Government

Freedom and choice could become the "next big mis-selling scandal" unless support offered to retirees is improved, warns a powerful group of MPs.

Constant government meddling has reduced confidence in pensions to a historic low according to Whitbread chief executive Andy Harrison.

The government should cap the rate of tax relief high earners can claim on pension contributions rather than introduce a flat rate across all income bands, says Hymans Robertson.

Mercer is offering enhanced maternity pay as part of alterations to its shared parental leave policy.

The overwhelming majority of Pension Buzz's 166 respondents thought nationalising pension provision would be detrimental for the country.

The government must continue its work on simplifying the administration of workplace benefits.

A further 75 employers have been named and shamed by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) for underpaying their workers more than £153,000.

Employers will be less susceptible to strike action and be able to take greater remedies when strikes do occur under tougher laws unveiled by the government.

The industry believes the Chancellor should resist the urge to scrap salary sacrifice, according to Professional Pensions research.

The government must rein in pension promises, or find the funds to back them as the state's unfunded liabilities approach £6trn, argues the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS).