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NewsHalf of freelance workers not saving for their retirement
Almost half (45%) of freelance and other self-employed workers do not save into a pension, according to new research.
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News18,000 teachers subject to ‘challenging’ McCloud choice
Some 18,000 teachers have been made retrospectively eligible for Local Government Pension Scheme benefits by the implementation of the McCloud remedy, presenting an “administratively challenging” task for both the Teachers’ Pension Scheme and LGPS-administering authorities, according to the Local Government Pensions Committee.
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NewsMajority of low earners cannot afford auto-enrolment contributions
Nearly seven in 10 (69 per cent) of low earners are unable to afford pension contributions due to the cost of living crisis, according to new research from Legal & General Investment Management.
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NewsFBU urges employment tribunal to protect member benefits
The Fire Brigades Union has said it will encourage and assist its members in taking claims before an employment tribunal to protect their pension benefits, while it continues to negotiate with the Home Office for a permanent solution.
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NewsRise of DC poses risks and challenges for future pensioners
Increasing reliance on defined contribution savings means the requirements of future pensioners will be markedly different from those of previous generations, placing a greater emphasis on the need for communication and support, as well as on the role of annuities, a report from the Pensions Policy Institute has revealed.
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NewsLabour would scrap pensions tax cap to boost NHS staff
On the go: Labour’s shadow Health and Social Care secretary, Wes Streeting, has pledged to do away with the cap above which NHS workers incur additional tax burdens, in a bid to dissuade experienced staff from retiring.
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News‘Disingenuous’ pension proposals will not fix NHS staffing crisis
The government’s proposed pension rules tweaks around “retire and return” for some NHS Pension Scheme members, in a bid to tackle the mounting staff retention crisis, have been criticised by commentators who argue that the changes do not go far enough.
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NewsFirefighters’ options exercise requires ‘corrective action’
On the go: “Corrective action” is required for certain members of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme, after a number of Fire and Rescue Authorities failed to conduct an options exercise properly.
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NewsDisabled savers’ pension wealth is just 36% of UK average
On the go: Auto-enrolment is excluding disabled savers, leaving them with pension wealth of just 36 per cent of the average UK saver, according to new research from Now Pensions.
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NewsHymans Robertson calls for AE credits to tackle gender gap
Hymans Robertson has called for the creation of auto-enrolment credits in a bid to tackle the gender pensions gap, which would see the government paying pension contributions for people taking career breaks.
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NewsOmbudsman fines Cabinet Office and civil service scheme admin
The Pensions Ombudsman has partly upheld a complaint against the Cabinet Office and MyCSP, the administrator of the Civil Service Pension Scheme, after they failed to properly process a member’s request to cease payments to his “added years contract”.
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NewsFirefighters reach pensions agreement with government
A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the government and the Fire Brigades Union over pension rules for retained firefighters, potentially allowing thousands to claim pension entitlements dating back earlier in their careers once legislation is passed.
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NewsIWD: Mountain still to climb on the way to pensions parity
Research published ahead of International Women’s Day, which takes place on March 8, indicates that women are struggling to keep up with men in the UK when it comes to saving for their retirement.
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NewsCovid-19 pressures accelerate rate of DB scheme closures
On the go: Analysis by the Pensions Policy Institute, sponsored by the Trades Union Congress, has shown that the pressures of the coronavirus pandemic have accelerated the rate of defined benefit scheme closures, but member outcomes are far less reliable in defined contribution schemes.
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NewsPolice slate ‘deeply unfair’ ramifications of McCloud remedy
Police officers from every federated rank in the UK have written to the chairs of the Police Pension Scheme advisory boards to complain about the “deeply unfair” ramifications of the government’s McCloud remedy.
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£10,000 auto-enrolment threshold ‘should be removed’
On the go: The £10,000 threshold below which people do not qualify for auto-enrolment should be removed to help underserved groups, like women and the self-employed, build up pension wealth, a Trades Union Congress pensions conference heard on Tuesday.
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Nest outlines small steps to close ‘gender pensions gap’
On the go: Opting in to a pension scheme at 18, understanding if the employer matches the worker’s contributions, and adding as little as an extra £2.50 a week to the pension pot are all ways of closing the gender pensions gap, according to a report from Nest.
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OpinionSchemes should be alert to Supreme Court’s part-time ruling
As the UK government faces a compensation bill of hundreds of millions of pounds following a Supreme Court ruling on part-time workers, Claire Goodby of Arc Pensions Law says trustees and employers need to beware of falling into the same trap.
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Part-time judges win court case
On the go: Four judges have seen the Supreme Court rule in favour of their appeal to reclaim a pension, in a case that could cost the government £1bn.
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OECD: One in three workers risks falling through the pension cracks
Pensions provision has not caught up with the 21st century phenomenon of the non-standard worker, as this type of employment now accounts for one in three jobs in OECD countries, a new report has revealed.