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High Court rules BBC cannot change pension to cut future benefits

Employee Benefits

billion pension to cut future benefits for plan members but can make other changes without employees’ consent. The case explored the treatment of future service benefits under the BBC pension scheme, which provides retirement benefits on a defined benefit (DB) basis for BBC employees who joined before 1 December 2010.

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Paul Maynard named new pensions minister

Employee Benefits

Paul Maynard, Conservative MP for Blackpool North and Cleveleys, has been appointed pensions minister at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The former pensions minister, Laura Trott, has been promoted to the role of chief secretary to the treasury.

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BNP Paribas UK maximises choice for employees within flex scheme

Employee Benefits

Its flexible benefits scheme was introduced in 2010 with wide range of options. It also gives staff the ability to reduce their pension scheme contributions in return for extra cash in their pay slips, as well as to direct more of their salary to their pensions. This helps to increase staff engagement with their pension scheme.

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Mental Injuries: Workers’ Compensation and Disability Insurance Part 1

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

The following table highlights aspects of the Australian Disability Support Pension (DSP), US Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), and Canada Pension Plan – Disability. The Canada Pension Plan Disability (CPP-D) system covers persons with contributions to the plan who suffer a “severe and prolonged” disability.

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Report links economic growth with the idea of ‘good work’

Workplace Insight

Fair work: Tackle discrimination at work by bringing responsibility for enforcing workers’ rights under the Equality Act 2010 within the remit of a properly resourced Single Enforcement Body. Require employers to include basic pay and pension information in job adverts to improve reward transparency and help reduce pay and pension gaps.

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Paula Kathrens: How can employers support staff with the menopause?

Employee Benefits

The government’s announcement in January this year that menopause would not become a new protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 was very disappointing for those who had campaigned for change. All of this has implications for the gender pay gap , the pension gap and the number of women in senior leadership positions.

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Joanne Frew: The impact of the Retained EU Law Revocation and Reform Bill

Employee Benefits

Employers must ensure that they take into account their responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010, and that any support is offered in a non-discriminatory way. Inevitably, when the workforce is impacted in different ways, questions of discrimination may arise.

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