Tag Archives: Sage

Better testing needed for a COVID-19 exit strategy – “data not dates” from Gordon Woo

Posted on February 18, 2021 by henry tapper

  COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. Share. Educate. Influence.   Covid-arg.com Summary Vaccines alone cannot resolve the COVID-19 crisis. We need to follow the virus, not just the disease: this requires a fully functioning NHS Testing and Tracing system … Continue reading →

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Keep the messaging simple and follow the science

Posted on September 16, 2020 by henry tapper

Government messaging on COVID-19 has ranged from effective to baffling and the consensus is that it works best when simple. While Sage might be agonizing over strategy the early messages about staying at home, keeping your distance and saving our … Continue reading →

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AE Pots must follow workers (Hargreaves Lansdown’s right)

Posted on June 17, 2018 by henry tapper

I have just read a policy paper in my hand from Hargreaves Lansdown;  “Putting Individuals at the Heart of the Pension System”. After some pretty dire submissions to the Work and Pensions Committee on CDC, I hadn’t thought to agree with … Continue reading →

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Employers be warned; your workplace pension responsibilities are wider than you think!

Posted on January 3, 2018 by henry tapper

    When I read this social media add from the Pensions Regulator I half thought tPR were encouraging employers to engage with their pension. No such luck – the pages behind the link explain the employer duties and responsibilities … Continue reading →

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Small employers are sorting the pension problem – but they need some help!

Posted on August 21, 2017 by henry tapper

  There are a lot of organisations taking the credit for auto-enrolment and it’s true it has worked because Government , providers and business advisers have worked together. But the heavy lifting has been done by getting on for a … Continue reading →

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2018 and all that… AE costs go up 150%!

Posted on August 2, 2017 by henry tapper

  How prepared are we for the first big hike in auto-enrolment contributions in April 2018? Should we be preparing our staff for a fall in take home pay? What can we do to see pension saving as a positive? Alright … Continue reading →

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Standard Life- welcome to Sage’s digital “Data Exchange”!

Posted on May 31, 2017 by henry tapper

I’m very pleased to see Standard Life’s announcement that its “Good to go” proposition is now part of Sage’s Data Exchange initiative. The news grabs headlines in the Scotsman and it should be headline news down south as well! Employer’s … Continue reading →

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The past, present and future of Pensions #autoenrolment

Posted on May 6, 2017 by henry tapper

On Wednesday , at 5pm , I’ll be explaining these slides at Accountex 2017 – a talk generously sponsored by the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals. It’s going to be a fun, provocative and I hope instructive talk and I’m … Continue reading →

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Payroll as distributor; can payroll win the battle of benefits?

Posted on April 13, 2017 by henry tapper

“Payroll is our next distribution channel”, an insurer assured me last week. We were at Sage Summit, inspecting “Sage People” and the employee benefits package that was launched late last year to Sage 50 users, My mind went back to the late 1990s … Continue reading →

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Diversity – (my part in “his” downfall)!

Posted on April 7, 2017 by henry tapper

If “lack of diversity” is the problem, I’m part of it! Like the eight panellists at the pension sessions of Sage Summit I was male, pale, grey and stale! Apologies (to our regulators Charles Counsell and Neil Esslemont, to Standard Life’s … Continue reading →

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