It’s alarm bells not jingle bells for retired renters
Just after the Chancellor announced a series of measures in his Autumn 2017 Budget to tackle the growing and widely recognised problem of getting the younger generation onto the property…
Tag Archives: Pensions
Finances vs lifestyle – The ‘chicken and egg’ of Retirement planning
Research conducted by Jelf: LaterLife has found that 57% of employed people over 55 have already considered their retirement finances. It’s certainly a concern that this means 43% of over…
Retirement savings gap between men and women
Women are still not saving as much as men for retirement, with the retirement savings gap remaining largely unchanged from last year. Research conducted by Jelf: LaterLife has found that…
Are you doing enough to help your employees save for retirement?
New research from Reed* shows that employees highly value their pension benefits. However, their survey showed that 55% of employees who took part said that “a workplace pension that will…
Financial Education needs to be prioritised in the new political era, says Jelf Employee Benefits
Following the announcement of a new Minister of State at the Department for Work and Pensions, Jelf Employee Benefits is looking for financial education in the workplace to rise up…
Pension newbies’ knowledge gap exposed as SMEs begin AE process, says Jelf Employee Benefits
Anecdotal evidence from Jelf Employee Benefits’ financial education workshops highlights a larger than anticipated knowledge gap amongst younger (aged 22-30) employees across the UK – many of whom have never…
Jelf Employee Benefits launches new online e-learning courses
Jelf Employee Benefits has launched two e-learning courses to help employees get in control of their finances, plan effectively for the future and prepare for retirement: Early Life Financial Education…
Jelf Employee Benefits announces new pension support package for Pet Industry Federation
Jelf Employee Benefits has launched a new discounted membership benefit for the Pet Industry Federation (PIF) to help its members comply with their forthcoming Pension Auto Enrolment duties that require…
The pensions “dashboard”
Pensions Auto-Enrolment has been a major success so far. Millions of savers have been enrolled in company supported pension offerings since the start of this initiative in 2012, with many more…
UK Google searches for ‘pensions freedoms’ up by 913% during 2015, says Jelf Employee Benefits
Jelf Employee Benefits has identified that UK Google searches for the term ‘pensions freedoms’ (and three other variants with and without plurals) have increased by 913% during 2015. The employee…