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Contact: Mike Pedel
Tel: +44 20 7178 5760

Contract-based pension solutions to fit your business

In today's UK pensions market, employee benefits management can be increasingly complex and time-consuming. Employers require streamlined and cost-effective company pension schemes but without compromising on a high quality of service.

 

Mercer Employee Benefits Limited (Mercer) understands the issues and challenges that employers face and can offer a range of pension-related and other specialist services designed to create value for the employer.

How Mercer can help

We offer contract-based services to clients who want a whole-of-market insurance based solution fitting individual business requirements.
 
We listen, consult and partner with employers in the selection, ongoing management, governance and communication of group personal pension plans and group stakeholder plans, either exclusively or as part of an overall Mercer client team to secure the delivery of specialist services.

Why Mercer

Getting started

  • Our market-leading research team provides a comprehensive Defined Contribution (DC) provider selection service based on in-depth analysis of areas including contract design, investment capability, quality of administration service and online functionality. Furthermore, we are supported by Mercer’s respected investment consulting team who provide guidance on default fund and core fund design as well as commentary on market trends and fund/sector performance.
  • We conduct client requirement specification planning to ensure benefits schemes are aligned with specific business needs and goals.

Keeping on track

  • Our dedicated benefit consultants provide continuous support in coordinating employee benefits arrangements and providing employers with proactive advice and assistance where needed.
  • Working with our Mercer actuarial colleagues we use modelling tools to help with plan design and evaluate benefit adequacy and its impact on participant take-up at different contribution levels.
  • We support a high level of governance with regular client updates on legislative issues impacting on benefits scheme.
  • We challenge client views to ensure benefit programmes remain ‘fit for purpose’.

Quality as standard

  • Our communication specialists provide a suite of bespoke communications to promote employee involvement in and understanding of employee benefits via a varied range of media.
  • We provide online access to one portal for all employee benefits, via Mercer@Work – providing employers with a cost-effective administration process and employees with a hands-on approach to their benefit management.

 

 

Specialist services

Mercer can also provide:

 

Flexible benefits and online total reward statements
We can support employers in efficiently administering and communicating effective total reward and flexible benefits arrangements. We use a web-based benefits communications tool, Mercer@Work, to provide an administration platform that is straightforward for employers and employees alike to use, and also incorporates a wide-range of reporting options to help employers measure the results.

 

Insured protection
Our services also extend to work alongside Mercer health & benefits team in providing corporate clients with the ability to provide insured protection for their employees, including:

 

  • Group Life Assurance
  • Long-term Disability
  • Critical Illness cover
  • Business protection and key person cover

 

Personal financial planning
Our dedicated consultants can provide specialised financial advice to senior executives and other individuals. This includes:

 

  • Advice on company benefit options such as pensions, share plans or severance packages.
  • Strategic financial and tax planning advice to effectively manage personal wealth.
  • Investment Reporting including online valuations and portfolio analysis tools and guidance on recommended investment options.

 

More Learn more about Mercer's personal financial planning offering

 

 

 



Copyright Mercer Employee Benefits Limited. Mercer Employee Benefits Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Registered in England 404370. Registered Office: 1 Tower Place West, Tower Place, London, EC3R 5BU.

 

Contact: Mike Pedel

Tel: +44 20 7178 5760

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