105 | Brilliant not boring – unlocking financial wellbeing with pensions at work, with Pete Hykin
10/06/23 • 31 min
Although pensions can feel like a boring or complicated topic (especially if you’re not a Reward specialist), HR Coffee Time guest Pete Hykin shows this doesn’t have to be the case. In this episode he helps strip away any worries you might have about choosing a pension provider or talking about pensions at work. He also shares some great tips on how to get everyone engaged with their pensions and focused on their financial wellbeing.
Listen to the episode to learn:
- Why it’s important to prioritise getting pensions right, even though you have other projects and issues competing for your time and attention.
- You can draw a direct line from employee productivity to employee wellbeing and financial wellbeing.
- Aside from their house, their pension is the largest financial asset your employees will have in their lives.
- Pensions are a major part of financial wellbeing.
- The importance of educating people about pensions.
- Help bring the amount of money in peoples’ pensions to life.
- You can use tools like salary sacrifice to put more money in your employees’ pockets.
- Create a culture and environment where people can talk about money and their financial wellbeing.
- Inclusion and pensions.
- Tips on choosing a new pension provider – consult with your employees to find out what’s important to them.
Useful Links
- Connect with Fay on LinkedIn
- Fay’s website: Bright Sky Career Coaching
- Book a virtual chat with Penfold
Buy the Book Recommendation
(Disclosure: the book link is an affiliate link which means that Fay will receive a small commission from Amazon if you make a purchase through it)
Other HR Coffee Times Mentioned in This Episode
Episode 48: How to support your colleagues with bereavement at work, with Michelle Smith
Looking For the Transcript?
You can find transcripts for all episodes on the HR Coffee Time section of the Bright Sky Career Coaching website.
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Although pensions can feel like a boring or complicated topic (especially if you’re not a Reward specialist), HR Coffee Time guest Pete Hykin shows this doesn’t have to be the case. In this episode he helps strip away any worries you might have about choosing a pension provider or talking about pensions at work. He also shares some great tips on how to get everyone engaged with their pensions and focused on their financial wellbeing.
Listen to the episode to learn:
- Why it’s important to prioritise getting pensions right, even though you have other projects and issues competing for your time and attention.
- You can draw a direct line from employee productivity to employee wellbeing and financial wellbeing.
- Aside from their house, their pension is the largest financial asset your employees will have in their lives.
- Pensions are a major part of financial wellbeing.
- The importance of educating people about pensions.
- Help bring the amount of money in peoples’ pensions to life.
- You can use tools like salary sacrifice to put more money in your employees’ pockets.
- Create a culture and environment where people can talk about money and their financial wellbeing.
- Inclusion and pensions.
- Tips on choosing a new pension provider – consult with your employees to find out what’s important to them.
Useful Links
- Connect with Fay on LinkedIn
- Fay’s website: Bright Sky Career Coaching
- Book a virtual chat with Penfold
Buy the Book Recommendation
(Disclosure: the book link is an affiliate link which means that Fay will receive a small commission from Amazon if you make a purchase through it)
Other HR Coffee Times Mentioned in This Episode
Episode 48: How to support your colleagues with bereavement at work, with Michelle Smith
Looking For the Transcript?
You can find transcripts for all episodes on the HR Coffee Time section of the Bright Sky Career Coaching website.
Rate and Review the Podcast
If you found this episode of HR Coffee Time helpful, please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. If you're kind enough to leave a review, let Fay know so she can say thank you. You can always reach her at: [email protected].
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Useful Links
- Connect with Fay on LinkedIn
- Fay’s website: Bright Sky Career Coaching
- Connect with Antoinette on LinkedIn
- Follow Antoinette on Instagram
- Antoinette’s website
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HR Coffee Time - 105 | Brilliant not boring – unlocking financial wellbeing with pensions at work, with Pete Hykin
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Welcome back to HR Coffee Time. It's great to have you here. I'm your host, Fay Wallis, a career and executive coach with a background in HR, and I'm also the creator of the HR Planner. I've made this podcast especially for you to help you have a successful and fulfilling HR or People career without working yourself into the ground.
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