EU uncertainty around pensions damages growth prospects of UK employers, CBI/Towers Watson research reports

Proposed EU pension regulations would “add significantly” to business costs at a time when pension deficits are already holding back company performance, a poll of business leaders from the CBI and...

Department of Health's announcement that low paid NHS staff won't have to pay extra for pensions, doesn't cut it with unions

More than half a million extra staff will not need to pay any extra into their pensions next year, the Department of Health announced today.

Ruling on CPI indexation for public pensions is ‘disappointing’ and leaves private pensioners uncertain

The High Court has ruled the Government’s switch to CPI indexation for public sector pensions is lawful.

Employers know about pensions auto-enrolment, but fail to grasp their obligations, says CIPD

Three quarters of employers are “fully aware” they have less than a year to prepare for pensions auto-enrolment, but less than a third know the dates when it will affect them, according to the CIPD.

Public sector strikes aftermath: further industrial action will lead to backlash against 'right to strike'

Yesterday’s public sector strikes, including two million members of staff, look set to cost the economy £500 million – and if further strikes are called there will be a ‘backlash’ according to legal...

Pensions legislation: the pitfalls of auto-enrolling staff too early

There’s been a lot of debate around automatic enrolment over the last 12 months. Will the policy work? Are pension charges too high?

Small businesses to be given longer to prepare for pensions auto-enrolment

The Government confirmed that automatic enrolment will begin on time in autumn 2012, but small businesses will be given additional time to prepare for the implementation.

Autumn Statement: State pension to increase to £107.45 in next financial year

The basic state pension will next April rise by £5.30 to £107.45

Autumn Statement: State pension age to rise to 67 in 2026

The Government is set to increase the state pension age from 66 to 67 in 2026, the chancellor george osborne has announced.

Employees still have low confidence in saving for retirement, according to YouGov and NS&I

Less than a third of adults in the UK people have confidence that contributing to pension plans is the best way to save for their retirement, according to a YouGov poll for National Savings &...

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National attitude towards the public sector strikes is 'softening', according to survey of 2,000 staff

With less than a week to go until the proposed public sector strike, research from the CIPD reveals while there is limited support among employees for strike action that disrupts public services,...

Unite Workers vote to strike on 30 November, as TUC claims Government's pension offer is 'misleading'

GMB, Ucatt and Unite have become the latest unions to confirm, following ballots, their members are supporting industrial action on 30 November in relation to the Government’s proposed public sector...

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