HR Clicks

Rethink HR

In this edition of HR Clicks, we look at how you can tackle retirement uncertainty for your employees, explore how HR data can help you design compelling rewards plans for in-demand talent, and examine how UK firms are calculating their CEO pay ratios.

Pensions
How much and by when? How to tackle retirement uncertainty
Like it or not, retirement means something very different in today's world of work. How can HR leaders move employees from retirement uncertainty to retirement adequacy? Sophia Singleton investigates in this article, published by HRD Connect.

Pensions cyber risk: pulling it all together
Pension schemes hold substantial amounts of personal data, have regular financial transactions, and are managed by trustees who often have no dedicated IT support. As such they are prime targets for a cyber-attack. In this document we set out a series of measures that we believe all schemes should consider as part of their ongoing cyber resilience programme.

Engaging with DC – roundtable
What’s next for auto-enrolment and master trusts; the emergence of the pensions dashboard; and the reasons for member engagement: some of the topics discussed by Aon’s Steven Leigh and a panel at this Pensions Age roundtable.

Global Pension Risk Survey 2019: read chapter 1 – Long-term targets
DB schemes are maturing rapidly, with most schemes' long-term objectives now closer than they have ever been. Chapter 1 of our 2019 Global Pension Risk Survey looks at schemes’ long-term targets and how they plan to achieve them.

Podcast: Global Pension Risk Survey Chapter 1 – Long-term targets
Our podcast on Chapter 1 of the survey explores in more detail the issues raised. What are schemes doing to work towards their objectives?

Rewards
Benchmarking hot jobs: software engineers at ecommerce firms command a pay premium
Demand for digital jobs is high, and ecommerce companies are paying a premium for key roles. Our article explores how having the latest HR data will help you design compelling rewards plans for in-demand talent.

How UK companies are calculating the CEO pay ratio in the first year of disclosure
The CEO pay ratio rule in the UK allows companies to choose from three different methodologies. While we have seen one approach preferred to date, there are technical considerations to make when selecting the right one. Read our article for the latest disclosure trends and tips for complying with the new rule.

Wellbeing
Contemporary drivers for mental health; a challenge for the modern age
Our webinar shared expert thinking on mental health, its importance in the workplace, and best practice approaches to mental health at work, with case studies from Aon clients. You can see the presentation here (in Portuguese).

Multinationals
Minding the gap for growing multinational companies
Are you a growing company that is expanding to new countries? Does this create unique challenges? The Growing Multinationals Network is a network where like-minded peers across EMEA can come together online through a dedicated private Linkedin group and at educational seminars held across EMEA, to discuss and share their insights, challenges and wins. If you would like to join this exclusive group, please click here.

Aon in the press
We find that a quarter of UK schemes are unprepared for the cyber risks they face, and our survey on DC finds that there is a lack of clarity on what people need in retirement. In National Fertility Awareness Week, we identify five key ways firms can offer support to employees and maintain productivity. We announce our new partners and Tony Baily re-joins Aon.