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Choosing the best workplace pension for your business

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Transitioning to a superior provider is no longer a hassle: If you’re contemplating changing your current workplace pension scheme, the process isn’t as challenging as you might think. Many pension companies (we’re one of them!) What is a workplace pension? are prepared to assist you with the heavy lifting.

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A Guide to Calculating Pensionable Earnings for Employers

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For employers, determining the contributions to a workplace pension scheme depends on the pensionable earnings of their employees. This article will explain the different methods for calculating pensionable earnings and how these methods affect pension contributions and tax efficiency. Employee contribution (inc.

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A Comprehensive Guide to Auto Enrolment Pensions for Employers

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For employers, setting up an auto-enrolment pension plan for your staff is a must. This guide will delve into the intricacies of auto-enrolment pensions and how to effectively manage them. Understanding Auto Enrolment At its core, auto enrolment means establishing a pension system by the employer for the benefit of their employees.

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John Adams: Pensions landscape will be changing in 2022

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In what may bring a sigh of relief, 2022 is not a year with new legal requirements incumbent on employers regarding pensions. But there are many ongoing requirements to be mindful of, and changes within the pensions environment that could lead to future impacts. There will be a need to be maintaining ongoing AE duties.

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

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The frozen tax thresholds could see some employees ‘dragged’ into paying more tax and have less disposable income as a result. A salary sacrifice arrangement can support employees who are dealing with the impact of fiscal drag. Meanwhile, discounts and e-vouchers on everyday purchases stretch employees’ salaries further.

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The benefits offered by Ogi

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The benefits on offer at Ogi: Pension Group personal pension (GPP) plan, with an employer contribution of 5% and minimum employee contribution of 4%. Employees can choose to contribute through salary sacrifice or from net pay.

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How to upscale a benefits strategy to align with business growth

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A typical journey would see micro-employers offer a simple package, focused on a few core benefits such as pensions , life cover and healthcare, says Matthew Gregson, executive director at Howden Employee Benefits and Wellbeing. Look at how these can be enhanced, perhaps with phasing introduced, to incentivise progression and also retention.”

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