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This is where we share updates, tips and insights to help individuals and employers navigate the world of financial wellbeing, from saving for the short-term to preparing for retirement.
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Achieve financial wellbeing with expert financial coaching
Just like working with a sports coach, working with a financial coach can help you identify your current strengths and...Claire Campher|Employees -
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Alternative to pay rises: What benefits do employees really want?
From higher National Insurance bills to bigger energy costs, many businesses are facing a squeeze right now. This can be...Claire Campher|Employee benefits -
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What’s the difference between an employee discounts scheme and an employee incentive scheme?
When setting up your workplace benefits, you might be wondering what to include in the package to help employees feel...Claire Campher|Employee benefits -
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How salary sacrifice can help you support your company’s ESG goals
Your business may have a number of different goals – and I’m betting that one of them is to make...Megan Worthing-Davies|ED&I -
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Childcare salary sacrifice vs tax free childcare explained
Introduction to childcare benefits Sorting out childcare can be a massive headache for parents, as well as a major cost....Claire Campher|Employers -
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Why your workplace pension scheme could be your most underappreciated benefit
When you think about a company benefits scheme, what comes to mind? It might be health insurance, shopping discounts or...Claire Campher|Employers -
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How can I introduce employee benefits as a small company?
As a caring leader of a small company, you may be wondering how to set up benefits for your employees...Megan Worthing-Davies|Employee benefits -
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How financial wellbeing can take your employee benefits package to the next level
So, you’ve assembled a brilliant benefits package for your employees. Whether you’ve gone for shopping discounts, gym memberships, an Employee...Claire Campher|Employee benefits -
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How to choose an employee discounts scheme
Employee discounts schemes are a common part of employee benefit packages – and it’s easy to see why. They give...Megan Worthing-Davies|Employee benefits -
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Pension salary sacrifice for employers: what you should know
You might have heard of salary sacrifice (or its less unsettling name, salary exchange) before; you might even have been...Claire Campher|Employers -
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How to help employees save more into their workplace pensions
Pensions can be a paradox: super important for our futures, but something a lot of us just don’t want to...Claire Campher|Employers -
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7 things to think about when choosing a workplace nursery scheme
As most parents will tell you, sorting out childcare can be a huge headache. There are so many things to...Claire Campher|Employers -
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Opt-in vs opt-out: what’s the best way to get employees into a salary sacrifice pension arrangement?
Switching to a salary sacrifice pension arrangement for your employees makes a lot of sense. After all, both your company...Claire Campher|Employers -
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6 salary sacrifice schemes where both you and your employees save money
Salary sacrifice schemes aren’t just employee perks. They’re powerful cost-saving tools for employers too. But they’re not all made equal....Claire Campher|Employees -
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Understanding P11D: everything you need to know
Written in partnership with Hive HR Solutions. As an employer, providing benefits to your employees is a great way to...Claire Campher|Compliance and reporting -
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High earners, high risk? The business case for financial coaching
I had a conversation recently that stuck with me A colleague was speaking to a team member who was close...Claire Campher|Employee benefits -
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Salary sacrifice schemes: what are they and how do they work?
HMRC salary sacrifice schemes are becoming increasingly invaluable for companies wanting to optimise their employee benefit packages while also managing...Claire Campher|Employers -
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Turning the 2025 NI increase into NI savings for your business
Time strapped? Key takeaways from the blog: From April 2025, employer NI contributions rise to 15% (from 13.8%) with a...Claire Campher|Employers -
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3 reasons financial planning matters for your employees – and how employers can help
For employers, supporting financial planning in the workplace is a powerful way to create a more engaged, productive, and resilient...Claire Campher|Employers -
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Stay ahead of the budget: Save on rising NI costs with salary sacrifice
As the Chancellor announced an increase in National Insurance (NI) rates from 13.8% to 15% on 30 October 2024, many...Megan Worthing-Davies|Employers -
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Saving money with salary exchange schemes: beyond the traditional pension
As the Chancellor announced an increase in National Insurance (NI) rates from 13.8% to 15% on 30 October 2024, many...Sahil Sethi|Employers -
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How savings and pensions build the foundations for financial security
Every September, we recognise two key campaigns in the financial wellbeing market: UK Savings Week and UK Pension Awareness Day....Megan Worthing-Davies|Employers -
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Looking Beyond EAPs: The Role of Financial Wellbeing Providers
The number of employees in financial distress is rising: approximately 80% of employees are impacted by money worries at work...Megan Worthing-Davies|Employers -
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Financial coaching vs advice – coaching series
Navigating the world of personal finance can be overwhelming. With a plethora of information available, it’s often difficult to know...Megan Worthing-Davies|Employers -
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ED&I: A financial wellbeing imperative to bridge the pay and pension gap
The intersection of diversity, equity, and inclusion (ED&I) and financial wellbeing is a critical issue that’s often overlooked. The harsh...Megan Worthing-Davies|Employers -
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What’s the best way to track financial wellbeing?
