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Contractor Pensions
May
31
Contractors warned over pension misselling
A leading investment manager has warned that employees and contractors in the UK need to ensure they avoid being mis-sold their pension plans.
May
2
Employers offered help to get to grips with pension reforms
Employers including umbrella companies will be required to automatically enrol their staff in pension schemes from October 2012 as part of a major...
Mar
24
Contractors should make most of flexible pensions
Contractors are among the savers who should be reviewing their pension plans in light of the recent changes to the system. Barclays...
Oct
19
Contract workers pension grace period welcomed by employers
A proposed three-month grace period before employers have to enroll contract workers and temporary staff onto their pension schemes has been backed by...
Oct
13
Contractors advised on pensions
Contractors have been advised on how to proceed with tax savings on their pensions with government changes to the system imminent. Many...
Feb
25
Disagreements over Government's pension plans
New pension tax plans due to come into effect in April 2011 see about 300,000 people who earn more than £130,000 a year have the normal tax relief on their own pension contributions reduced, and will - for the first time - also be taxed on the value of the contributions made by their employers.
Feb
7
Pensions and lower investment returns
People investing for their retirement have seen the amount of pension falling by 75% in the past decade. 10 years ago, putting £100 a month for 20 years into a balanced fund would have produced £ 103,914.
Jan
15
Pensions for Contractors
Pensions represent one of the few remaining tax breaks available to contractors, whether you are inside or outside the IR35. You can invest money personally from your own funds or direct from your company bank account.
Jan
13
Contractors Pension and Government Scheme
The Department of Work and Pensions has published some guidelines which clarify how the new pension regulations will be introduced from 2012. The recruitment agencies will automatically put temporary workers into a pension scheme from October 2012.
Dec
24
Compulsory pension programme
The new government-backed compulsory pension programme, due to come into effect in October 2012 envisaged that all employers will automatically enrol workers, who are not already members of a pension fund, into the pension scheme over a 4 year period.
