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If you don’t keep up your pension contributions or fail to stage, the Regulator WILL find out
Automatic enrolment (AE) is now business as usual for most employers. As outlined in the Pension Regulators latest compliance and enforcement bulletin, the level of enforcement work they carry out has increased along with the number of employers...
Mental Health in the Workplace Guide Published
To coincide with World Mental Health Day, Acas has produced new guidance to help organisations support employees who may be suffering from poor mental health. Acas earmarks the role of the manager as pivotal when supporting employee wellbeing....
The Dream Match Sponsorship for Local Company!
With the magic of the FA Cup, they say “anything can happen” – and it certainly did for lifelong Imps fan, Adam Davey, and his fellow company director – the lifelong Don, Mark Dyer. Two football teams, two Directors, one HR company and a magical FA...
One in Four Small firms miss Auto Enrolment Staging Date
One in four small firms miss AE staging date One in four small firms (25%) have missed their deadline or (staging date) for auto-enrolling their staff into a pension scheme. This is an increase from less than one in five (18%) in Q3 2016, according...
Petaurum Solutions wins Employment & HR Specialist of the Year
We are pleased to announce that we have won the Business and Industry Today Magazines prestigious award as their Employment & HR Specialist of the Year! Below is the article published in this months edition. "Here at Business and Industry Today...
Pension Fear for SMEs
As reported on this news page in December last year, according to a report by employee benefits adviser Helm Godfrey, things haven’t got much better, with small and medium-sized businesses continuing to be at risk of choosing unsuitable pension...
Pensions Auto-Enrolment Need not be like Drawing Teeth
Pensions auto-enrolment need not be like drawing teeth The process of responsible pensions’ provision can be a ‘nightmare’ to some specialist employers, highlights Mark Dyer of Petaurum Solutions, but with the three years’ restaging cycle upon us,...
Accountants letting SMEs down on auto-enrolment advice
Almost half of accountants admit to not knowing enough about auto-enrolment despite nearly two-thirds of SMEs turning to their accountants for advice about the pension legislation. A report by employee benefits adviser Helm Godfrey has raised...
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Eight pensions basics for those who “need to know”
Eight pensions basics for those who “need to know” The pensions auto-enrolment process may be well under way, but there are still a number of reforms due to take place in the near future. How well do you know your obligations as an employer? Take a look at this...
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 scheme will be key in...
Civil servants are going to get new keep fit plans at work
A new workplace initiative is being launched to get civil servants more active. Irish Health Minister Leo Varadkar has announced a new initiative to get public sector workers healthier. The public sector employs hundreds of thousands of people, so Varadkar says that...
More time to save on your National Insurance contributions when opting to use Childcare Vouchers
As you may be aware, there are changes happening in childcare funding as the Government is set to launch their Tax-free Childcare scheme. The Government were originally planning to launch their new Tax-free Childcare scheme in the autumn; however, the scheme will now...
Auto Enrolment Step-by-Step
Auto Enrolment Step-by-Step The latest auto-enrolment deadline for SMEs employing under 30 staff members passed on 1st June. What do SME business owners need to know in order to comply with the new regulations? The UK has a pensions crisis. Too many people are not...
Small Business challenge to deliver new workplace pensions
Small Business challenge to deliver new workplace pensions The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) are encouraging SME owners to make sure that they are aware of the latest auto-enrolment milestone. On 1st June, up to 14,000 businesses with fewer than 30 employees...
Regulator reveals increase in auto-enrolment fines
Regulator reveals increase in auto-enrolment fines A quarterly bulletin published by the Pensions Regulator has revealed that the number of fixed penalty notices has increased in 2015, with 198 penalties for failing to comply with workplace pensions duties handed down...
Legal Round-Up April enforcement dates, new legislation, and the latest case law from courts and tribunals
Legal Round-Up April enforcement dates, new legislation, and the latest case law from courts and tribunals April saw the shared parental leave rules reached the ‘expected week of childbirth’ trigger, the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 became law...
Can employee benefits really drive employee engagement?
Can employee benefits really drive employee engagement? The relationship between employers and their employees is similar to a marriage, in that it needs to be a two-way partnership. For the relationship to work, both parties need to know what they are committing to,...
5 million signed up to Auto Enrolment pensions
5 million signed up to AE pensions Nearly 5.2m people have been enrolled into a workplace pension scheme under auto-enrolment, figures from the Department for Work and Pensions show. Auto-enrolment was launched in 2012, initially with only the largest businesses...