All Auto-enrolment articles – Page 17
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Regulator warns employers exploiting Covid flexibilities
On the go: The chief executive of the Pensions Regulator has assured MPs that despite its decision to pause enforcement activities, it will make exceptions for employers who treat its intervention as anything other than a temporary cash flow aid.
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Regulator to be empowered by expansion of ‘snoopers’ charter’
The Pensions Regulator is to be given new powers including the right to harvest communications data, in order to prevent “serious crime”, according to draft legislation published last month.
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Nest member waits two years to recover £80 in missed contributions
The Pensions Ombudsman has finally brought to a close a woman’s two year hunt for £80 in missed contributions from her employer.
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Deloitte considers pension contribution cut
On the go: Accountancy firm Deloitte is proposing to cut the employer pension contribution for its UK staff in an attempt to cut costs amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Pensions Regulator names new auto-enrolment director
On the go: The Pensions Regulator has appointed Mel Charles as director of automatic enrolment, following the departure of Darren Ryder earlier this year.
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TPR allows employers to cut contributions without consultation
On the go: The Pensions Regulator has warned employers against encouraging savers to opt out of auto-enrolment, as it relaxed its rules to allow them to cut some contributions without consultation.
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TPR relaxes AE enforcement action in response to Covid-19
On the go: The Pensions Regulator is giving employers more time to pay contributions without triggering any enforcement action, in a move to reduce the burden on businesses during the Covid-19 crisis.
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Questions remain about AE contributions in govt scheme
On the go: Government's announcement that it will cover employer auto-enrolment pension contributions for furloughed workers still leaves many questions unanswered, such as how it will operate for defined benefit schemes, an expert warned.
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Diversification helps Nest mitigate FTSE slump
On the go: Diversification in Nest’s default funds seems to be paying off, as the government-backed workplace pension scheme has seen a decrease of 17.6 per cent since the beginning of this year, while the FTSE 100 has fallen by 34.3 per cent.
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Could AE contributions be paused amid Covid-19 crisis?
Halting companies’ mandatory pension contributions could form part of government remedies to support businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic, pension specialists have argued, since protecting jobs is as important as saving for retirement.
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OpinionPublic sector pensions on the brink of madness
If the current conundrum with discrimination issues in the public sector pension schemes were a work of fiction, no one would believe it.
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OpinionAuto-enrolment can help solve care crisis
Auto-enrolment can play a decisive part in helping individuals save for later-life care, explains Penny Cogher, partner at Irwin Mitchell.
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OpinionUnnecessary obstacles creating unequal opportunities to save
Now Pensions chair of trustees Joanne Segars points out the current challenges of the gender pensions gap and how some simple solutions could go a long way to correct this imbalance.
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Smart Pension to take on Welplan Pensions Master Trust
On the go: Welplan Pensions Master Trust is consolidating with Smart Pension, after a decision not to seek master trust authorisation.
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PodcastsPodcast: Webb - Budget must deliver for doctors
Podcast: Former pensions minister Steve Webb argued that “it would be astonishing” if the March 11 Budget does not bring a solution to the issues caused by the tapered annual allowance for doctors and senior clinicians. Sir Steve, now partner at Lane Clark & Peacock, and Lydia Fearn, head of defined contribution and financial well-being at Redington, discuss, among other topics, the possible changes for pensions to be introduced by the chancellor.
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Workplace pension numbers hit record high
On the go: The number of UK employees in workplace pension schemes reached a record high last year, but one provider giant has warned this is masking the millions still saving at “inadequate levels”.
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Social care crisis: is auto-enrolment the answer?
Auto-enrolment-style contributions could hold the key to solving the UK’s growing social care crisis, according to the sponsors of a report into the funding shortfall for care in later life.
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Auto-enrolment process creates 'employee underclass'
Three out of four pensions professionals say employers should be free to statutorily enrol any employee they wish, even if current auto-enrolment age and earnings criteria are not met.
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DWP self-employed savings trials disappoint
On the go: A Department for Work and Pensions trial of techniques to encourage more self-employed workers to save into a pension pot has failed to persuade many to log into their accounts.
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NewsIR35 could be employment minefield
Analysis: Many employers are ill-prepared for the pensions fallout of a complex new tax fairness rule that comes into force in just six weeks’ time, experts have warned.