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Auto-enrolment – why it makes sense to plan ahead

With effect from October 2012, UK employers will be required to automatically enrol 'eligible jobholders' into a qualifying pension scheme.

DWP claims auto-enrolment could double private pensions income

Automatic enrolment could almost double private pension income by the time people now starting work reach their retirement, DWP research has shown.

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William Hill staff given £3.5 million in share scheme payouts

British bookmaking company William Hill is set to share a £3.5 million payout with its staff.

UK employers not given enough time to consider EU plans threatening £300 billion in pensions costs, warns NAPF

The European Commission (EC) is “rushing through harmful plans” that could saddle UK pension funds with at least an extra £300 billion in costs, and its impact assessment for Solvency II-type rules...

UK has lowest annual employee costs per head in Western Europe

Employers in the UK have the lowest cost per employee per annum anywhere in Western Europe, according to Towers Watson’s annual Global 50 Remuneration Planning Report.

HSE warns employers to do more to protect staff from Legionnaires' disease

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned employers to do more to protect workers from exposure to legionella.

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Hay Group study finds FTSE 350 non-executive directors believe executive reward is too high

As media and shareholder scrutiny of top pay gathers pace, non-executive directors (NEDs) at the UK companies have agreed “executive reward is too high”, according to a study by from global management...

TUC urges Government to prevent employers using pensions contributions to pay for consultancy around auto-enrolment

The TUC has called on the Government to ban employers from passing on the costs of taking advice from consultants on the implementation of their new legal duty to automatically enrol staff in a...

Santander launches apprenticeship scheme for school leavers and existing staff

Banking company Santander is piloting an apprenticeship scheme with 50 apprentices being recruited into the bank and a further 100 internal vacancies offered as apprenticeships to existing staff.

BCC: Some business will reap the rewards of the Olympics but for others, productivity will suffer

Olympic Games gives UK a chance to show ‘we are ready to trade the world’, the British Chambers of Commerce director general John Longworth (pictured) has said. But he added that not all companies...

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Eight out of 10 London businesses poised to use teleworking over Olympics fortnight

With the first working week of the London Olympic Games starting today, more than three quarters (80%) of London businesses have said they some form of teleworking to their employees, according to a...

Temporary staff salaries hold up in economic uncertainty, says Office Angels

Salaries for temporary workers are not declining despite job market uncertainty, finds Office Angels.

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