All Auto-enrolment articles – Page 36
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Features
Hyde Group uses employees to design flex bens
Housing provider Hyde Group has set up a flexible, employee-designed system for scheme members to access their benefits, in a drive to retain and attract talent.
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Opinion
Why opt-outs are not the only measure of AE success
LCP’s Andy Cheseldine argues initial opt-out rates of people choosing to reject their new workplace pension could yet change, and the industry “should be careful that too many workers are not excluded in the long-term”.
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Opinion
Regulator: the AE capacity crunch has not materialised
Talking head: The Pensions Regulator’s Charles Counsell argues that the anticipated capacity crunch for auto-enrolment did not materialise, but non-compliance is expected to rise.
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News
Industry looks for answers for low earners missed by AE
Industry experts have zeroed in on auto-enrolment eligibility and the ‘soft compulsion’ of the government’s workplace pensions reform as areas that could be improved to help close the retirement savings gap.
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News
How lifting Nest restrictions could affect the market
The lifting of restrictions on contributions and transfers to state-backed mastertrust Nest will make it more compelling for employers, but a rival mastertrust has called for oversight of its funding arrangements.
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News
How the PPI's answers to the adequacy question stack up
The Pensions Policy Institute has said higher statutory contribution levels for median-higher earners and more contribution-matching could improve retirement outcomes, but has received a mixed response including warnings of unintended consequences.
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News
Vodafone revisits scheme comms after bringing onboard 6,200 members
Vodafone is reviewing its communication strategy after a significant increase in the size of its defined contribution pension plan following auto-enrolment and an influx of members from its Cable & Wireless acquisition.
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Opinion
Why savers need an auto-enrolment reality check
Nabarro’s Anne-Marie Winton argues that without a savings reality check, auto-enrolment could simply become an employer tax with little benefit in staff retention, in the latest edition of Informed Comment.
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Opinion
Nest: Budget freedoms could mean fewer opt-outs from older workers
Since auto-enrolment kicked in nearly two years ago, almost 4m people are newly benefiting from a workplace pension, and the number opting out remains far lower than many originally expected.
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Features
Unilever sees 26% opt-out from AE joiners on tax grounds
Unilever has seen slightly more than one in four of its tiny non-scheme member population opt out, with the majority close to or having reached the lifetime allowance limit for tax-privileged saving.
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News
PPI: Small employers may seek pay cuts to make up auto-enrolment cost
A report released last week found smaller employers may consider decreasing basic pay to implement auto-enrolment, while experts said implementing the reform will lead to a focus on benefit structure.
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Opinion
Webb: pension reform far from over
Thanks to auto-enrolment we are now seeing close to 4m people in the UK saving more or saving for the first time.
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Opinion
Checking the price tag: evaluating the charges obsession
Data analysis: The Budget reforms signal an age of greater plurality in retirement possibilities for members.
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News
Fifth of smaller employers failing to prepare for AE
One in five small businesses are not currently preparing for auto-enrolment, research has shown, as concern grows around smaller employers’ ability to comply with the legislation.
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News
LLPs forced to consider enrolling partners after Supreme Court ruling
The Pensions Regulator has said limited liability partnerships will have to consider auto-enrolling their partners, after a Supreme Court decision threw their employment status into doubt.
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Opinion
Pensions bill receives royal assent: our coverage of the changes
The pensions bill 2013-2014 is scheduled to receive royal assent today, to officially become an act.
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News
Early engagement key to guidance success, managers say
Pensions managers at two leading UK employers have called on schemes to communicate with their members well in advance of their retirement age, as schemes react to the government's guidance guarantee.
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News
SME 'genuinely worried' about Budget impact on engagement
A British manufacturer has raised concerns about how the greater retirement flexibility announced in the Budget will impact the success of workplace saving and auto-enrolment, saying employees will need more help to navigate the system.
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Features
Mastertrusts call for governance standards to be made mandatory
Two of the country's largest mastertrusts have called for a legal standard to raise the barriers to entry for providers, as the industry evaluates the Pensions Regulator's assurance framework.
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News
Missed payments case reveals AE compliance lessons for SMEs
The Pensions Regulator has directed an employer to stump up £143,000 in contributions left unpaid due to payroll errors, with industry experts predicting bad press could have a positive impact on smaller employers with their own auto-enrolment problems.