The Government has recently issued numerous regulations paving the way for the Single State Pension from 6 April 2016 and addressing the impact
on occupational pension schemes.
Not exact matches
A recent study, published
on Market Watch of over 15,000 consumers found that the average American will run out of retirement funds, other than state and
occupational pensions, around 14 years into retirement.
In 2008, our research paper The UK
Pensions Crisis found that
occupational pension schemes lost between # 150 and # 225 billion in growth, as a result of the abolition of Advanced Corporation Tax relief
on pension funds in the 1990s.
Many of my constituents who are
on occupational schemes, mostly from British Telecom, have found that their
pensions have been changed only two years after they were renegotiated between the trustee and the pensioners.
Commenting
on today's announcement that the Government is to bring forward the effective date from which the state
pension age will only become payable at 68, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT — The Teachers» Union said:, «Over recent years teachers have already faced hugely detrimental changes to their
occupational pensions, compounded by year after year of real term cuts to their pay.
Responding to a government statement
on the Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS), which claimed # 1.7 billion of assets in
occupational pension schemes could qualify for help, Lib Dem work and
pensions spokesman Danny Alexander said the statement was «simply more dithering and delay from the government».
On Monday deputy Bank governor Ben Broadbent was forced to defend the bank's policies against MPs who said employers were scaling back investment and limiting wage rises in response to the growing burden of larger
occupational pension scheme deficits.
On the second tier
occupational Pension Scheme «the matter was referred to the National Tripartite Committee for consideration».
to take any action otherwise prohibited under subsections (a), (b), (c), or (e) of this section where age is a bona fide
occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the particular business, or where differentiation is based
on reasonable factors other than age; to observe the terms of a bona fide seniority system or any bona fide employee benefit plan such as a retirement,
pension, or insurance plan, which is not a subterfuge to evade the purposes of this Act, except that no such employee benefit plan shall excuse the failure to hire any individual; or to discharge or otherwise discipline an individual for good cause
The government has a lot of work to do in simplifying Canada's
pension system including harmonizing the retirement age across the OAS, CPP and occupational pension programs not to mention ensuring that those who will rely on GIS income in retirement won't pay a hefty penalty for participating in the forthcoming Pooled Registered Pension Plans (
pension system including harmonizing the retirement age across the OAS, CPP and
occupational pension programs not to mention ensuring that those who will rely on GIS income in retirement won't pay a hefty penalty for participating in the forthcoming Pooled Registered Pension Plans (
pension programs not to mention ensuring that those who will rely
on GIS income in retirement won't pay a hefty penalty for participating in the forthcoming Pooled Registered
Pension Plans (
Pension Plans (PRPPs).
Family lawyers advising
on divorce proceedings involving final salary
pension benefits should base their calculations on new rules published in the Occupational Pension Scheme Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/1979), accountancy firm Smith and Williamson a
pension benefits should base their calculations
on new rules published in the
Occupational Pension Scheme Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/1979), accountancy firm Smith and Williamson a
Pension Scheme Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/1979), accountancy firm Smith and Williamson advises.
On the defendant's advice, Shore suffered loss by transferring his accrued benefits from an
occupational scheme into a personal
pension in 1997.
We consider the impact
on UK
occupational pension schemes and the action trustees should take.
For instance, in relation to
pension rights where employees who are members of an
occupational pension scheme are transferred from seller to buyer
on a business transfer.
Gabrielle advises employers and trustees of
occupational pension schemes (both defined benefit and defined contribution) on a broad range of pensions matters including automatic enrolment; scheme amendments and changes to benefit structures; scheme funding issues; scheme governance; member - related issues such as benefit questions, pension sharing orders or high - earner tax questions; the operation of the Pension Regulator's powers; and entry into the Pension Protectio
pension schemes (both defined benefit and defined contribution)
on a broad range of
pensions matters including automatic enrolment; scheme amendments and changes to benefit structures; scheme funding issues; scheme governance; member - related issues such as benefit questions,
pension sharing orders or high - earner tax questions; the operation of the Pension Regulator's powers; and entry into the Pension Protectio
pension sharing orders or high - earner tax questions; the operation of the
Pension Regulator's powers; and entry into the Pension Protectio
Pension Regulator's powers; and entry into the
Pension Protectio
Pension Protection Fund.
We advise insurance companies, trustees of defined benefit, defined contribution and hybrid
occupational pension schemes
on challenging issues including scheme funding, mergers, trustee duties and investment (including bulk annuity purchase projects).
James advises principally
on charities, private and public trusts, and
occupational pension issues.
The Professional Trustee Standards Working Group (PTSWG) is consulting
on a series of standards for professional trustees of
occupational pension schemes.
On these pages, we list some of the areas in which we support our clients with
occupational pension schemes, whether as sponsor, trustee or professional adviser, in either the private or public sectors.
Our dedicated
pensions team forms part of the employment group and advises
on all aspects of UK
pensions law acting for trustees of
occupational pension schemes, employers, independent trustees, the Pension Protection Fund, the Pension Infrastructure Platform, pension trustee indemnity insurers and life assurance com
pension schemes, employers, independent trustees, the
Pension Protection Fund, the Pension Infrastructure Platform, pension trustee indemnity insurers and life assurance com
Pension Protection Fund, the
Pension Infrastructure Platform, pension trustee indemnity insurers and life assurance com
Pension Infrastructure Platform,
pension trustee indemnity insurers and life assurance com
pension trustee indemnity insurers and life assurance companies.
Advising Cobham PLC
on the # 280 million bulk annuity contract with Rothesay Life for its main UK
occupational pension scheme.
He advises
on certification, negotiation, application and interpretation of collective agreements, grievances and arbitrations, labour standards, industrial accidents and
occupational diseases, health and safety, recourses pertaining to labour law (such as injunctions, evocations, complaints), employment contracts, dismissals and severance packages, human rights and freedoms,
pension plans and fringe benefits, access to information and decrees.
The primary focus of the articling experience in Toronto is
on all aspects of labour and employment law, including labour arbitration, proceedings before the Ontario Labour Relations Board and Canada Industrial Relations Board, human rights and equity issues (including Charter litigation), collective bargaining, construction labour relations,
pension and benefits law, workers» compensation, disability claims, employment standards, wrongful dismissal litigation and
occupational health and safety.
Consultation
on the draft
Occupational Pension Schemes (Employer Debt)(Amendment) Regulations 2017 - Sackers» response to DWP consultation