Monthly Archives: December 2011

‘Tis the season for a bit of DWP panto…

Those readers with more than a passing knowledge of UK pensions will be aware that the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) nearly always celebrate the run-up to the festive season by producing at least one significant document. And this year … Continue reading

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Our first event of 2012…

The hugely succesful Jelf Employment Seminars continue, and I am pleased to announce our first event of 2012.  Our latest event is entitled ‘All Change’, and promises to be a great way to get delegates up and running for the year ahead.   As usual, we will be … Continue reading

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Revised staging-date link

I refer to the delay on Auto-Enrolment staging dates announced by The Minister for Pensions last week. I covered this in several posts at the time, but the original one can be viewed here:  http://www.jelfgroup.com/blog/2011/11/stop-press-auto-enrolment-delayed/ As you would probably expect, … Continue reading

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Tax-breaks on medical treatments…

I refer to my post of last week ( http://www.jelfgroup.com/blog/2011/12/sickness-absence-review-a-bit-more-information/ ), in which I raised an important question about the tax-breaks for medical cover/ treatments which are proposed in The Sickness Absence Review. I was fortunate to be a delegate yesterday at a small event organised by … Continue reading

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Sickness Absence Review….a bit more information

I refer to my post last week regarding the recently published Sickness Absence Review, (my post can be viewed here:  http://www.jelfgroup.com/blog/2011/11/the-sickness-absence-review-and-what-this-could-mean-for-employee-benefits/ ) I have spent a large chunk of today reading the actual report (all 112 pages of it), and whilst not exactly a page-turner, it was … Continue reading

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