Pay & Benefits

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News

Tax credits claimants targeted by online criminals

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A warning has been issued to people claiming tax credits about online scammers attempting to steal credit card details, money and sensitive information that can be passed onto criminal gangs….

Ipsa could give MPs a 15 per cent pay rise

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The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) is expected to propose a 15 per cent pay rise for MPs from 2015, taking their salaries from £65,738 to over £75,000. However, the…

Benefit fraud and error: Hard work must continue to cut £3.5bn loss

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Fraud and error in the benefit system stands at £3.5bn or 2.1% of total benefit expenditure according to the latest figures.  Preliminary estimates for fraud and error in 2012/13 also…

Government announces clampdown on pension charges

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The Government is acting to protect consumers by announcing a two-pronged plan to tackle high and inappropriate pension charges. Its first action will be to ban consultancy charges in automatic…

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Supplier News

Edenred launches childcare vouchers for smartphones

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Edenred, the UK’s leading childcare provider of childcare vouchers, has launched a childcare voucher service for smartphones offering increased flexibility and convenience to working parents. A secure mobile site designed…

Thomsons Online Benefits Announce Boost to Revenue & Profit in 2012

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Thomsons Online Benefits, the leading employee benefits provider, has announced another year of strong results for the financial year ending 31 December 2012. Both revenue and operating profit saw substantial…

Daily Mail & General Trust appoints Staffcare as its auto-enrolment software provider

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Daily Mail & General Trust PLC (DMGT) has appointed Staffcare to provide middleware software to manage auto-enrolment for all its group of UK companies. DMGT has multiple staging dates, the…

BrokersLink launches Global Employee Benefits Practice Group to support international clients

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BrokersLink, one of the world’s largest independent insurance broker networks, has launched a Global Employee Benefits Practice Group and appointed Gerard Baltazar as its first Chairman. The group will drive…

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Analysis

Richard Nicolle: Clegg’s “radical reforms” to flexible working and shared parental leave

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The Government has revealed plans to give all employees the right to request flexible working. As it stands, only parents and carers may make a flexible working request. This is…

Lee Gruskin: Risk benefits for the over-65s

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In June, ONS statistics revealed that the number of people working beyond state pension age had nearly doubled between 1993 and 2011 (Number working past state pension age nearly doubles)….

Mike Fleming: Preparing your estate to reduce Inheritance Tax (IHT)

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So, you want your family to pay more Inheritance Tax on your death? How very public spirited of you! HMRC will take your money, the chancellor will watch the Exchequer…

Susan Thomas: The abolition of enforced retirement: what now?

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According to figures recently released by the ONS, the number of workers over 65 has increased by 85% in the UK over the past 20 years, from 753,000 in 1993…

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Blogs

Jamie Jenkins: ‘A challenge for Christmas’

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Naturally at this time of year, my thoughts are firmly on Christmas. However, this year I am slightly more worried about Father Christmas than ever before. Let’s face it, he’s…

Jamie Jenkins: Is it about the journey or destination?

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The amount of time you can spend travelling is extraordinary. I think about that a lot. I was sitting on the train the other day, reflecting on all the stages…

Yves Duhaldeborde: Communication is key to curbing pension pessimism

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It would be hard for HR professionals to escape the recent furore around employees’ increasing concerns about their future financial security, especially when it comes to their pensions. Whilst the…

Jamie Jenkins: Parlez-Vous Anglais?

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Despite the title, I can’t speak French. I don’t speak ‘disk’ either as it happens – the language of audio-visual technology. When you play a DVD, the first 30 seconds…

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