The Covid-19 pandemic is challenging employers' ability to manage their staff, but products, providers and advisers are there to help them through the worst, say experts. Cavendish Ware associate director Roy McLoughlin...
The Pensions Regulator declined to comment on whether discussions were taking place about the possibility of firms taking a pension holiday to help ease financial burdens during the coronavirus pandemic. However TPR...
Covid-19 is already having a significant effect on business practices in the employees benefits space. Following government advice that businesses should switch to remote working where possible and encourage ‘social distancing’ many...
The All-Party Parliamentary Group has announced plans to boost the public’s awareness of the risk of pension scams. There has been a significant rise in the number of scams since the introduction...
The GMP Equalisation Working Group, a cross party body, has issued its latest guidance for pension schemes. This new guidance relates relates to making corrections as a result of GMP reconciliation, known...
Fintech company Iress has acquired O&M Systems — a firm providing pension and investment data and comparison tools for financial advisers. O&M, which started in 1992, has over 2,000 clients. This includes...
Aetna International has announced it will provide all their members with free access to its virtual GP service, vHealth, to help ensure continuous access to health care during the Covid-19 outbreak. This...
Employers need support staff with anxiety about the coronavirus, and take positive steps to reduce uncertainty. Nuffield Health’s professional head of emotional wellbeing, Brendan Street says: “As more more cases of the...
Aon has warned trustees that they need to get to grips with virtual meetings to ensure business continuity for pension schemes during this period of upheaval. With coronavirus causing serious health problems...
There is a significant gap between employer and employee expectations when it comes to the support available for health and wellbeing. Research by Group Risk Development (Grid) found that while employees and...
