The Chancellor’s plan to cap salary sacrifice pension contributions at £2,000 a year could leave the largest UK employers facing additional tax bills of up to £1.5m annually, according...
Read moreDetailsChancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly eyeing a £4bn tax grab by tightening the rules around salary sacrifice schemes on pensions. Any change in this month's Budget would hit both...
Read moreDetailsThe UK labour market showed further signs of cooling over the summer, with the number of payrolled employees falling and job vacancies continuing to decline. Figures from the Office...
Read moreDetailsHealth secretary Wes Streeting has confirmed there will be no VAT on private healthcare in the upcoming Budget, stating: “It’s not happening.” His intervention followed reports that the chancellor...
Read moreDetailsChancellor Rachel Reeves has refused to rule out tax rises in her Autumn budget as reports suggest there is a more than £20 billion shortfall in the public finances....
Read moreDetailsHR leaders have been urged to remind employees to think carefully before accessing tax-free pension cash. The warning comes after HMRC and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) confirmed that...
Read moreDetailsA shrinking proportion of pension savers are seeking regulated advice when accessing their pension money, prompting concerns about retirement decision-making and employee financial wellbeing. Data from the Financial Conduct...
Read moreDetailsMore than 90 percent of employers believe the chancellor will restrict pension salary sacrifice schemes in next month’s Autumn Budget, research has revealed. A survey of 505 C-suite executives...
Read moreDetailsFresh speculation that the Treasury could reduce the pensions tax-free cash allowance in the upcoming Autumn Budget has prompted concern from industry experts about the potential impact on savers’...
Read moreDetailsThe Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) has called on the government’s newly revived Pensions Commission to prioritise a long-term plan for Automatic Enrolment (AE) reform, including higher contribution rates...
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