Recruitment Consulting:

Aging populations...volatile capital markets...smaller pools of new labour market entrants...delayed retirement. The pressures on retirement programs today are numerous and varied: What is the financial impact of these long-term obligations. What types of retirement programs are best suited to ensure a competitive total rewards program and help meet key talent management goals?

Epoch Solutions has helped employers design and manage a broad range of retirement programs. We're a strong provider of retirement actuarial services to large, complex organisations, particularly when their retirement issues within Australia. What sets us apart is that we think about a super plan as a financial subsidiary. This can have a significant impact on earnings, cash flow and the organisations balance sheet. We help manage that subsidiary to support the company's overall financial goals. Without careful management, pension expense and contribution requirements can be volatile, producing unpleasant surprises for an organization. Our retirement consulting services include: Retirement strategy Actuarial services Retirement financial management Compliance and administration.

We deliver our services in ways that best meet each organisation's specific needs, preferences and budget. Some of our clients want us to do everything for them, while others prefer to maintain an active role in managing their retirement programs. Using sophisticated software, databases and Internet technology, we take a "virtual team" approach and work as an extension of the organization's staff, so that work is always done by those best qualified at the most affordable cost.

• Talent Management How are the shifting demographics of your workforce affecting your ability to adequately staff for your business growth?
• Do you know how many people, with what skills, you’ll need to deliver your business strategy over the next 3-5 years?
• Do you know where your next generation of leaders is coming from?
• Do you know what it will take to retain them? How many of your high performers are fully engaged?
• What will it take to get them—and keep them—where you need them to be?

By focusing on the people requirements of your business plan, and ensuring you have a human capital strategy that aligns fully with your business needs, Epoch can help you attract, retain and engage the people you need to deliver maximum financial performance—now and in the future. This includes assessing your workforce supply and demand needs; understanding employee attitudes and perceptions; identifying skills and building career and performance management programs; imbedding leadership and managerial capability in the organisation; and driving the high-performance culture most suited for your business.