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Thriving in the Age of Ambiguity
Our latest report looks at what employees have gained and lost in financial wellbeing as times change – and how employers can boost future resilience.
Pension power – it can do wonders
Making your employees' lives more comfortable in retirement and helping to protect the planet, workplace pensions can do both.
The gender pension gap is everyone’s problem
Laura Stewart-Smith, Head of Workplace Savings and Retirement at Aviva, talks about the gender pension gap and why it’s an issue.
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Financial wellbeing in the age of COVID-19: how you can help
Employees’ financial wellbeing has always mattered. Now the pandemic has raised more questions than ever, what can employers do to help?
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Why pension pots in a pandemic need extra care
Laura Stewart-Smith outlines how the pandemic has created issues for managing ‘homeless’ pension pots.
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The ambiguous nature of retirement
Encouraging saving for an indeterminate retirement can be challenging, but not impossible.
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Pension power: our best weapon against climate change?
Shane O’Brien shows how we can all do our bit to help turn villains into heroes on climate change.
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What’s driving the move to master trust?
Read our latest insight.
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Investing to improve the world we live in
Laura Stewart-Smith explains how providers and pension schemes can keep members aware and engaged with ESG investing.
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Has the way we approach our finances changed in the last year?
Dale Critchley looks at how recent events have affected our approach to finances.
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The case for a Living Pension
Steve Jackson, Senior Proposition Manager at Aviva, looks at how a Living Pension standard could make a big difference.
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Taking your employees from work to retirement with an Aviva workplace pension
How does your workforce turn their pension pot into money in their pocket?
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How to make your workplace benefits package work for all employees
It’s often one of the things people consider when they’re looking at potential employers.
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ESG and ethical investing: what’s in a name?
In recent years, ESG and ethical investing have moved from niche strategies to a mainstream part of investing.
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How does ambiguity affect how we feel about retirement?
Dale Critchley looks at how ambiguity and changing attitudes can affect retirement plans for employees of all ages.
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Financial education: giving the right message at the right time
Laura Stewart-Smith looks at how to handle communicating with your employees during the pandemic.
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How a mid-life MOT can prepare employees for a better retirement
It’s worth making sure your middle-aged employees have checked that the pension choices they made decades ago are still fit for purpose.
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Rewiring investments for an electro-economy
Aviva announces our intention to decarbonise our automatic enrolment default funds and achieve net zero by 2050.
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Looking after your employees as they look after your business
Help them towards better health and wellbeing – after all, they're the backbone (and every other bone) of your business.
Seven ways you can help your employees adjust to the relaxing of restrictions
Most of the restrictions we’ve all lived under for over a year are beginning to lift, but that’s something many people will find unsettling. It won’t be easy for many of us to simply return to life as we knew it.
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The emotional impact of opening up society – how it may affect your employees
Debbie Bullock, Aviva’s Wellbeing Lead, talks about why the end of restrictions may not mean the end of anxiety for some people.
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Financial wellbeing in the post-pandemic workplace
Workplace wellbeing packages are stronger with a financial wellbeing element. Here are some reminders about why it’s important.
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Is financial stress affecting your balance sheet?
Dale Critchley, Policy Manger for Workplace Savings & Retirement looks at how employee financial wellbeing benefits businesses and individuals.
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Working with your workers to make sure work works for them!
Aviva’s new report shows the vital role employers can play in improving employees’ financial and professional wellbeing post-Covid, says Iona Bain.
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Why wellbeing is like a three-legged stool
A well-rounded wellbeing programme must focus on three elements – physical, mental and financial wellbeing – if it’s to do the job properly.
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Thriving in the Age of Ambiguity
Last year we issued our first Age of Ambiguity report, looking at the blurring of lines between home and work life.
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Why supporting menopause in the workplace is urgent and important
Deborah Garlick, Director at Henpicked: Menopause in the Workplace, explains why introducing menopause support at work makes sense for savvy organisations.
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How to help when someone is not okay
What do you do if someone tells you they are not okay? It’s not easy to know what to say, but we have some tips to help you.
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The links between alcohol and mental health
Don Shenker, founder of the Alcohol Health Network, explains why alcohol awareness should be part of a wider wellbeing strategy.
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Good medicine: what we can all learn from ‘social prescribing’
Social prescribing is a term that’s gradually becoming better known. It’s a way of describing the process of a GP or other NHS professional referring a patient to non-clinical services to help with their health and wellbeing.
