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Top tips for boosting employees’ pensions knowledge 

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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. They could invest in financial coaching for a more personal approach to pensions education.

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Epson UK completes £60 million pension buy-in

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Electronics business Epson UK has completed a £60 million pension buy-in for its Epson UK Pension Scheme. The deal, which was carried out with financial services firm Just Group and scheme trustee Dalriada, secures the benefits of 113 pensioners and 289 deferred members.

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Smart Pension acquires Evolve Pensions

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Workplace pension provider Smart Pension has acquired workplace pension services Evolve Pensions, owner of master trust the Crystal Trust. Following the acquisition of Evolve, Smart Pension’s assets under management are now £4 billion.

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Siemens encourages young staff to start building up pension contributions

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Global technology organisation Siemens, which employs approximately 7,000 employes in the UK, believes it is important for its younger employees to understand that pension saving is most effective when they start early on. “We also use our internal social platform Yammer to promote pension messages within Siemens.”

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How to select benefits technology that is right for a business

Employee Benefits

Need to know Benefits technology can play a vital role in engaging employees and ensuring take up of benefits. Technology has become a vital part of how we operate, and this is certainly the case in the world of benefits. It is a good idea to start at the end and work backwards, says David Kirk, growth leader, technology, at Aon. “In

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PoloWorks to roll out new benefits technology

Employee Benefits

Insurance market support services provider PoloWorks is rolling out new benefits technology to increase employee engagement with benefits and enable them to access all options in a single location. Harriet Grant, HR manager at PoloWorks, said: “For us, Zest is about consolidating our core benefits onto one platform.

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Boost your bottom line: The hidden value in rethinking workplace pensions

Employee Benefits

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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