Employee Benefits

JANUARY 12, 2024

More than a third (36%) of British employees will continue working past state pension age because they do not think their pension will cover their day-to-day expenses , according to research by Canada Life. Employers should foster a culture where their older workforce feels able and comfortable to continue their working lives.

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Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

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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Employee Benefits

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

However, many don’t realise the significant difference a small increase to their pension savings can make. This is especially true when an employer matches any additional contributions. They are all 25 years old and plan to retire at age 68.

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HR Professionals Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

As an HR professional, you might read that title and think, “Duh – aren’t all retirement plans focused on employees?” As pensions have gone by the wayside and 401(k) plans have gained more notoriety, employees have become increasingly more aware of their employer sponsored retirement plans, and the financial benefits they provide.

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Money Talk

JUNE 16, 2022

If you picture retirement planning and taxes as a Venn Diagram, there is lots of overlap between these two areas of personal finance. This is true both during one’s working years (when taxpayers are saving for retirement) and later, when people are older and withdrawing taxable income from tax-deferred accounts.

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Money Talk

APRIL 20, 2023

One of my Money Talk clients is my long-time employer, Rutgers Cooperative Extension. My segment of their six-week class series was called Can Farmers Ever Afford to Retire? Benefits are based on a worker’s 35 highest earning years and delayed retirement credits between full retirement age and age 70 increase benefit amounts.

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Employee Benefits

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Supporting employees with cost-of-living issues is rated as eighth on employers’ corporate agendas, while financial wellbeing comes in twelfth, according to research by Close Brothers. There is also a mismatch between the benefits desired by employees and those offered by employer respondents.

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HR Bartender

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

[Aloise] Actuarial science, particularly as it relates to valuing the liabilities of a pension plan, is a critical need in managing the retirement benefit programs for many organizations that sponsor a defined benefit pension plan. You mentioned defined benefits plans. is seeing in the very near future.

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InterWest Insurance Services

MARCH 22, 2022

The deadline is fast approaching for employers with 5 or more workers in California, and who do not already offer their employees a retirement plan, to register their staff for the CalSavers Retirement Savings Program. Employers with 50 or more workers – The deadline for registration was June 30, 2021.

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Money Talk

APRIL 11, 2024

Baby Boomer Challenges - Baby boomers (born 1946-1964) were the first generation with the ability to save money for retirement in 403(b)s, 401(k)s, and IRAs for decades (their parent’s generation had pensions). Many have accumulated significant sums and need tax planning help. 401(k), 403(b), 457, or Thrift Savings Plan).

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Employee Benefits

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Most of us spend the majority of our working life saving into our pension. However, all this hard work saving can quickly unravel for those who aren’t aware of common pension mistakes. WEALTH at work outlines below the top 10 pension mistakes individuals could make, to highlight what employees facing retirement may need support with.

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Health Consultants Group

APRIL 1, 2021

How CARES Act Affects Employee Retirement Plan Distributions. That includes compliance with CARES Act Section 2202 , Special Rules For Use of Retirement Funds. Employees who met these coronavirus-related conditions qualified for retirement plan distributions under the special rules. CARES Act Retirement Plan Rules.

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Money Talk

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Traditional IRAs and employer plans). Types of Tax-Deferred Accounts - These include employer-sponsored defined contribution plans (e.g., 401(k), 403(b), 457, thrift savings plan), Traditional IRAs funded with pre-tax dollars, simplified employee pensions (SEPs) for self-employed workers, and annuities.

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Employee Benefits

JULY 31, 2023

But your organisation might be doing just that because the set-up of your workplace pension scheme has kept you blissfully unaware. Pension contributions by employers are great in principle, fostering stability and long-term economic wellbeing for employees. After all, your workplace pension is your most costly perk.

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Employee Benefits

AUGUST 21, 2023

Almost half (46%) of defined contribution (DC) savers revealed that they do not understand one of the key benefits the scheme brings, according to new research from TPT Retirement Solutions. Philip Smith, DC director at TPT Retirement Solutions, said: “DC pensions put responsibility for a member’s financial future firmly in their own hands.

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HR Professionals Magazine

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

By Chuck Stinson The McGriff Retirement Benefit Survey, a follow-up to our 2023 National Benefit Trend Survey, provides a comprehensive view of retirement plan trends across a diverse landscape of industries and company sizes. The responses to the defined benefit plan portion of the survey further supports these views.

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Best Money Moves

MARCH 11, 2024

In fact, according to Forbes Advisor , 40% of employers believe that workers would leave their current jobs to find employment that offers better benefits. The study from Forbes Advisor shows that 67% of employees and 68% of employers believe healthcare to be the most important benefit.

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Money Talk

JANUARY 18, 2023

This includes Social Security recipients, retirees with COLA-adjusted pensions, and workers with COLAs stipulated in their job or union contracts. Increased Savings Contribution Limits - Maximum limits for employer retirement plans (e.g., 401(k)s) and IRAs are pegged to inflation.

