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Employee sickness absence rates rose during 2019, according to the latest data from XpertHR. The company found that around 6.4 days per employee were lost over the year due to sickness, up...

Barnett Waddingham has appointed David Stoddard as its chief operating officer. Stoddard joins from Baringa Partners where he launched and led the the growth of their life and pensions team. The COO...

Larger occupational pension schemes and master trusts could be compelled to improve reporting over climate change risks, under proposals published by the Department of Work and Pensions today. In its consultation paper...

Complying with new dashboard regulations could cost pension schemes and providers millions, according to new research. Pension consultants LCP say that despite government assurance to the contrary, there may be significant costs...

Regulators have teamed up with football commentators to further raise awareness of pension scams and encourage savers to show fraudsters ‘the red card’. The new campaign comes as TPR and the FCA...

Pension firms are calling for temporary adjustments to the triple lock, amid reports that there are disagreements between the Prime Minister and Chancellor about whether this guarantee should be maintained. Boris Johnson...

Employee benefits and wealth management firm Premier has launched a new responsible investment proposition. This actively-managed discretionary portfolio takes into consideration a range of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors as part...

Behavioural changes in how employees access health and wellbeing benefits due to the pandemic will bring long-term advantages for employers and employees Brett Hill, distribution director at Towergate Health & Protection says...

Inflation has risen in July, with prices rising 1 per cent year-on-year, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics This is a significant increase on the 0.6 per...

Digital employee benefits service WorkLife has expanded its team with two senior appointments. The service, run by OpenMone,y has appointed Greg Mahon to the role of platform development director, while Philippa Bell...