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Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) guidance on the use of workplace savings schemes is an opportunity for employers, as Femi Adigun, senior B2B proposition manager at Nest, explains.

For some the festive season is more about increased spending that it is about sitting back and relaxing.

Helping employees prepare with the right support builds employee confidence about their retirement planning and decision making, improves wellbeing, protects performance and supports long-term workforce planning. 

HR leaders are rethinking how to get financial resources used at the right moment they are need by employees.

As part of its annual Retirement Voice study, the Standard Life Centre for the Future of Retirement spoke to people across the UK to understand how they feel about life after work.

Today’s workforce spans multiple generations, lifestyles and financial pressures, and HR leaders who understand this are better equipped to foster engagement and improve wellbeing outcomes.

The festive season is a good time for employers to offer meaningful, practical support that makes a real difference – and gives individuals a much-needed boost.

Establishing a tangible connection between savers and their invested money could just improve engagement with pension-holders.

REBA’s Financial Wellbeing Research 2025 finds mental wellbeing linked to financial stress is the top people risk, alongside cost pressures, gender gaps and redundancy. Writing in the report, Jonathan Watts-Lay, director at WEALTH at work, details how employers are addressing these key issues.

Having access to lifetime-focused benefits can encourage employees to engage with short and medium-term finances.

When a lack of clarity, confidence and time combine to hold people back, can employers step in and help?

Digital tools can help employees make better decisions before financial stress kicks in, and let employers accurately measure evidence-based benefits.

Currently working its way through the House of Commons, the Bill is expected to benefit savers through automatic consolidation and better communications when pensions are underperforming, but may also mean paying tax on death benefits.