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UK Workplace Pension Regulations: What Every Employer Should Know

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UK Workplace Pension Regulations: What Every Employer Should Know In the dynamic landscape of finance, grasping the nuances of workplace pension regulations might be daunting. A pension serves as a cornerstone for ensuring comfort and security in retirement. But is every business obliged to offer a pension?

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Exclusive: Welsh government rolls out new employee benefits framework

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Launched this week and set to run until 2028, with break clauses at the end of years two and three, the managed service provision framework includes a fully managed service and individual services for employee benefit schemes, covering a range of salary sacrifice and voluntary deduction arrangements.

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Fiscal drag: how can employers offset the challenges of a difficult economy?

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In his Autumn Statement last November, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt extended the freeze on national insurance (NI) and income tax rate thresholds until April 2028. Employers that offer such arrangements enable staff to save both the income tax and national insurance on any payments into their pension or for a bikes-for-work scheme, for example.

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Digital healthcare… enhancing employee wellness at every age

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The UK government plans to increase the retirement age from 66 to 67 by 2028 and 68 by 2044, with experts believing it may eventually rise to 71 (Workplace Wellbeing Professional). Whilst employees can still choose to retire early, if they have the means, they won’t be able to access their government pension till much later.

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Ford, UAW Reach Tentative Labor Deal: A 11% Wage Hike is Only the Start

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Ford, UAW Reach Tentative Labor Deal on Wages According to the UAW contract, workers should soon see a 25 percent wage increase that will be paired with the cost of living adjustments (COLA) that could push the pay rise above 30 percent by 2028. Current retirees should see a five-part $500 annual bonus.

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Government to protect pensions triple lock

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Autumn budget 2022: The government has confirmed that the pensions triple lock and credit will be protected, and rise by 10.1% Chancellor of the exchequer Jeremy Hunt told the House of Commons that the state pension will be uprated by inflation, rather than in line with average earnings growth , in line with its triple lock commitment.

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