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Most UK workers now expect to retire at 62 years old

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A new poll of people aged between 35 and 55 suggests that most workers expect to retire at around 62 years old, four years earlier than the UK state pension age of 66. It surveyed employees aged 35-55 working in seven industry sectors across the UK.

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How Financial Wellness Programs Can Benefit Employees and Employers

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Gone are the days when new employees received a list of the company holidays during onboarding and a packet with information about how to sign up for health care and retirement benefits. Companies can gauge employees’ interest in financial wellness programs by conducting anonymous surveys, she adds.

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4 Smart Money Moves to Plan for Financial Security

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A survey by Insider and Morning Consult from 2019 showed that millennials were more likely to put off buying houses, making career moves, undergoing medical procedures and even getting hitched—all because of cash-related reasons. Start a retirement plan. You’re young, and retirement probably feels light-years away.

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Want to Retain Your Team? Offer Financial Well-being Programs

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According to SHRM , 35% of HR professionals surveyed offered financial planning benefits for long-term security, such as sessions with a financial advisor on wealth management, investments and estate planning. It can be a shock to new parents to know that the Federal Medical Leave Act does not guarantee any sort of pay.

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How My Experience as a Black Entrepreneur Shaped My Views on Building Financial Freedom

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Instead, in an effort to avoid conflict altogether, they are far more likely to quit, which could have a negative impact on their earning potential, retirement account contributions, health care coverage and other financial employee benefits. While sitting at my desk one day, I suddenly felt a cramp in my neck that just wouldn’t go away.

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Why Employers May Not Be Hiring Veterans

On The Job

While some veterans do suffer from severe PTSD and need medication and counseling, others are able to cope with minimal assistance, experts say. According to a Society of Human Resources survey , 46% of surveyed employers said they believed PTSD and other mental issues would be a problem in hiring veterans.

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Is Stress Making You Want to Kiss Your Job Goodbye?

On The Job

They can’t even look forward to retirement, because they’re going to have to work longer now. Hi, Anita, This post breaks my heart and I dont know if I have many answers other than to say if there were ever a time to start medicating, visualizing and doing yoga, this would be the time. Most people haven’t gotten a raise in years.

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