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Benefiz founder and Director Tim Gillingham says the appointments have been made in response to strong demand from SME employers looking for outsourced employee benefit services at a reasonable cost. Benefiz was...

The move sees Herbert, who takes the role of head of benefits strategy, reunited with Glenn Thomas, former Mercer partner and CEO of Jelf Employee Benefits, who joined Howden as MD of...

The new live webchat service service, which will be available from Monday 10 December 2018, will let employees discuss their concerns, privately and confidentially, in real time with a qualified counsellor. The Online...

Today (December 5th) is the last day at which men and women will receive the state pension on their 65th birthday. Those born after December 5 1953 will have to wait a...

The firm - which was bought by AIG this summer - largely provides group life and income protection products to the SME market.  One of the key changes it has made is...

The Pensions Management Institute has said that the growing master trust sector must overcome “significant obstacles” if it wants to deliver a good service for members.  To achieve this end the professional...

This telecoms giant had been looking to substitute its current measure - the Retail Prices Index (RPI) - with the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), which typically increases at a slower rate.  It...

Salary Finance has launched a new ‘Advance pay app’ offering employees up to 50 per cent of their salary in advance.  The company, co-founded by the former head of Google, is aiming...

The Government has confirmed it is freezing the auto-enrolment trigger at £10,000 for the next year, potentially increasing the number of people who fall into the ‘net pay trap’.  Pensions minister Guy...

Four major digital trends are driving the employee benefits marketplace, leading to cost savings for employers and better employee engagement. A report by Maxis GBN - a joint venture between MetLife and...