- Look at expanding your approach to flexibility - consider phased retirement and other strategies for flexible working for more tenured workers.
- Strengthen financial wellness of your workforce - consider financial education guidelines such as the Fidelity Global Retirement Savings Guidelines.
- Bolster retirement readiness - engage in conversations about retirement readiness with employees of all age groups–not just more mature workers.
Retirement
Determining current retirement timelines and changes to planned retirement ages and understanding employees’ approach to financial planning and advice.
Featured findings
Retirement readiness remains a global financial goal
The majority (95%) of workers surveyed across the globe state that being financially comfortable in retirement is a long-term goal.

Low confidence in achieving financial comfort in retirement
Despite being ranked highly as a goal, confidence in achieving this goal has dropped to 62% compared to 67% in 2021. This issue seems particularly pressing for respondents identifying as female with only 59% feeling confident compared to 66% of those identifying as male.

Retirement age horizons increase
22% of individuals aged over 50 are now planning to retire later than expected. Of workers who said they plan to retire later than expected 44% say this is because they haven't saved enough for retirement.

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Source: The Fidelity Global Sentiment Survey 2022.
Actions for Employers to consider
More retirement insights
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2022 retirement insights
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More key findings
Work
Understanding employees’ needs from their employer regarding benefits and financial wellness and understanding take up of, and changes to, equity plans.
Well-Being
Understanding the emotional intensity experienced by people in the previous months and evaluating people’s well-being across finances, health, work and life.
Financial habits
Assessing financial and investing confidence, as well as current financial habits related to spending, saving and debt.

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Global Employer Survey 2021 retirement findings