As the Chancellor announced an increase in National Insurance (NI) rates from 13.8% to 15% on 30 October 2024, many employers are facing higher costs on the horizon. But there’s a silver lining: salary exchange (also known as salary sacrifice) schemes can offer significant savings opportunities for your business, helping to offset these new expenses […]
Every September, we recognise two key campaigns in the financial wellbeing market: UK Savings Week and UK Pension Awareness Day. It would be remiss of us not to acknowledge the current financial landscape; where many of your employees are struggling with financial security – the ability to save sufficiently due to rising costs of living. […]
At Maji, we’re proud to support forward-thinking employers with their financial wellbeing strategies. We also help employers make a tangible difference to their bottom line and their employees’ payslips through salary sacrifice schemes (otherwise known as salary exchange). We’d like to highlight two case studies from the tech sector that showcase the benefits of making […]
ESG and sustainable investing in a nutshell It’s easy to get jargoned-out when learning about investing, but ESG is one acronym you might want to remember. So, what is ESG investing? It’s also known as ‘sustainable’ or ‘responsible’ investing, but the ESG title (Environmental, Social and Governance) helps to pin down what that covers in […]
By Catherine Thomas-Humphreys (www.thefinfluencer.co.uk) Think of an investing platform simply like a financial supermarket. In the same way you go to Tesco to buy all your food, you go to a platform to buy your investment account and then the investments within that account. It’s an online service that an investor can use in order […]
The National Minimum Wage (NMW, or sometimes known as National Living Wage) was introduced in 1999, and it’s since helped millions of people by raising their pay (without destroying job opportunities, as some naysayers feared). But workers on or near NMW are missing out on a benefit their higher-earning colleagues are taking advantage of. You […]
It’s tempting to think about switching salary sacrifice schemes and running them internally. After all, what could be so hard about getting people to take part in a scheme that saves them money? But going it alone can be stressful and lead to poor results. In this article, we share our top 4 tips to […]
Saving for the future is one of the most important things we can do to safeguard ourselves and our loved ones. But if the worst should happen before you get to spend or use the savings, what happens to the money? The outcome might vary depending on the way you’ve saved your money and if […]
In salary sacrifice, a person exchanges their pay in return for their employer paying for a benefit, such as a pension contribution. This reduces the employee’s take-home pay but can also lower taxable income, leading to potential tax and National Insurance savings. However, because salary sacrifice reduces gross salary, it can impact other pay-related benefits, […]
We’re delighted to host this piece by Claire Vane. As Managing Director and Founder of HR consultancy Integrated Resources, Claire is an expert in all things ‘people’. In this article, she dives into some of the complexities surrounding salary sacrifice and parental leave, to help employers and prospective parents navigate their choices. You can read […]
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