Pensions
Pensions are becoming ever more a part of employers’ benefits packages, now that pensions pensions auto-enrolment is being rolled out.
Employers must comply with the auto-enrolment requirements from their “staging date”, depending on their size.
Hospitals may seek to ward off winter crisis with cash offer to doctors
To avoid a major winter crisis in the NHS in the coming months, hospitals in England have been urged to offer salary top-ups to senior doctors.
University staff to strike over pensions, pay and working conditions
University lecturers and support staff at 60 universities are to strike for eight days in two separate disputes over pensions,...
Union denies postal strikes will disrupt election
The Communication Workers Union has denied that its proposed December strikes are politically motivated and designed to disrupt the forthcoming...
Postal union votes for Christmas strike action
Royal Mail union members have voted 97% in favour of a national postal strike in the run up to Christmas....
Queen’s Speech: Points-based immigration and Good Work Plan feature
A points-based immigration system will start in 2021.
Women lose legal challenge against hike in state pension age
The manner in which the government increased women’s state pension age was not discriminatory, a judicial review has found, rather...
Improve pensions equality or face shareholder rebellion, say investors
Organisations with directors who are paid more than 25% of their salary as a pension contribution could risk shareholder dissent...
Health costs for UK staff in EU to be covered for six months after a no-deal Brexit
Temporary measures to cover healthcare costs in EU in event of a no-deal Brexit fail to satisfy UK nationals
HR sector rallies to support Thomas Cook employees
Thousands of Thomas Cook staff are set to lose their jobs after last minute negotiations to save the travel firm failed.
France faces tough battle over pension reform
Paris has been crippled by public transport strikes today in response to moves by the French government to implement pension reform.
Consultation into NHS pensions flexibility launched
A new consultation into NHS pension changes designed to enable senior clinicians to work additional shifts without facing prohibitive tax...
Who is Thérèse Coffey, Amber Rudd‘s replacement at DWP?
Thérèse Coffey has been appointed as the new secretary of state for the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), following Amber Rudd's resignation.
Pressure to cut pension inequality at top firms bears fruit
Shareholder pressure has led 30 FTSE 100 companies to cut their pension payments for executives over the past year.
Legal challenge in pipeline over teachers and doctors’ pensions
Teachers and doctors who have been moved on to less beneficial pension schemes have grounds for a legal challenge to ensure they don't lose out
Four in 10 police chiefs consider leaving because of pension tax bills
Four in 10 police chiefs are considering leaving the service to avoid falling foul of the same tax rules that...
