Legislation

Rail union RMT members on Greater Anglia's West Anglia route are to take action short of a strike from next week over the company's "imposition of flexible working".

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) should be retained as a non-departmental public body, a government consultation has concluded.

Many Buzz respondents believe large employers will be interested in the Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) defined ambition (DA) proposals.

Business secretary Vince Cable has launched a review which will seek to simplify and clarify employment rights for employers and their staff.

A consultation document has been launched into the new individual protection regime following last year's reduction in the lifetime allowance. Helen Morrissey asks whether this new protection is useful or whether it is an unnecessary complication.

Pensions minister Steve Webb has confirmed that an update for the defined ambition (DA) project will be published in the summer.

The government could ease the transition to the flat rate state pension by paying out old state second pension entitlements as one-off sums in a ‘buyout' arrangement, Barnett Waddingham says.

The issue of advising small pension pots is to be debated in the House of Lords on 27 November.

Changes to HM Revenue and Customs guidance for those with fixed protection who are erroneously auto-enrolled have been welcomed.

The impact of quantitative easing on scheme funding levels has been exaggerated and should not be used as an excuse to delay de-risking, Towers Watson says.