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 26, 2022

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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Vantage Circle

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Welcome to “Employee Benefits Guide for 2023: What Employers Need to Know.” In the dynamic arena of modern employment, employee benefits aren’t just perks; they are essential components of a thriving organization. In this case, their deferred money goes into a 401(k) plan sponsored by their employer.

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 15, 2024

Employers could offer support through a midlife MOT, which provides a health and financial career check to help employees plan for retirement. Pre-retirement coaching can help to educate older employees on how to prepare for life away from work. But what benefits can employers offer to support the ageing workforce?

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

To provide financial support, many employers think about 401K retirement plans a nd student loans. People leave their workplaces because they are not satisfied with the retirement plan or they find better conditions somewhere else. The Great Resignation is a difficult situation nowadays.

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 25, 2023

The benefits on offer at Wave: Pension A master trust pension scheme for all employees. Matching contribution levels: 3% employee contribution, 6% employer; 4% employee 8% employer; 5% employee and 10% employer. Annual employer-funded health screening for the leadership team. 26 weeks deferred period.

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Employee Benefits

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Employers are viewing the ageing workforce as increasingly important, according to the new Financial Wellbeing Research 2023 [1] from the Reward & Employee Benefits Association (REBA) in association with WEALTH at work. It also revealed that 17% cite age 55+ employees accessing their pension early as a driver, up from 11% previously.

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Money Talk

MARCH 24, 2022

This post describes ten things that older women need to consider about personal finance during the second half of their financial life: ¨ Unique Financial Characteristics - Women are more likely than men to have gaps in their employment history and to be more negatively impacted by divorce than men. This is a mistake.

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Employee Benefits

AUGUST 9, 2023

Employers can offer financial wellbeing support based on which benefits are most frequently used, which will highlight prevalent financial issues among employees. As employers often have wide-ranging demographics that have varying preferences and needs, different communication methods will be required for each group.

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Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Research[1] by WEALTH at work found that 83% of employees are concerned that the cost of-living crisis will mean they will have to work longer before retiring and 33% think they won’t ever be able to afford to retire at all. Understanding what their state pension will be and when they will receive it is also crucial.

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Money Talk

JANUARY 26, 2022

They can delay their beginning withdrawal date until April 1 of the year following the year they retire as long as they do not own more than 5% of the business offering the retirement plan. This is called the “still working exception" and it only applies to workers’ current employer tax-deferred employer plan.

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HR Digest

MAY 21, 2023

Employer benefits package is key to attracting and retaining top talent. Create a plan to review the employee benefits package routinely Business Owner and Manager together can design employer benefits package as it is key to attracting and retaining top talent. Pension or retirement savings plan 3.

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Money Talk

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Retirement Plan Withdrawal Caution - A webinar, The Impact of COVID-19 on Retirement Savings , by Consumer Action, noted that the CARES Act made it easier for people to take withdrawals from their retirement savings plans to pay bills. . Companies in many industries (e.g., Not every company will get it right.

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Griffin Benefits

JUNE 29, 2023

contains dozens of changes to retirement plans, but perhaps none bigger than these two: New 401(k) and 403(b) plans will be required to automatically enroll participants in the respective plans, and employee salary deferral rates will automatically escalate each year. The SECURE Act 2.0 SECURE ACT 2.0

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International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

JANUARY 23, 2024

encompasses a number of changes affecting retirement plans that go into effect over the next few years. aims to make it easier for employers to offer retirement plans and help employees plan […] The post SECURE 2.0 The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0) Act: Where Are We Now?

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

DECEMBER 9, 2021

As a background, a defined benefit plan may make distributions to a retiree only in the case of a “bona fide retirement,” which […]. The post New IRS Guidance for Tax-Qualified Pension Plans with Rehired Retirees Due to COVID-19 appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG.

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The Teacher's Advocate

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

There have been over 900 comments on the recent New York Times article " Think Your Retirement Plan is Bad? Ohana from Bellevue, WA writes: I find it really hard to be sympathetic towards a group of people who are eligible for pensions. Almost no one other than government employees get pensions these days.

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Employee Benefits

MARCH 1, 2024

The top 10 most-read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk

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HR Digest

APRIL 1, 2024

Based on their own credits and average indexed monthly earnings, workers can receive benefits from the government that can help them sustain their lives post-retirement, claimable from the age of 62. What Does BlackRock CEO Larry Fink’s Retirement Crisis Letter Have to Say?

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Employee Benefits

JULY 19, 2023

The benefits on offer at Emcor UK: Pension Contract-based group personal pension (GPP) plan, the Group Flexible Retirement Plan. Healthcare and wellbeing Employee assistance programme for all employees, employer paid. Occupational health, employer paid. Group life assurance, employer paid.

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