Closing the Gender Pension Gap
Scottish Widows publish a gender pension gap report each year, and what they found (again) was that women were disproportionately impacted by the rising cost of living compared to men.…
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Brunsdon Financial to sponsor Pension Awareness Day campaign
Here at Brunsdon Financial, we believe that employers and their team can get the best out of their pension by arming themselves with useful knowledge to stand them in good…
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Back to Basics: How does a DC pension work?
What is a DC pension scheme? Workplace pension schemes are broadly divided into two types – Defined Benefit (where we know what will be paid out but are uncertain about…
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Group Pension Schemes: As an employer, what are your governance responsibilities?
Automatic Enrolment of employees into their company’s pension scheme has been mandatory since October 2012. Since that date, all employers must provide a pension scheme for their employees. But employers’…
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Are your employees in the 60% tax trap?
Whilst technically the tax rate is 40% from £50,000 to £150,000 (at which point the income tax rate increases to 45%), the removal of the Personal Allowance means that from…
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Workplace pensions – are employers ‘doing the right thing’?
You will know that all UK employers are legally required to automatically enrol their workers (subject to certain criteria) into a pension scheme. Those who pay into pensions (i.e. employers…
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Does it matter if employees don’t engage with their workplace pension?
According to recent research conducted by the CBI (Confederation of British Industry) and Aegon, nearly half (47%) of businesses believe that the introduction of pensions ‘freedoms and flexibilities’ from April…
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