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How flexible working hours, competitive pension benefits, and mental wellbeing support can engage the Gen Z workforce

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To meet Gen Z’s needs, your organisation must promote the importance of a work-life balance from the beginning of the employee journey. Pensions and Future Planning Contrary to stereotypes, Gen Z actually places significant importance on pension benefits for future planning.

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What do employers need to know about the pensions lifetime allowance abolition?

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The lifetime allowance (LTA) is the total value an individual can build up in their combined pension savings without incurring a tax charge: for most people in the tax year 2023/24 this is £1,073,100. The post What do employers need to know about the pensions lifetime allowance abolition? appeared first on Employee Benefits.

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District Court Rejects Participant’s Attempt to Stop Plan From Recouping Overpayments

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2023 WL 186800 (E.D. 13, 2023), the court granted a motion to dismiss a pension plan participant’s claim that the plan was equitably estopped from recouping overpaid plan benefits. In Kanefsky v. Ford Motor Co. 22-cv-2259, 10548 U.S. per month. App’x 588 (6th Cir.

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Greggs to share £17.6 million bonus among staff

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A total of 25,000 employees out of 32,000 across the UK will receive a bonus in their pay packets at the end of March as a result of a 27% increase in profit to £188 million. The bakery chain also implemented an 8% overall wage and salary inflation in 2023 and expects to make around an increase of around 9.5%

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Mark Ormston: Is the scrapping of the lifetime allowance a disappearing act or just an illusion? 

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The lifetime allowance (LTA) is one of those subjects referenced in lots of pension literature , and yet, it only affects a minority of people. With this in mind, imagine the ‘ooohs’ and ‘ahhhhs’ when one of the rabbits out of the 2023 Spring Budget hat was the announcement to make the LTA disappear.

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PBGC (Slightly) Opens Door to Exceptions From Special Withdrawal Liability Rules for SFA Multiemployer Pension Plans

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As previously discussed , the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (the “PBGC”) issued final regulations in July 2022 for plans that receive special financial assistance (“SFA”) under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”). Although the regulations were “final,” the PBGC invited comments on the phase-in rule in particular.

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What does the government’s pots-for-life plan mean for employers?

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Pots for life may not completely end the employer’s role in choosing a pension provider, especially if a large scheme offers favourable terms and investment strategy. The pension pots-for-life plan, announced in 2023’s Autumn Statement by Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt, would turn the current pensions system on its head.

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