105 | Brilliant not boring – unlocking financial wellbeing with pensions at work, with Pete Hykin

Although pensions can feel like a boring or complicated topic (especially if you’re not a Reward specialist), HR Coffee Time guest Pete Hykin shows this doesn’t have to be the case. In this episode he helps strip away any worries you might have about choosing a pension provider or talking about pensions at work. He also shares some great tips on how to get everyone engaged with their pensions and focused on their financial wellbeing.

Listen to the episode to learn:

• Why it’s important to prioritise getting pensions right, even though you have other projects and issues competing for your time and attention.
• You can draw a direct line from employee productivity to employee wellbeing and financial wellbeing.
• Aside from their house, their pension is the largest financial asset your employees will have in their lives.
• Pensions are a major part of financial wellbeing.
• The importance of educating people about pensions.
• Help bring the amount of money in peoples’ pensions to life.
• You can use tools like salary sacrifice to put more money in your employees’ pockets.
• Create a culture and environment where people can talk about money and their financial wellbeing.
• Inclusion and pensions.
• Tips on choosing a new pension provider – consult with your employees to find out what’s important to them.

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