David Blunkett has called for a portable third sector pension scheme for employees as they move jobs from charity to charity.
Only one in 10 employers believe personal accounts will come into effect as planned in 2012.
The provision of a pension scheme is no longer seen as an additional perk, but a given, standard element of an employment offer. Gone are the days when employment benefits could be used to drive...
One and a half million (one in 12) pension holders are on the brink of halting pension contributions.
The pensions buy-out market, which was struggling to take off for much of 2007, is suddenly flying. Estimates suggest that over 4 billion of new business has been done in the first half of 2008 and...
Three quarters of UK employees are unaware they are eligible for tax relief on their pension contributions.
UK workers lose out on over 5 billion a year by not joining company pension schemes.
Money is tight and staff are already cutting the amount they pay into their pension pots. It's HR's job to spread the news that if employees don't save now they could pay later.
The value of employees defined contribution (DC) pensions have plummeted by 157 billion over the last year, according to Aon Consulting.
Young employees are cutting their pension contributions due to the economic downturn.
Staff at the University of Sussex are on strike today over proposals to shut its final salary pension scheme.
The Retail Prices Index (RPI) increase to 5% will have a significant knock-on effect on the UK pensions industry, according to industry experts.
