Wingate Benefit Solutions shorlisted at 2013 Cover Excellence Awards

Wingate Benefit Solutions are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for ‘Employee Benefits Intermediary of the Year’ at the upcoming Cover excellence awards 2013. As the title would suggest, the Cover awards are sponsored by Cover Magazine which is a specialist employee benefit and protection publication. The award was open to all intermediaries […]

Are UK employees saving enough?

According to research recently carried out by Scottish Widows, the number of employees saving adequately for retirement has hit an all time low, yet aspirations for pension income has risen. *The annual Scottish Widows pensions report, which surveyed 5,200 Britons revealed that less than half (45%) of those who could and should be preparing financially […]

Workplace Pension Reforms, Are you Ready?

With the new Workplace Pension Reform legislation well into its first year, many employers are still unsure of their obligations, when these will affect them and what this will actually mean from a practical perspective to ensure compliance with the regulations. The first step is to consider and prepare an initial planning and design strategy […]

Majority of SME’s lack business protection

Lastest research from leading protection provider Legal & General has found that the majority of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have no key worker protection in place, despite the death of a business owner emerging as the most disruptive potential scenario a business can face. An investigation into the protection habits of 500 UK businesses commissioned  by […]

Non compliance with Auto Enrolment will not be tolerated

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is expanding its compliance unit to enable it to ‘proactively investigate’ companies and industries with a high risk of failure  to comply with auto-enrolment duties. TPR has confirmed that if there were reasonable grounds to investigate, they will use their power to audit companies’ records going back six years. The regulator would insist any […]

Employee Benefits Research – June 2013

Employee Benefits Magazine has recently finalized its annual Benefits research which surveyed UK-based employers about their benefit strategies, provision and practices. Employee Benefits Magazine has carried out this research for more than a decade. The last ten years has seen a shift in the popularity in certain benefits as Employers have made more strategic decisions […]

People just aren’t saving enough

A recent report published by leading insurer Scottish Widows has found that 1 in 5 Britons are saving nothing at all for their retirement and over 1 in 3 are not saving enough to provide them with the income that they are expecting. Although the amount that people are saving in their pensions has fallen over the […]

Workplace Pension Reforms Update – May 2013

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has recently used information gathered from employers, advisers, payroll providers and The Pensions Regulator about their automatic enrolment experiences so far. The information received has led the DWP to make 10 proposals ‘to improve the operation of automatic enrolment for employers and pension scheme providers’. The consultation is […]

Wingate Benefit Solutions recognised at Life & Pension awards 2013

‘I am delighted to announce that Richard Grover from our corporate pensions team was commended as Group Pensions Adviser of the Year 2013 at the Life & Pensions awards held in London on 17th April.  This prestigious and strongly contested award recognises the best group pensions adviser in the UK. The award recognises Richard’s personal […]

Group Income Protection – April 2013

No business can afford to be without an employee who is unable to work for a significant time due to illness or injury. As a caring employer, if an employee were injured or diagnosed with a serious illness then we’re sure that you would want to provide as much financial support as possible, whilst also […]

Employee Benefit Benchmarking Report 2022

Exclusively focused on UK organisations with employee headcounts of up to 1000, the data and conclusions shared in this report are directly relevant to companies of this size and profile.