Measuring employee financial wellbeing is crucial for organisations seeking to improve employee satisfaction, productivity, and overall well-being. Research from PIB’s...Sahil Sethi|Employees -
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Workplace nursery scheme: Everything you need to know
What is the workplace nursery scheme (also known as childcare salary sacrifice)? The workplace nursery scheme, also known as childcare...Megan Worthing-Davies|Employers -
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Salary sacrifice case studies: How Maji is supporting tech employers with savings
At Maji, we’re proud to support forward-thinking employers with their financial wellbeing strategies. We also help employers make a tangible...Megan Worthing-Davies|Employers -
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Financial Wellbeing Can Massively Improve People’s Lives
Interview with Richard Stovell, Maji’s Head of Financial Wellbeing Richard Stovell, Maji’s Head of Financial Wellbeing, is an employee benefits...Megan Worthing-Davies|Employers -
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The link between diversity, inclusion and financial wellbeing
Financial worries are now the leading cause of workplace stress, a situation set to get worse as the cost of...Sahil Sethi|Employers -
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Why gig workers need financial wellbeing support too
The so-called ‘gig economy’ in the UK is huge: around 4.4 million people work for gig platforms at least once...Megan Worthing-Davies|Employers -
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This simple change could give people on National Minimum Wage a payrise
The National Minimum Wage (NMW, or sometimes known as National Living Wage) was introduced in 1999, and it’s since helped...Megan Worthing-Davies|Employers -
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Tackling the cost of living crisis for employees with a strong financial wellbeing strategy
In our first two blogs on the topic of the cost of living crisis (1,2), we’ve highlighted why this turbulent...Megan Worthing-Davies|Debt management -
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How can your benefits package support your employees through the cost of living crisis?
The cost of living crisis has hardly been out of the headlines. And for good reason: rising prices for lots...Megan Worthing-Davies|Employers -
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5 practical steps to building a corporate financial wellbeing strategy
This post is by our Launchpad intern Heng Chew, from the University of Sheffield, exploring the importance of a corporate...Megan Worthing-Davies|Employers -
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Financial wellbeing: where do employees need more support?
Maji’s mission is to build a financially secure future for everyone. But there’s no ‘one size fits all’ solution; each...Megan Worthing-Davies|Employers -
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Nurturing financial wellbeing in a post-pandemic world
This article is by Heng Chew, our intern from Sheffield University. Just over two years ago, the World Health Organization...Megan Worthing-Davies|Employers -
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Three ways to support employees through the cost of living crisis
The cost of living crisis is becoming hard to ignore. We’re facing higher energy bills, higher food costs, and rising...Megan Worthing-Davies|Employers -
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How investing in employee wellbeing can help retention during ‘The Great Resignation’
This guest blog was written by Jess Koh, our Launchpad intern from the University of Sheffield. Beginning in early 2021,...Megan Worthing-Davies|Employers -
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Switching salary sacrifice schemes? Here’s our top 4 things to avoid
It’s tempting to think about switching salary sacrifice schemes and running them internally. After all, what could be so hard...Megan Worthing-Davies|Employers -
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Government benefits and salary sacrifice: what do I need to know?
In salary sacrifice, a person exchanges their pay in return for their employer paying for a benefit, such as a...Megan Worthing-Davies|Employers -
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Salary sacrifice & parental leave
We’re delighted to host this piece by Claire Vane. As Managing Director and Founder of HR consultancy Integrated Resources, Claire...Megan Worthing-Davies|Employers -
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Boosting pension engagement
Your workplace pension scheme is probably one of the most expensive benefits you offer your employees. In fact, the average...Megan Worthing-Davies|Employers -
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How to choose an ethical workplace pension
In our previous blog, we set out the things you might think about when choosing a new workplace pension scheme...Megan Worthing-Davies|Employers -
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Read this if you’re thinking of changing pension provider
For many companies, setting up the pension is a tick-box exercise. After all, when you’re a small team responsible for...Megan Worthing-Davies|Employers -
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Seven ways to improve your pension offer
Changing pension provider can be costly and time consuming. The good news? You don’t need to change pension provider to...Megan Worthing-Davies|Employers -
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Workplace pensions guide for employers: Set up payroll pension contributions and make payments
Welcome to the final part of our series, ‘Pensions 101’, aimed at small business owners setting up their first workplace...Claire Campher|Employers -
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Workplace pensions: welcome to the 90%…
If you are, or soon will be contributing to a workplace pension, you’re joining the 90% of eligible employees choosing...Claire Campher|Employees -
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Workplace pensions guide for employers: How to achieve employee pension engagement
This is the fourth article in our series about how to set up a workplace pension scheme. Once your pension...Claire Campher|Employers -
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Workplace pensions guide for employers: Manage pension statutory obligations to staff
This is the third article in our series about how to set up a workplace pension scheme. You’ve set up...Claire Campher|Employers -
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Workplace pensions guide for employers: Workplace pension scheme setup
Th is the second article in our series about how to set up a workplace pension scheme. So, you’ve read...Claire Campher|Employers -
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Workplace pensions guide for employers: Getting started
This is the first article in our series about how to set up a workplace pension scheme. If you employ...Claire Campher|Employers
