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20th September 2012

Workplace Pension Reform – Staging Dates

Less than 250 employees More than 250 empoyees The date that an employer will be required to comply with the workplace pension reform is called the “Staging Date”.  This date is determined by the size of the employer’s PAYE scheme.  The staging date is the latest that
Less than 250 employees More than 250 empoyees The date that an employer will be required to comply with the workplace pension reform is called the “Staging Date”.  This date is determined by the size of the employer’s PAYE scheme.  The staging date is the latest that

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20th September 2012

Staging dates for PAYE schemes with more than 250 persons

If you would like to understand in more detail how the pension reforms will affect you as an employer, the register to attend our informative breakfast seminar on Thursday 18th October 2012. Click here for more details or to register… The staging date is the
If you would like to understand in more detail how the pension reforms will affect you as an employer, the register to attend our informative breakfast seminar on Thursday 18th October 2012. Click here for more details or to register… The staging date is the

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20th September 2012

Staging dates for PAYE schemes with less than 250 persons

The timetable of staging dates is shown below. You will need the last two digits of the employers’ PAYE code Employer by PAYE scheme size or other description Staging date 160-249   1 April 2014 90-159 1
The timetable of staging dates is shown below. You will need the last two digits of the employers’ PAYE code Employer by PAYE scheme size or other description Staging date 160-249   1 April 2014 90-159 1

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18th September 2012

Auto-enrolment TV ad to try and beat apathy

This week the Government have launched a £3.5million advertising campaign in attempt to get the auto-enrolment message across to businesses. Earlier campaigns seem to have failed to reach the intended audience of around 1.3 million employers, with a large proportion of business owners still failing to find out about or
This week the Government have launched a £3.5million advertising campaign in attempt to get the auto-enrolment message across to businesses. Earlier campaigns seem to have failed to reach the intended audience of around 1.3 million employers, with a large proportion of business owners still failing to find out about or

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12th September 2012

Can you afford to ignore workplace pension changes?

Even if you only employ one other person, then the huge changes to the workplace pension landscape that start rolling out this year will have an effect on your business over the next few years. A range of new responsibilities will fall on employers and will have significant
Even if you only employ one other person, then the huge changes to the workplace pension landscape that start rolling out this year will have an effect on your business over the next few years. A range of new responsibilities will fall on employers and will have significant

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6th September 2012

Amnesia at the FSA?

Big stuff in the news from the FSA today about an index tracking investment philosophy and independence. They seem to have forgotten about their conclusions as to the value of active fund management. The following exchange took place during a hearing of the House Treasury Committee at Westminster on 3rd May 2006.
Big stuff in the news from the FSA today about an index tracking investment philosophy and independence. They seem to have forgotten about their conclusions as to the value of active fund management. The following exchange took place during a hearing of the House Treasury Committee at Westminster on 3rd May 2006.

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1st February 2012

Workplace Pension Reform – Why Plan Ahead?

In October 2018 all business will be automatically contributing 3% of their eligible jobholders qualifying earnings into a workplace pension. In addition eligible employees will be paying 5% of their own salary into a workplace pension. Non-eligible jobholders can elect to opt in to auto-enrolment, whilst entitled workers can
In October 2018 all business will be automatically contributing 3% of their eligible jobholders qualifying earnings into a workplace pension. In addition eligible employees will be paying 5% of their own salary into a workplace pension. Non-eligible jobholders can elect to opt in to auto-enrolment, whilst entitled workers can

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26th January 2012

Workplace Pension Reform – The Top Ten Terms

Here are the top ten terms you now need to include in your business vocabulary to ensure you know your way around the impending workplace pension reforms: Staging Date Each employer will be given a date from which they will have to comply with the workplace pension reforms. This
Here are the top ten terms you now need to include in your business vocabulary to ensure you know your way around the impending workplace pension reforms: Staging Date Each employer will be given a date from which they will have to comply with the workplace pension reforms. This

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26th January 2012

Is your head in the sand regarding workplace pension reform?

Changes to pension legislation have become a bit like buses: nothing for ages then two come at once.  That’s a bit unfair on buses though because to be honest changes to pensions have occurred almost annually since April 2006. Who can forget 6th April 2006? A – Day, pension
Changes to pension legislation have become a bit like buses: nothing for ages then two come at once.  That’s a bit unfair on buses though because to be honest changes to pensions have occurred almost annually since April 2006. Who can forget 6th April 2006? A – Day, pension

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6th October 2011

Do you want or need to work past 65?

On 1st October 2011 compulsory retirement was abolished, with employers no longer able to force mandatory retirement at 65.   Employees can now work beyond this age if they wish without being forced into retirement. Although the charity Age UK have welcomed the change in legislation they still believe that age discrimination is prevalent in
On 1st October 2011 compulsory retirement was abolished, with employers no longer able to force mandatory retirement at 65.   Employees can now work beyond this age if they wish without being forced into retirement. Although the charity Age UK have welcomed the change in legislation they still believe that age discrimination is prevalent in

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1st August 2011

Looking at you, looking at us

Today I spent a few minutes looking at our digital reach dashboard.  This shows us what’s hot and what’s not in our online channels in the last month.  The numbers from July made some interesting reading… 24.3% of traffic from Google were from people looking for us – Proposito
Today I spent a few minutes looking at our digital reach dashboard.  This shows us what’s hot and what’s not in our online channels in the last month.  The numbers from July made some interesting reading… 24.3% of traffic from Google were from people looking for us – Proposito

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