Good communication is vital to ensuring your employees are happy and engaged with your business. And although no employee is the same, there are some similarities across generations. With the default retirement age removed in 2011 and people generally living [..]
Quite often HR professionals are looking for new ways to motivate and engage their employees. Whether it’s employee surveys, team meetings or organisation updates, these are unlikely to be effective without continuous everyday communication. Ensuring you are [..]
Poor communication is one of the major factors in a disengaged workforce. A lack of internal awareness can leave employees unsure of what is going on within the business and unaware of how any changes may impact them. Ultimately this can lead to an unhappy [..]
Octopus Group, the London headquartered financial services and energy firm, today announces its plan to launch Octopus Moneycoach with the acquisition of Hatch Financial Coaching as it bids to take financial coaching to the mass market. As part of this service, [..]
Here at Secondsight, we are passionate about providing exceptional services to all our clients. We want to ensure employers and their employees get the best possible employee benefits, workplace wellbeing and financial education advice and guidance. Our Employee [..]
The behavioural science technique could adjust the short-term bias that younger people naturally have in relation to their finances. In financial planning, visualisation enables clients to explore their financial goals. Imagining their future self at [..]
Mental health issues are on the rise, so how are providers responding to growing mental health considerations within policies? And how can advisers help clients understand what might be asked of them by the provider? Advisers have a responsibility to create a [..]
2020 was a difficult year for many employees. From suffering with their mental and physical health through to family and financial stresses. For some, it was difficult to see a light at the end of the Covid-19 tunnel. There were some employees and their families who [..]
The Government published its 2021 Budget yesterday, Wednesday 03rd March. We hope you find it both useful and interesting. You can download our summary of the key points by clicking here. [..]
One of the first places to start when you are looking to improve your customer service is with your employees. Happy, engaged employees usually result in a better customer experience and a great way to achieve this is with employee benefits. Almost all organisations [..]
U.K retirement plan sponsors have rolled out a variety of financial wellness tools in the past few years, but the coronavirus pandemic is adding new urgency to their efforts as new tools. Sources said some plan sponsors are adopting traditional financial wellness [..]
Salary sacrifice, or salary exchange as it is often now referred to is not a new concept. Although it has become increasingly common amongst employers, with many organisations offering pension salary sacrifice, I’m still surprised when I hear of employers not [..]
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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
A* customer service and assistance. Nothing is too much trouble.
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.
The team at Secondsight also helped set up an alternate solution, enabling an easy and effective transition to the new provider. They were very much instrumental in the success of the whole process.
Director of Finance and Operations/Clerk to the Governors, Shrewsbury House School Trust Limited
Secondsight has been working with us for more than a decade. We greatly value the consultancy support provided, in that it serves to guide us through the oft complex nature of pensions.
Throughout our relationship, Secondsight has proven reassuring, comprehensive and professional. This has enabled us to take prompt and effective action where required.
We have also welcomed their support in ensuring that our member communication is clear and informative. We commend them for service they offer.
Bursar, Lord Wandsworth College
