Employers are facing a second increase in minimum wage rates come 1 April 2017 The National Minimum Wage - The National Minimum Wage (NMW) is the minimum pay per hour most workers are entitled to by law. The rate will depend on a worker's age and if they are an apprentice. The National Living Wage […]

Do You Know About The Changes to Salary Sacrifice Schemes? The Chancellor also announced in his Autumn Statement that he intends to legislate to remove the income tax and employer’s Class 1A National Insurance contributions (NICs) advantages from salary sacrifice arrangements. In this context, salary sacrifice includes Benefits in Kind (BiKs) with a cash allowance […]

A beginner's guide to auto enrolment - Everything you need to know Workplace pensions have been around for decades, but it’s only recently that the government has put legislation in place that requires all employers to automatically enrol certain employees in a workplace pension. And they mean all employees and some that you may not […]

Top 5 tips to keep auto enrolment as hassle free as possible So you’ve probably heard about auto enrolment and are trying to figure out how to approach it all. Maybe you have received a letter from The Pensions Regulator notifying you about your staging date urging you to start planning, or maybe you’ve heard […]

5 of the most frequently asked employee questions on auto enrolment - Do you know the answers? Nearly 6.3 million people are now saving into a workplace pension thanks to auto enrolment. This is a huge achievement, and with opt out rates reassuringly low, the signs seem positive that savers will remain in their schemes. […]