Under pensions auto-enrolment, UK employers are legally required to set up a workplace pension for all qualifying employees.
The government introduced auto-enrolment in 2012 to help more people save for their retirement. Since then around 10 million people have been auto-enrolled and are saving for their retirement with their employer’s help. Employers currently contribute a minimum of 3% and employees a minimum of 5% but there are calls for these amounts to increase.
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to look at whether or not defined-contribution (DC) pension schemes deliver the best...
October 2012 saw the introduction of automatic pensions enrolment. Arguably the biggest UK pension reform in recent years, it will...
The Government has announced the pensions auto-enrolment thresholds for the 2013/14 tax year. From 6th April 2013, the auto-enrolment earnings...
This year was one of ups and downs for HR teams. Engagement levels continued to struggle as staff had to...
Are UK employers doing enough to keep their employee benefits schemes up to date and in line with the new...
A lack of awareness and understanding of the Government’s Work Programme is hampering its success, according to a survey of...
Almost half (47%) of employees expect to work longer to ensure they have enough money after retiring, according to a survey...
Ensuring employee motivation through benefits is now a greater concern for employers than the attraction and retention of staff.This is...
Government proposals to raise the income trigger for pensions auto-enrolment will leave women worse off, Labour has warned.According to the...
One-third (32%) of employers that are due to begin automatically enrolling staff into workplace pensions in early 2013 are still...
Listen to our October 2012 employment law changes podcast1 October marked the commencement of the duty on large employers to...
Today’s introduction of pensions auto-enrolment will enable millions of people to save for their retirement and will help to reverse...
October is set to be a busy month for HR professionals, with new employment laws and changes to existing legislation...
Two-fifths (41%) of employers want the pensions auto-enrolment duty to be changed so that workers can opt out in advance...
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released figures suggesting that around 600,000 more people will be putting money...
