Department for Work & Pensions

UK - The High Court has ruled it is legal for employers to force workers to retire at the age of 65.

UK - Reforms introducing auto-enrolment, employer duties and personal accounts will be staged in over a three year period from 2012, the department for work and pensions said.

The government has launched a consultation on plans to relax employer debt rules.

Deregulatory easements making it easier for final salary schemes to function must be met with employer promises to keep schemes open, Angela Eagle says.

Angela Eagle has succeeded Rosie Winterton as pensions minister following the cabinet reshuffle.