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