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The Pensions Regulator (TPR) recently provided their four top tips for businesses yet to stage for auto enrolment.
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) recently provided their four top tips for businesses yet to stage for auto enrolment. The Pensions Regulator’s top four-auto enrolment tips are: 1. Don’t leave preparations until the last moment From the April 1st 2016,...
Why HR is essential for small businesses
Why HR is essential for small businesses People are the greatest asset to any business, however this is specifically true for small businesses where several roles can be occupied by one person and successful growth is contingent on securing and...
Are your employees satisified? 5 reasons they may be fed up
It can be a real blow when a trusted employee hands in their notice, especially for SMEs with a small workforce. Life brings new opportunities and your loyal staff-member may have simply found a post which suits them better; you shouldn’t assume...
Pensions Auto Enrolment: 10 tips to help get you ready
Pensions Auto Enrolment: 10 tips to help get you ready With up to 40,000 SMEs hitting their auto-enrolment (AE) staging date this year, financial advice will be in great demand. By 2017, nearly 1 million smaller employers will have been through the...
Big employment law issues for smaller employers
Big employment law issues for smaller employers What SMEs should look out for during 2016 Employment continues to be a highly politicised issue and significant changes to the law governing it have been brought in nearly every year during the last...
Auto-enrolment Deadlines Loom – Is Your SME Ready?
Nearly half of employers required to set up a pension scheme for their staff in the next two years remain in the dark about their responsibilities, according to a survey. More than a million small businesses will need to ensure employees are in a...
Britains performance management not fit for purpose
Britain's performance management not fit for purpose Latest research from global professional services company Towers Watson suggests just 36% of companies in the UK consider their performance management process to be effective. In addition, one in...
Using Childcare Vouchers in February half term
Using Childcare Vouchers in February half term February half term is just around the corner, unless you live in Bristol or Sheffield - in which case, it's here already! It may not seem like a long time since your children have returned to school,...
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The Pensions Regulator (TPR) fines 166 firms for AE compliance failure
TPR fines 166 firms for AE compliance failure A total of 166 employers were fined for failing to comply with their workplace pensions duties in the last three months of 2014, The Pensions Regulator has said. So far, since auto-enrolment started being rolled-out in...
Absence managed between HR and line managers
In a recent survey two-thirds (65%) of respondents said they managed absence through the combined efforts between HR and line managers. Two-thirds (65%) of respondents manage absence through the combined efforts between HR and line managers, according to research...
Better Auto Enrolment Communication
The time has come to communicate auto enrolment...better A survey conducted by Sage UK found that only one in 100 independent financial advisers believe small businesses are well prepared for automatic enrolment, and just one in five (21%) agreed that small firms were...
How can you motivate your Employees through the January Blues?
How do you Motivate your Employees through the January Blues? It’s no surprise that January heralds the time for people to reflect on their lifestyle, after the excesses of Christmas have died down. For many, this might mean joining a gym or looking for a new...
Small and micro employers aware but not prepared for AE
Small and micro employers aware but not prepared for AE The staging process for auto-enrolment is about to increase in breadth, but small and micro employers may not be adequately prepared for the change, according to a report from pension-provider Nest. Of employers...
Is pensions auto-enrolment admin a burden?
76% of employers notice pensions auto-enrolment admin burden More than three-quarters (76%) of staged employers are now noticing an administrative burden caused by the impact of pensions auto-enrolment, according to research by Close Brothers Asset Management. Its...
Act now on Childcare Vouchers
Act now on Childcare Vouchers Are you looking to provide an employee benefits scheme? Act now to ensure your employees can take advantage of current schemes before they are no longer available! Tax-free childcare will see the Government subsidising 20% of an...
Pensions Regulator to begin micro auto-enrolment push
Pensions Regulator to begin micro auto-enrolment push All small and micro businesses are to receive letters from The Pensions Regulator in the coming months as part of a new campaign to give them key information on auto-enrolment. The Regulator will write to more than...
The rules on employing ex-offenders
The rules on employing ex-offenders Public opinion is driving Ched Evans' future but employers must follow set principles The controversy surrounding the football clubs who have attempted to sign Ched Evans, the former Sheffield United striker convicted of rape,...
A recent poll finds young people not engaged in pensions
Young people not engaged in pensions, poll finds Eight out of ten 18-29-year-olds don’t understand pensions and most would prefer to save money to buy their first home rather than for their retirement, a Barnett Waddingham poll has found. Its Helping Hands survey of...