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Employee confidence in pensions hits rock bottom, finds NAPF

David Woods, 08 Mar 2012

Public confidence in pensions has fallen to an all-time low just months before the Government starts...

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Pensions auto-what? HR urged to join forces with other parts of the business to prepare for pensions changes

David Woods, 06 Mar 2012

It is barely eight months until new pensions regulations come into force requiring employers to commence...

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Pensions Regulator publishes approach to maximising employer compliance with auto-enrolment

David Woods, 02 Mar 2012

The Pensions Regulator published its approach to maximising employer compliance with new automatic enrolment...

Employees warned off quitting pensions in exchange for short-term loans

David Woods, 28 Feb 2012

Employees have been warned to steer clear of pension offers that claim to be able to provide loans or...

Employees 'putting off' retirement because they can't afford it, reveals Prudential

David Woods, 27 Feb 2012

More than one in 10 people who had planned to retire during 2012 are making alternative arrangements...

Numbers of employees saving for retirement at lowest levels since 1997, finds ONS

David Woods, 27 Feb 2012

The number of employees saving into a workplace pension has fallen to a record low of 48%, according...

BMA ballots doctors on industrial action over pensions, but strikes are out of the question

David Woods, 27 Feb 2012

The British Medical Association has become the latest public sector organisation to ballot members for...

Leeds Building Society outsources pensions auto-enrolment admin for 900 staff

David Woods, 22 Feb 2012

Leeds Building Society has outsources its pensions auto-enrolment administration to Equiniti ICS, an...

CBI unconvinced by EU pensions whitepaper

HR Editorial, 21 Feb 2012

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has given a hostile reception to the European framework for...

Average retirement age increases by one year since 2004, finds ONS

HR Editorial, 17 Feb 2012

The average retirement age has risen from 63.8 years to 64.6 years for men and from 61.2 years to 62.3...

‘Damaging’ EU proposals for pensions remain on the table despite threat to UK jobs

David Woods, 16 Feb 2012

The advice submitted by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) to the European...

Cost management and pensions auto-enrolment top the employee benefits priorities, finds Aon Hewitt

David Woods, 15 Feb 2012

The three most pressing benefits issues facing employers are managing cost; addressing low levels of...

One in seven charity employers oblivious to pensions auto-enrolment, finds The Pensions Trust

David Woods, 14 Feb 2012

One in seven employers in the voluntary sector are still ‘completely in the dark’ when it comes to...

NAPF: EU pensions proposal could force DB schemes to close and push businesses into insolvency

David Woods, 14 Feb 2012

The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF), CBI and TUC have written to the president of the European...

CIPP: Three quarters of employers not communicating with staff about pensions auto-enrolment

David Woods, 14 Feb 2012

The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) has found almost three quarters of employers...

Danny Alexander commits to curbing high rate of tax relief on pensions

David Woods, 13 Feb 2012

The Government looks set to debate pensions tax relief ahead of next month’s Budget statement, with...

'Unfair' annuities system slashes £1 billion from pension payouts every year, finds NAPF and Cass Business School

David Woods, 06 Feb 2012

Millions of private sector workers saving for their retirement are stuck with a “hugely unfair and...

Government issues employer regulation for pensions auto-enrolment

David Woods, 02 Feb 2012

The Government has published a package of regulation to help employers prepare for automatic enrolment...

UK employers are ‘on auto-pilot’ for auto-enrolment, according to pensions consultancy report

David Woods, 01 Feb 2012

Employers have failed to take the right steps to assess the true cost of auto-enrolment, according to...

NEST launches regional roadshows to help large employers prepare for this year's pension changes

HR Editorial, 27 Jan 2012

The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) has embarked on a series of regional roadshows for large...

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