It’s not uncommon for individuals to face financial worries at various stages of their life – whether that is dealing with debt, concerns over retirement savings or making the monthly budget work.
The link between debt, money worries and stress, with lower productivity and absenteeism is increasingly recognised by employers.
The impact of financial worries in the workplace:
Many are now looking for ways to prevent these issues by supporting their employees to make better financial decisions throughout their career. This can range from helping employees understand how the can save for a deposit to buy their first home, or how to manage a monthly budget, or providing support on how best to take income at-retirement.
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Freedom and Choice in pensions has increased the risks and complexity that employees and members face in the lead up to and at-retirement including; falling for a scam, buying inappropriate retirement products, paying more tax than necessary, running out of money, or not understanding the risks around defined benefit pension transfers. As poor financial choices made at-retirement can impact an individuals’ income level throughout their retirement, many employers and Trustees are now realising that supporting employees and members at this stage is vital if they are to optimise their income in later life. See our retirement income options service to find out more.
We monitor the effectiveness of every financial education session we run and have received feedback from hundreds of thousands of attendees. From this, we find that on average, using a 5 point scale, knowledge of the subject improves from a score of 2.6 before financial education to 4.2 following it. 64% of individuals also go on to seek further guidance or regulated advice following financial education.
The effectiveness of our retirement planning programmes was recently proven in a study provided* by one of our clients whose employees had attended a programme of retirement planning seminars. The results found that over 61% of their employees said they had taken specific financial actions as a result of attending the retirement seminar. Of these;
WEALTH at work is a specialist provider of financial education and guidance in the workplace supported by regulated advice for individuals. This service helps employees make informed decisions to improve their financial wellbeing throughout their career and to maximise income at-retirement.
We pride ourselves on the quality of our work and commitment to service which has resulted in many of the UK’s largest companies retaining our services.
As there is a growing need to provide support for pension scheme members at-retirement, Trustees also find that our services helps their members to fully understand their options at-retirement, which leads to improvements in their retirement outcomes.
We have educated hundreds of thousands of employees and members over many years, covering a range of subjects from general financial awareness to retirement planning.
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Companies of varying size and sectors engage with our services. We design tailored programmes for each client to ensure it meets their objectives. Fees therefore vary dependent on the exact requirements. Please contact us if you would like to receive a quote for your organisation.
Our consultative approach combined with our knowledge and industry experience ensures that we understand your objectives from the start and our experienced Corporate Relationship Managers will work with you to create a programme tailored to your needs – whether it is a programme to improve employee financial wellbeing, encourage increased take-up of benefits, a series of share scheme seminars to highlight key benefits and risks, or providing support on how best to take income at-retirement. See our approach for more information.
Yes, we have presenters based in regions across the whole of the UK, and together our team are able to deliver programmes at multiple sites. Furthermore, as well as classroom based delivery, we can deliver our programmes via a range of other methods, for example through online seminars which can recreate the classroom experience digitally, as well as webinars, interactive games, webcasts, animations and tailored microsites.
It can be a common area of confusion.
Financial education or guidance can help employees and pension scheme members understand financial considerations in a generic sense; whereas regulated financial advice helps individuals understand their personal financial situation and provides recommendations based on what is suitable for them.
If you would like to find out more information about WEALTH at work please contact us. We will endeavour to answer your question as quickly and as thoroughly as possible.
6th December 2023
Workplace benefits and savings are more vital than ever as the number of employers offering pay rises, in line or above inflation, is set to reduce.
5th December 2023
Employers are viewing the ageing workforce as increasingly important, according to the new Financial Wellbeing Research 2023[1] from the Reward & Employee Benefits Association (REBA) in association with WEALTH at work.
17th November 2023
Our event ‘Financial wellbeing …a new phenomenon or not?’ took place at the Shangri La, The Shard, London on 14 November 2023.
