Government
Employee Benefits
The next UK government should establish a Childcare Contribution Scheme to support childcare costs for workers with an additional £10,000, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has urged.
11 September 2014
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Employee Benefits
The government will be "tightening the screws" on employers who plan to exploit workers on zero-hours contracts and flout the ban on exclusivity clauses, business secretary Vince Cable has warned.
26 August 2014
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Industry
Warren Buffett issued a warning against active management in the last annual report from Berkshire Hathaway
25 July 2014
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Employee Benefits
The current flexible labour market and employment rights framework is fit for purpose but the political debate surrounding it can sometimes be "unnecessarily polarised", the CIPD says.
07 July 2014
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Employee Benefits
WSB unveils the latest results from JLT's 250 Club research examining the impact of auto-enrolment and the recession on benefit provision.
03 July 2014
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Employee Benefits
The 2014 Pension Schemes Bill, which will provide the legislative framework for arrangements that share risk between scheme members and sponsors, has been laid before parliament.
27 June 2014
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Employee Benefits
The government has launched four consultations on proposed changes to simplify the administration of employee benefits in kind and expenses.
19 June 2014
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Employee Benefits
Legislation will be introduced to reduce delays in employment tribunals, improve the fairness of contracts for low paid workers and establish a public register of company beneficial ownership, the government has announced.
04 June 2014
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Employee Benefits
In order for the government's shared parental leave plans to make headway and encourage take-up among fathers, it must be used on a ‘use it or lose it' basis, a report says.
22 May 2014
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Employee Benefits
A committee of MPs has called for zero-hours contracts to be scrapped across the UK, as it says the use of such contracts is creating a two-tier workforce.
15 April 2014
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