Legislation

Angela Raynor has called for the creation of a retirement system which ensures a "secure retirement regardless of background" in her first major speech since taking on the shadow pensions brief.

This week in pensions speculation was rife over tax relief reforms, the chancellor announced a cap on exit fees, and DB was set to vanish from the FTSE 250 within a year.

Citizens Advice has welcomed news that the Treasury will legislate to cap pension early exit charges levied on savers using pension freedoms.

Changes to defined contribution scheme (DC) governance over the last five years have not improved member outcomes, according to 61% of pension managers and trustees in a survey.

The Work and Pensions Committee has launched a major new inquiry into the welfare and pension entitlements of different generations at retirement.

MPs have criticised the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) over its communication of pension reforms and called for urgent changes to the information being sent to people approaching retirement.

Employment lawyers are warning that businesses could see an "immediate" significant impact from the travel to work ruling.

Employees who do not have a work base must have the travel to and from their first and last customers included as part of their working time, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.

Over a third (36%) of FTSE 100 CEOs received no salary increase during 2015, up from a quarter in 2014.

The number of zero-hour contracts used by businesses has increased by 6% in the last year.