Understand your BBC pension: webinar series

Last updated: 23 Nov 2023

How to plan for retirement

2pm, 10 November 2023, 30 minutes

Do you want to be able to retire eventually? Do you think you will be able to? What is a realistic retirement age to target? How do you go about making it happen?

The first webinar considers what retirement will look like in the future, why it’s important to know what you want out of it and how to plan for it. Click here to register.


Coming up with your own retirement plan

2pm, 24 November 2023, 30 minutes

The second webinar will help you use this approach to planning for retirement to come up with a simple plan of your own that you could use to help you meet your goals. It will be held at 2pm on 24 November and will last 30 minutes (including time for questions). Click here to register


What is a pension scheme anyway and how does it work?

2pm, 8 December 2023, 30 minutes

Do you know your Defined Benefits from your Defined Contributions? Very few people really know how their pension scheme actually works. This session will explain the most important features of your pension scheme in very simple terms and will give you the chance to ask about anything you’re unclear on. Click here to register.


Keeping track of your retirement plan

2pm, 5 January 2024, 30 minutes

It’s all very well coming up with a plan, but how do you know if you’re still on track to achieve it? And what do you do if you’re not? This session will help you monitor your progress and decide whether you need to make any changes (including in the ‘Your Choices’ window). Click here to register.


Doing good with my pension

2pm, 19 January 2024, 30 minutes

BBC employees collectively own billions of pounds worth of shares in the biggest companies in the world through their pension schemes. This session will explain how we can leverage the influence that gives us to hold those companies to account for their impact on people and the environment. Click here to register.


Improving our pension provision

2pm, 9 February 2024, 30 minutes

Informing yourself and making the most out of the current pension arrangements can only get you so far. It is also important to ensure that the pension arrangements themselves are as good as they can be. This session will review the performance of the current pension schemes and look at how we might work collectively to improve overall provision. Click here to register.


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