Implementing a financial wellbeing policy
Why your business should have a financial wellbeing policy With the cost of living crisis rising, it has never been a better time to help support your employees to improve their financial wellbeing. Helping your employees can come in many forms but one of the simplest ways is to provide a financial wellbeing policy within […]
As inflation rises, how can you support your employees’ financial wellbeing?
How to support your employees’ financial wellbeing Inflation hit 10.4% in February 2023, an unexpected rise from 10.1% in January 2023*. As inflation rises, the cost of living crisis deepens for many of us as more people than ever cut back on spending. There’s an opportunity for individuals to seek new ways to make their […]
The New Planned Future Office
The Planned Future team has moved! Due to our growing team and additional Financial Wellbeing clients, we have decided to move our operations to a more suitable premises. Our new office is located in the heart of Chester on Watergate Street. You can now find us at: Suite 3 3rd Floor Refuge House 33-37 Watergate […]
Planned Future and National Highways
Financial Wellbeing Case Study National Highways is the wholly government-owned company responsible for modernising, maintaining and operating England’s motorways and major A roads. In 2021 they partnered with Planned Future, a provider of workplace financial education and wellbeing with the aim of enhancing the benefits that they can provide for their employees. National Highways recognises […]
Supporting your employees through the cost of living crisis
Employees see their financial wellbeing squeezed due to the cost of living crisis The start of 2022 has brought a huge increase in the cost of living. So far we have seen an increase in inflation, a rise in potential energy bills and national insurance contributions increasing, leaving many of us with less disposable income. […]
Planned Future Are Accredited Living Wage Employers
Accredited Living Wage & Financial Wellbeing We are proud to announce that Planned Future are now an accredited Living Wage Employer! As a supplier of Workplace Financial Wellbeing, its important that we implement all the measures we can to make sure our own employees have a successful financial future. What is the real living wage? […]
New minimum wage & the effect on Financial Wellbeing
How will it effect your business and employees? What are the changes? At the recent Budget, the announcement of increases to minimum wage from April will be welcomed by workers across the country. For those aged over 23 the hourly rate will rise from £8.91 to £9.50. For those aged 21-22 it will rise from […]
Financial wellbeing for low paid employees
How to support low paid employees’ financial wellbeing Most organisations will have a broad range of demographics when it comes to their workforce, some approaching retirement, entry level jobs and everything in between. All of these employees will have different needs when it comes to improving their financial wellbeing. One group of employees that can […]
How to support employees financial wellness online
Online Financial Education The Financial Wellness Challenge Over the last few years financial wellbeing has became the ‘hot topic’ for HR managers around. Various studies have shown the benefit of offering this support, one of which being a recent study by LCP (May 2020). They found that 3 in 5 employees had lost sleep last year due […]
New Financial Wellbeing Webinars
Supporting Employees’ Financial Wellbeing Online With the ongoing situation with Coronavirus dominating the news and our personal lives we are all coming to terms with a new way of life. Employees are now working differently, many away from the office and with less contact with others. While there are many benefits for this type of […]