Employers are being encouraged to get their workforces thinking and talking about their finances as the Money and Pensions Service’s ‘Talk Money Week 2024’ starts today (4 November) and...
Read moreDetailsThere is a little known rule that means people who are victims of pension scams can also be hit with HMRC tax charges of 55 percent for ‘unauthorised payments’....
Read moreDetailsNest pensions has created a new chief people officer (CPO) role and appointed experienced HR leader April Clark. Clark was previously CPO, insurance, at Saga and has held senior...
Read moreDetailsRises in employer national insurance are likely to hit staff wage increases, according to economic think tanks and employment sector leaders, following an Autumn Budget that will increase taxes...
Read moreDetailsThe pensions industry expressed relief that the chancellor decided not to change how much cash people can withdraw from pensions tax-free. Prior to yesterday’s Budget there had been speculation...
Read moreDetailsEmployer fears that chancellor Rachel Reeves would remove national insurance contributions pension relief did not materialise in today’s Budget. The chancellor did announce that the amount of national insurance...
Read moreDetailsFor employees, pensions can seem complicated, or stuffy even, so to engage members successfully communications need to be about the message, not just its delivery, says Steve Watson, director...
Read moreDetailsWith people changing jobs more often and the ongoing success of auto-enrolment, the value of lost pension pots in the UK has risen by 60 percent since 2018, representing...
Read moreDetailsTowergate Employee Benefits has appointed Mark Pugh to the new role of head of consulting services, which the provider said was key to supporting its ambitious plans for growth...
Read moreDetailsThe UK has dropped out of the top 10 in a global ranking of national pension schemes that examines the adequacy, sustainability and trustworthiness of workplace, private and state...
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