Legislation

Auto-enrolment legislation needs to be redrafted to clarify whether employees are allowed to obtain and complete opt-out forms before their enrolment date, argue lawyers and consultants.

Plans to exempt UK employers from having to auto-enrol staff working in Europe have won the backing of the National Association of Pension Funds.

The pensions industry has given its backing to George Osborne's decision to freeze age-related personal tax allowances, announced in the Budget.

ITV has lost its case to prevent trustees of the Box Clever pension scheme from pursuing the broadcaster over a £62m deficit.

A man who was dismissed by his employer to save it from paying up to £1m in enhanced pension benefits has lost his age discrimination case at the High Court.

An e-petition calling for the restoration of age-related tax allowances has been signed by more than 25,000 people since it was launched last Thursday.

The industry breathed a collective sigh of relief after today's Budget, with no changes to higher-rate tax relief and announcements on state pension reform and infrastructure investment.

The revised auto-enrolment implementation schedule will net the government £380m in reduced tax relief on pension contributions, according to budget documents.

Chancellor George Osborne will make "no significant" changes to higher-rate tax relief.

Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed that the government will push ahead with reforms to the state pension but said age-related personal allowances will be scrapped.