Benefits communication is widely acknowledged as the critical element of any benefits programme. Regardless of how much time and money is put into creating a benefits offering that ‘ticks every box’ in every employee’s wish-list, unless you get the process of telling them about it right, your time

Whether you are embarking on a big project like auto enrolment, or looking to overhaul your annual benefit statements, getting the communications right can make all the difference. Trustees and pension scheme managers alike understand how much effort goes into providing (and paying for) high quality

LCP discuss how companies turn to a new flexible form of executive pension compensation.

For auto-enrolment to be successful, communication with your workforce is key. The Pensions Regulator has produced a suite of different letters that need to be sent to different groups of your employees at different times. The letters you have to send are also dependant on various actions you can

This document gives you a few ideas about when is the best time to tell your employees about their benefits and gives you a few reasons why this could be valuable for your business.

Many household names have announced major reductions to their pension benefits. The reasons for these changes include pension scheme deficits, increasing risk exposures and the need to cut costs. This article provides strategic advice to business on how to implement pension benefit redesigns.

Articles of interest in this document include: key themes for 2012; quantitative easing, a model portfolio for fixed income, absolute return funds and alternatives.

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Social media tools, once used only by those considered tech savvy, are becoming commonplace, and are gradually moving beyond purely social and personal uses to infiltrate the corporate world. This guide from Bingham McCutchen looks at how such tools can be used to best effect by companies.

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