Automatic enrolment

Gen Z, low to middle earners and self-employed people are most at risk of a retirement in poverty, as half of UK employees admit they are not saving enough,...

Pension dashboards continue to move closer to reality as two major pension providers have connected to the Pensions Dashboard Programme (PDP) ecosystem in line with the Department of Work...

Government proposals to consolidate pensions worth £1,000 or less into authorised default consolidators from 2030 could be a "gamechanger" for employee savers. In the government's ‘Small pots delivery group...

Workplace trends driven by social media are predicted to have a significant impact on younger workers’ long-term savings, according to analysis from pensions provider Standard Life. The provider examined...

  SPONSORED CONTENT In this episode of the Scottish Widows Workplace Savings Podcast, we hear from an employer’s perspective. Paul Bird joins Robert Cochran, sharing his insights from 40...

Trump’s tariff chaos has shaken the financial markets, but it’s a timely reminder that pensions are built for the long haul. With many UK workers still saving too little...

Employee participation in workplace saving increased “dramatically” during trials of an opt-out payroll savings scheme from Nest Insight. Researchers from the research and innovation centre ran the first major...

SPONSORED ARTICLE Changes to national insurance (NI) and minimum wages make a compelling case for salary exchange, says Susan Hope, workplace savings specialist at Scottish Widows. As of 6...

As predicted before the chancellor’s spring statement, Rachel Reeves offered no update on the second phase of the government’s landmark pensions review. This is despite a major government focus...

Next month's increases in the minimum wage make opening up auto-enrolment to employees under 22 “even more pressing”, according to Kate Smith, head of pensions at Aegon. Her comments...