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Monthly Archives: November 2011
State Pensions Age Increase
On a long drive yesterday, I had the pleasure (?) of hearing in full George Osborne’s Autumn Statement, the response from Ed Balls, and then a little later (and more significantly), the statement from The Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR). The … Continue reading
Posted by Steve Herbert at 6:03 AM in Articles and technical, Steve Herbert
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Auto Enrolment: Updated…
Following on from yesterday’s news of the Auto-Enrolment (AE) delay, we have a further update which can be viewed below: http://www.professionalpensions.com/professional-pensions/news/2128189/steve-webb-confirms-auto-enrolment-delay The most significant point in this update is that it looks like the 2016 increase date for contributions will … Continue reading
Posted by Steve Herbert at 4:09 AM in Articles and technical, Steve Herbert
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STOP PRESS…AUTO-ENROLMENT DELAYED…
No, this is not a wind-up. Auto-enrolment has been delayed for employers with less than 50 employees. Please see the attached link for confirmation: http://www.professionalpensions.com/professional-pensions/news/2128192/ae-delay-dwp-statement This follows hot on the heels of my post last week when this was first rumoured ( http://www.jelfgroup.com/blog/2011/11/auto-enrolment-bit-of-a-surprise/ … Continue reading
Auto enrolment: Bit of a surprise…
Well, here is a turn up for the books! Those present at our last London seminar will recall that delegate voting indicated that, as a direct result of the dramatic economic woes facing the UK, some 63% of employers would support a delay … Continue reading
Posted by Steve Herbert at 2:38 PM in Articles and technical, Jelf in the news, Seminars and events, Steve Herbert
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Government Sickness Absence Review
No one would disagree with Dame Carol Black’s observation that “unduly prolonged sickness absence from work is wasteful & damaging”. Therefore, the fundamental recommendations to encourage retention in the work-place will be welcome in reducing costs of absence & improving … Continue reading
Happy Birthday!
It only came to my attention yesterday, but the blog is one year old today. Not only that, but this is the 100th post. We do know that this is becoming an increasingly important medium to our clients and seminar delegates, … Continue reading
The Sickness Absence Review (and what this could mean for employee benefits)…
Many of you will be aware that the long awaited ‘Sickness Absence Review’ report and recommendations was recently published. The report’s lead authors are David Frost (the former DG of the Chambers of Commerce) and Dame Carol Black. With all … Continue reading
Auto-enrolment: that’s so yesterday…
As UK Plc begins to come to terms with auto-enrolment requirements, it’s may be worth employers looking ahead to see what the next legislative step in the pension reform process may be. As I have publicly stated many times over the last few … Continue reading
Posted by Steve Herbert at 6:48 AM in Articles and technical, Steve Herbert
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All change!
I have just finished preparing some slides for a presentation later this week. One of the slides was based around actual, and proposed, legislative change in the Defined Contribution (DC) pensions arena. Whilst I was aware of all the possible elements, most of which have featured in this … Continue reading
Employee Benefits: More or Less…
We have had loads of coverage this month, in some really diverse publications. Just to show that coverage is far from consistent though, I would refer you to the two links below from recent coverage. The one in ‘The Guardian’ is … Continue reading