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Next week is Mental Health Awareness week
And so is the week after. And the week after that…
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Seven ways to manage stress and anxiety
Life has the ability to put a spanner in the works at any time, so it’s normal that you and your employees could feel stressed from time to time.
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Six ways employers can tackle burnout
Employee burnout is becoming a problem for many businesses. We look at what you can do to tackle it.
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5 ways alcohol awareness can be part of your wellbeing strategy
Don Shenker, founder of the Alcohol Health Network, explains why alcohol awareness should be part of a wider wellbeing strategy.
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Looking after your back in lockdown and beyond
With many of us still working from home, possibly since the start of the first lockdown in March, there are some simple steps you can take to minimise your risk of developing back pain and neck pain.
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Investing now and for those to come
A better, greener planet in the future starts with ethical investing and climate change action now.
Shaping the climate debate in Earth’s critical year
Steve Waygood examines why 2021 could become a milestone year for collective action on climate change, backed by corporate and governmental policy.
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Pension power: our best weapon against climate change?
Shane O’Brien shows how we can all do our bit to help turn villains into heroes on climate change.
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Investing to improve the world we live in
Laura Stewart-Smith explains how providers and pension schemes can keep members aware and engaged with ESG investing.
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ESG and ethical investing: what’s in a name?
In recent years, ESG and ethical investing have moved from niche strategies to a mainstream part of investing.
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Why pensions and passions can go hand in hand
Zelda Bentham, Group Head of Sustainability looks at how helping people to invest sustainably through their pension can be a good move.
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ESG funds: it’s all a matter of choice
Zelda Bentham, explains the role of ESG funds in giving employees a sense of choice and control over their pensions.
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5 reasons responsible investing is good for your employees
Investing for environmental, social and governance reasons creates a feel-good factor around your business as well as your people.
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How being sustainable could help your business thrive
Zelda Bentham, Group Head of Sustainability at Aviva, outlines how making your business more sustainable is a positive move for your company.
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Why sustainable pension investment is important to your employees
Sustainable investment isn’t just good for the planet, it's good for business too.
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Practical tips to help your business thrive.
Family-friendly business policy: 5 ways to make it work for you
Anthony Fitzpatrick, Employee Relations and Global Policy Lead, shows how family-friendly policies really can lead to a stronger workforce.
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March 2021 Budget
What’s the impact on employee benefits?
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As SMEs plan to recoup lost trading time - Lockdown gives them time to plan
Chris Andrews looks at what businesses need to consider if they're making up for lost November trading hours by maximising the run up to Christmas.
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Financial education: giving the right message at the right time
Laura Stewart-Smith looks at how to handle communicating with your employees during the pandemic.
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Keeping employees motivated: what you can and can’t do
Rachel Fenoughty, of Aviva’s Learning & Development team, asks how employers can motivate employees in times like these – and concludes that they can’t…
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Why businesses should talk more about employees caring duties
Jonathan Briggs, Group Head Talent Acquisition at Aviva, looks at why businesses should talk about flexible working for carers.
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Why it’s good to keep your employees volunteering
With all the new guidelines surrounding coronavirus, traditional approaches to volunteering have had to change.
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How to help your employees spot scams
Fraudsters rarely take a day off, even in the middle of a global pandemic.
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Business resilience: the 6 factors
We all know what resilience means, but what does it mean for business? We’ve identified six crucial factors…
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Business Continuity Planning: Where do we start?
Pete Holmes, Aviva Risk Consultant, answers everyone’s first question on how to plan for the unexpected.
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5 ways volunteering is good for business
Giving employees time out for volunteering could be the start of something special… for your business too.
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Employee Benefits: A Survey from the UK Workplace
As the working environment changes, so do expectations. This extends beyond the way we work to the way in which that work is rewarded…
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Balance isn’t a women's issue, it's a business issue
Are men being excluded from the gender balance conversation? Our recent event with PRA Health Sciences discussed the elephant in the room.
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Happy staff are more productive staff
A 2015 study showed that happier employees are more productive… so making them happier is good business. But how do we do it?
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Plastic pollution: let’s turn back the tide
People care deeply about our oceans - and removing disposable cups from your business really can make a difference.
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Equal parental leave: why it’s good for employers too
A year’s passed since we’ve started offering men the same parental leave as women. The policy been popular — but we’ve found some insights.
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