North Lanarkshire Council has launched a financial advice service as part of efforts to look after the health and wellbeing of its 18,500 employees.
The service, launched last month, offers independent financial advice to staff through seminars and one-to-one meetings. Advice is provided on a number of areas, including savings and investments, retirement planning, tax, protection and mortgages. Employees are also told about the council’s pension scheme and other employee benefits.
Employees can choose to receive one-to-one advice at work or at home. Alternatively, they can contact a representative of provider AWD Chase de Vere on the phone or via email.
The scheme is communicated using details provided on the council’s intranet site and in its internal magazine. Information will also appear on posters around the workplace and in leaflets sent out with employees’ payslips.
Iris Wylie, head of human resourcess at North Lanarkshire Council, said: “We are committed to supporting our employees and, particularly in this economic situation, it is important we can offer them access to quality, independent financial advice.”
Hi there i am the gmb representative for b-shift based in albert street cleansing depot.my union members have recently been asking many questions regarding there pensions and the new pension laws etc,i was wondering if you would have any information posters / leaflets that i could distribute and put on notice boards,i was also wondering if you would have any pension advisors who could possibly come in for meeting/ chat with the members to clear there many questions up
Thanks for your time
Best regards
Ronnie mccarthy
I am a ASNA in a local school, I put into the pension scheme every fortnight. I have had a break in my contract and wondered why the amount of money being put in is not showing in my wage slip-I would like to know the correct amount I have payed in!
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I am a asn assistant at primary school. I would like advice sbout joining workplace pension
Thanks
Hi, I’m an addiction worker for NLC, I have been diagnosed with breast cancer. Because of the treatment I have to get I will be off more than 6 months and be on half pay. Is there any way I can release some of my pension fund for when that happens. ?