Salary sacrifice protections overturned by House of Commons

Commons overturns Lords amendment to increase cap to £5,000 from initial £2,000 proposal

Holly Roach
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Salary sacrifice protections overturned by House of Commons

The House of Commons has overturned House of Lords amendments intended to protect salary sacrifice on pension contributions.

Earlier this month, the House of Lords voted on an amendment to raise the government's proposed cap on salary sacrifice pension contributions to £5,000, from the £2,000 initially proposed in the Au...

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