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Advising employees about pension rights: how far should you go?

How much information or advice should an employer give its employees in connection with their pension rights? A recent determination of the Pensions Ombudsman has given rise to renewed questions about an employer’s obligations in this tricky area. These questions are particularly topical given changes to the pensions tax regime which limit the amount of … Continue reading Advising employees about pension rights: how far should you go?

Contracting-out: how we will miss you…

I can’t say I have ever met an employment lawyer who has admitted to a keen interest in pension contracting-out. But in the coming months this subject is going to be very interesting indeed to a great many employers and their employees as huge changes come into effect, some of them affecting what’s left in … Continue reading Contracting-out: how we will miss you…