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Howdens provides staff with valuable retirement-planning tools

Employee Benefits

Following a review of its pension scheme and a consultation in 2020, kitchen furniture manufacturer Howdens chose to close its defined benefit (DB) scheme in 2021. The organisation runs regular sessions with employees, both in-person or online.

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Top tips for boosting employees’ pensions knowledge 

Employee Benefits

Need to know: Employers can tailor content and communication channels to different employee groups to help with their pensions knowledge. Losing the jargon will make the language of pensions easier to understand and more relevant to staff. Workplace pensions are one of the most valuable elements of the benefits package.

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What actions can employers take to close the gender pensions gap?

Employee Benefits

More employers could introduce gender inclusive paid parental leave to prevent and try to close gender pension gaps. The Pensions (Extension of Automatic-Enrolment) (No. 2) Bill will remove the lower earnings limit, enabling more employees to pay into a pension. The Pensions (Extension of Automatic-Enrolment) (No.

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Autumn Statement: Government announces plans to offer pension pot for life

Employee Benefits

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has announced plans to offer a pension pot for life in the Autumn Statement 2023. This will give employees a legal right to require a new employer to pay pension contributions into their existing pot, avoiding the accumulation of multiple pension pots throughout their working life.

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What impact will CDC pensions have on employers’ retirement provisions?

Employee Benefits

Need to know: Collective defined contribution (CDC) pensions potentially offer a more sustainable way of funding pensions and reducing pension liabilities for some employers. They are being seen as potentially offering a more sustainable way of funding pensions and helping some employers reduce their pension liabilities.

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Educating staff about at-retirement choices

Employee Benefits

While employees starting work today will have a defined contribution (DC) pension , many in their 40s and 50s, who missed out on defined benefit pensions and were working before auto-enrolment was introduced, will face a pension shortfall.”

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Employee Well-being Needs to Include Retirement Plans

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I recently had the chance to chat with Dean Aloise, global HR consulting leader for Xerox HR Services. He’s responsible for leading the retirement, investment counseling, and risk management teams in the U.S. You mentioned defined benefits plans. I know one of your areas of expertise is in the area of retirement planning.