HR Clicks Rethink HR Welcome to the Q3 edition of HR Clicks, our quarterly newsletter for EMEA HR professionals. In this edition, we release the findings of our new Global Benefits Governance and Operations Study, examine how you should prepare to move your financial management to the Cloud and share the results of our 2016 Global Salary Increase Survey. 2015-16 Global Benefits Governance and Operations Study Find out how 200 multinational participants are tackling benefits governance and operations. Read insights into best practice and shared approaches among the best-performing companies. Moving financial management to the Cloud – how to prepare This executive brief offers advice on how to prepare to move your financial management to the Cloud, including industry insights, considerations and best practices. Global Salary Increase Survey 2016 results The 29th Aon Hewitt's Salary Increase Survey results are now available. The report provides insights on key changes in employee compensation in 2016 and projections for 2017, covering more than 13,500 employers in 120 countries. Knowledge is the key to good benefits governance Amol Mhatre explains the benefits of good governance within companies’ global benefits programmes in this article, first published in European Pensions. Rethink Pensions: European pension and retirement savings conference Aon Hewitt’s first EMEA-wide pension and retirement savings conference takes place on 11 October in Amsterdam. Meet with your peers, exchange ideas and hear from thought leaders on pensions and retirement. The Insurance Act 2015 needs to be an employee benefits priority Employers insuring employee benefits need to make sure they understand all of the relevant changes introduced by the Insurance Act 2015, which came into effect on 12 August. The Act applies to all non-consumer insurance policies that incept, vary or renew on or after 12 August 2016. Aon Best Employers 2016 Aon Best Employers measures the indicators of employer excellence that lead to high employee engagement and sustainable business results. In the 15 years the programme has been running, we have surveyed more than 5000 companies and 2.2 million employees across 10 countries in Central and Eastern Europe. A series of Aon Best Employers events gives firms the chance to learn from the award winners – or find out how you can apply for Best Employer status here. Aon’s Globalist Support Program: a tailored global retirement and employee benefits programme Most organisations report that their mobile employees have a poor value perception of their benefits. Aon’s Globalist Support Program is a comprehensive range of services to support organisations and their mobile employees with their retirement and employee benefits. You can catch up on our recent introductory webinar, or visit the Globalist Support Program website, for more information. New employee survey explores DC pension concerns We have surveyed over 2000 UK DC members on their views about occupational pensions, planning for their retirement and retirement savings concerns. The results make interesting reading for anyone responsible for DC schemes or employee retirement education. Sign up for an advance copy by contacting us. 2017 Pension Conference dates released Registration is now open for the 2017 UK Pension Conferences - Success in Uncertain Times: Birmingham – 7 Feb 2017 London – 21 Feb 2017 Manchester – 1 March 2017 Bristol – 14 March 2017 Leeds – 26 April 2017 Edinburgh – 5 April 2017 London – 10 May 2017 Aon wins prestigious Workplace Savings and Benefits Award At the awards held on 8 September, Aon was recognised for pensions and benefits consultancy excellence, wining Employee Benefits Consultant of the Year. September 2016 Contact and connect: talktous@aonhewitt.com Subscribe to HR Clicks Dates for your diary Pensions training dates 2016 now available Sign up here to reserve your place on any of the DB and DC courses on our training calendar. 22 September How to support your Workday deployment: webinar Hear our customers talk first-hand at this exclusive webinar with Spotify, Grant Thornton and Sunovion. 11 October, Amsterdam Rethink Pensions: European pension and retirement savings Our first EMEA-wide pension and retirement savings conference exploring the latest issues in corporate pensions. 19-21 October PLSA Annual Conference Where Aon is sponsoring the DC stream. 26 October The Future of DC Pensions Insight’s conference includes presentations from our DC experts. 26-27 October, Paris HR Tech World Congress Our Workday team will be silver sponsors at this year’s HR Tech, the world’s foremost Congress & Expo on the future of work. 3 November Rewards trends webinar Trends in reward practices (pay levels, pay mix and plan design). For more information or to register please contact us. 15-17 November, Barcelona Workday Rising Europe Our Workday practice are delighted to be platinum sponsors of the flagship Workday Rising Europe user conference. Also on our website Read the latest update from our Retirement and Investment blog. Brexit – UK and global webinars Listen again to our UK and global Brexit webinars examining the implications of the UK’s decision to leave the EU. The DC decumulation challenge: a global view – webcast Listen again to our webcast sharing insights and lessons on decumulation from around the world.