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  • Pension changes 2015

    The rules on how you can access your defined contributions pension savings from age 55 have changed.

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  • Shared Parental Leave among new regulations coming into force

    Shared Parental Leave law becomes effective today (5 April 2015).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • National Minimum Wage regulations amended as part of government’s Red Tape Challenge

    National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015 to come into force on 6 April 2015 merging a number of amendments into 1 single set of regulations.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government announces new appointment to Acas

    Sally Hunt has been appointed as a new member to the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • National Grid joins government’s Disability Confident campaign

    National Grid has pledged to become a partner of the government’s Disability Confident campaign.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New Deputy Pensions Ombudsman appointed

    Karen Johnston has been appointed as Deputy Pensions Ombudsman and Deputy Pensions Protection Fund Ombudsman.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Treasury boost for aged charities

    Elderly people in need will receive a £470,740 donation from the government.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • ‘Dangerous’ daffodils and 10 more ‘elf and safety myths

    Complaints from the public being fobbed off with health and safety excuses are at a record high.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Budding entrepreneurs on benefits taking business world by storm

    Over 65,000 businesses have been set up with government backing from the New Enterprise Allowance.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government announces new commissioners to the independent Low Pay Commission

    Two new commissioners have been appointed to the Low Pay Commission, Business Minister Jo Swinson announced today (25 March 2015).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Improved specialist employment scheme will double number of disabled people supported into work

    Nearly 1,000 more disabled people a year will benefit from specialist employment support thanks to a new scheme announced today (24 March 2015).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New National Minimum Wage offenders named and shamed

    Business Minister Jo Swinson has named 48 employers who have failed to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government to increase pay transparency

    Vince Cable announces plans to launch an online tool that will make it easier to find out how much people are paid.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HMRC to publish new draft pensions tax manual

    The Pensions Tax Manual will be published in spring 2015, to replace the current Registered Pension Schemes Manual.

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  • Duncan Smith: critics proved wrong on Work Programme

    More than 400,000 long-term unemployed people are now in work because of the Work Programme.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Duncan Smith: Record employment rate shows we were right to reform

    The employment rate has now hit an all time record high in the UK, after growing faster than any major economy over the past year.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New National Minimum Wage rates announced

    From Thursday 1 October 2015, the adult rate of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will rise by 20p.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • PM and DPM announce increase in the National Minimum Wage

    David Cameron and Nick Clegg announce largest real-terms increase in adult National Minimum Wage since 2008 and a 20% increase for apprentices.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The government accepts minimum wage rate recommendations

    The Low Pay Commission today welcomed the government’s acceptance of its recommendations on rates for the National Minimum Wage (NMW) for adults aged 21 and over, for young people aged 18-20 and for 16-17 year olds from Octo…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Pension freedoms to be extended to people with annuities

    Chancellor announces government will extend pension freedoms to around 5 million people who have already bought an annuity.

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