CBI

WSB examines research on business attitudes to pension schemes in a period of unprecedented change.

It has been three years since auto-enrolment started and the early stagers now have to look at re-enrolling staff. Michael Klimes looks at the issues involved.

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.

Pot follows member (PFM) will do little to engage people with their pensions according to Hargreaves Lansdown head of pensions research Tom McPhail.

Employers face a £2.34bn bill to accommodate Conservative plans legally entitling workers to three days voluntary work every year.

Employers across the country will soon be able to offer staff season ticket-style loans to cover rent deposits.

Almost three quarters (73%) of employers believe the time taken to resolve tribunal claims has stayed the same or increased, despite a reduction in the number of cases going to tribunal stage.

Businesses still need to do more to commit to flexible working practices and introduce meaningful diversity policies, the CBI says.

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is urging the government to cut employee national insurance contributions (NICs) and provide more free childcare places.

Britain's economic recovery will be at risk if Scotland votes for independence next month, the president of Britain's biggest business lobby has warned.