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49% of staff changed retirement plans due to cost-of-living crisis

Employee Benefits

Almost half (49%) of working adults have changed their retirement plans because of the cost-of-living crisis , according to new research by the Pensions Management Institute. The professional body that supports and develops UK pension schemes surveyed 2,030 employees with pensions.

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Better Than a Snow Day: The PBGC Provides One-Time Section 4010 Reporting Waiver

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

In an acknowledgment of uncommon market conditions and their corresponding effect on defined benefit pension plan funding, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (the PBGC) provided a welcome one-time waiver for some underfunded pension plans under Section 4010 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

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Tracy McMullen: Ashurst engages all staff in pension savings

Employee Benefits

At Ashurst, we closely consider the pension and benefits we offer and focus particularly on how we engage our people in these offerings to ensure they are of maximum benefit. Because pension forms part of an employee’s finances, tackling the broader topic of finances also increases engagement with pensions.

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Early and multiple interventions will improve pensions engagement!

Employee Benefits

The Work and Pensions Committee is calling for trials of automatic appointments with the Pension Wise service as part of its new ‘Stronger Nudge’ interventions. For example, we find that about 80% of attendees request a call-back for further guidance or advice following a retirement financial education session.”.

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Defined Benefit vs. Defined Contribution: Choosing the Right Retirement Program 

HR Professionals Magazine

Employer-sponsored retirement plans are divided into two major categories: defined-benefit plans and defined- contribution plans. As the names imply, a defined-benefit plan—also commonly known as a pension plan—promises a specified benefit amount at retirement. Examples of.

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Offering Retirement Benefits to Employees: Pros and Cons

HR Digest

Retirement plans for a person are valuable benefits that impact both the present as well as future lives of the employees. However, offering retirement benefits to an employee can be a complicated process. 60% of people would instead opt for a job with lower pay but excellent retirement benefits.

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SECURE 2.0 Includes PBGC Premium Relief… for Some Plans

Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

Act of 2022 (“ SECURE 2.0 ”) that was signed into law on December 29, 2022 as part of the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act includes a slew of changes for retirement plan sponsors and employers. also does not change PBGC’s indexed flat-rate premiums for both single-employer pension plans and multiemployer pension plans.

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