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More than one in ten employers miss deadline for Auto Enrolment
More than one in ten employers miss deadline for Auto Enrolment Some 13% of employers start preparing for auto-enrolment after their staging date has passed, according to research Analysis of NOW: Pensions’ client base found 19% completed their...
Providers not open for SME auto-enrolment business
Providers not open for SME auto-enrolment business Most advisers – 77% - predict that growing numbers of pension providers will not offer auto-enrolment schemes to businesses with fewer than 30 employees, according to research conducted by Defaqto...
Is it THAT urgent? Staff admit to checking emails on the loo!
Is it THAT urgent? Staff admit to checking emails on the loo! New research from Mind makes for uncomfortable reading – the mental health charity has found that more than 1 in 7 of us (15%) who receive work emails sometimes check them while in the...
Something for the weekend…
Something for the weekend… From paid surrogacy leave to non-medical egg freezing and unlimited holiday, there are some unusual employee benefits lined up for workplaces in the future. According to an American study by the Society of Human Resources...
How do you deal with holiday entitlement untaken due to sickness?
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that employees can only carry over unused holiday due to sickness absence for a maximum of 18 months. The EAT also found that absent members of staff do not need to prove that illness was the reason...
Micro-businesses struggle to prepare for auto-enrolment
The UK’s micro-businesses are struggling to prepare for the implementation of auto-enrolment as staging dates loom over the coming year, research from Intuit Quickbooks has found. Auto-enrolment costs are estimated to be £8,900 per small business,...
Fines for auto-enrolment non-compliance set to surge
Fines for auto-enrolment non-compliance set to surge Aon Employee Benefits has predicted a surge in escalating penalty notices from The Pensions Regulator to tackle auto-enrolment non-compliance. Head of auto-enrolment at Aon, Clare Abrahams, said...
How to get buy-in from the Finance Director for flexible benefits
Flexible benefits can be perceived as costly schemes to implement, which is why creating a compelling case to convince finance directors of the merits of such a strategy such as return on investment (ROI) that can be gained from implementing a...