Pension Schemes

Articles on company pension schemes for UK SMEs and the role they can play in attracting and retaining talent by promoting financial security for employees in achieving their long-term retirement goals.

News

Small businesses still not up to speed with auto-enrolment

Two thirds of small businesses have no idea when they must comply to automatic pensions enrolment, research finds.

News

Auto-enrolment a concern for 40 per cent of small businesses

Two out of five small businesses are worried about the 'damaging' impact of automatic enrolment, research finds.

Employing & managing staff

What SMEs should know about auto-enrolment pensions

NOW: Pensions reveals the changes that businesses face in the wake of the government's new pension laws.

News

Businesses skimp on pension provision

Two-thirds of businesses in the UK do not offer a pension scheme to employees, according to research.

Accounting

How to reduce your tax bill

Death and taxes may be the only certain things in life – but there are ways of minimising the impact of the latter.

News

Firms ‘need pension breathing space’

Businesses need to be given more help with managing their pension schemes, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) claims.

Employing & managing staff

Navigate the employee pension scheme maze

Last year the levy for the Pension Protection Fund - designed to provide security for employees whose pension schemes are inadequately funded - was forecast to be £300 million.

Employing & managing staff

Am I obliged to offer a pension scheme?

I'm just about to launch a domestic cleaning and laundry business and plan to recruit up to 20 people over the next 2 - 3 years. Am I obliged to offer some sort of access to a pension scheme, either now or in line with my predicted growth of employee numbers? There seems to be lots of advice out there but much of it is conflicting.