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The National Careers Service provides information, confidential and impartial advice to help you make decisions on learning, training and work opportunities.

A Skills Health Check is available to help you explore your skills, interests and motivations and help you decide what kind of jobs might be right for you.You’ll be able to download your report once you’ve completed at least one assessment.

Also available is an A-Z Job Profile database to help you find out what a job involves and if it will suit you.

A Guide to Work and Redundancy, including help and advice when applying for a job, can be found in the employment basics section at AdviserBook.

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Work Pensions & Retirement

Work Pensions & Retirement

PLANNING YOUR RETIREMENT INCOME

More than half of people in the UK either aren’t saving at all for their retirement or they aren’t saving nearly enough to give them ...

Work Pensions & Retirement

TYPES OF PENSION

There are three main types of pensions, namely State Pension, Personal Pensions and Workplace Pensions. Under Government legislation you may be automatically enrolled in a ...

Work Pensions & Retirement

STATE PENSION

The State Pension gives you a regular income for the rest of your life. You can claim it when you reach State Pension age. However, ...

Work Pensions & Retirement

ADDITIONAL STATE PENSION (SECOND STATE PENSION)

The Additional State Pension is paid on top of the basic State Pension and is based on earnings. Known as State Second Pension (S2P) it ...

Work Pensions & Retirement

AUTOMATIC ENROLMENT

At present, many workers fail to take up valuable pension benefits because they do not make an application to join their employer's scheme. In order ...

Work Pensions & Retirement

NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SAVINGS TRUST (NEST)

NEST is a workplace master trust pension scheme that has been designed for automatic enrolment.

Work Pensions & Retirement

MONEYHELPER (THE PENSIONS ADVISORY SERVICE)

MoneyHelper provides independent, impartial information and guidance about pensions and retirement plans free of charge, to members of the public.

Work Pensions & Retirement

CHOOSING THE RIGHT PENSION

Choosing the right pension scheme is an important financial decision and there are many things to consider. If you're unsure as to which pension is ...

Work Pensions & Retirement

REVIEWING YOUR PENSION

Having selected a pension plan(s) you should review its progress on a regular basis to make sure you’re on track to meet your retirement goals ...

Work Pensions & Retirement

PREPARING FOR RETIREMENT

As retirement approaches there are some major decisions to make. These decisions will impact on the rest of your life and should be considered thoroughly. ...