The Bank of England (BoE) is consulting on the benefits and rewards offered to its staff in an effort to "harmonise" the package, a spokeswoman has confirmed.
Employers have been warned not to rely on the recent Seldon ruling to support an employer justified compulsory retirement age.
The government's new older workers' champion has floated the idea that employees in their 50s should be able to take gap years and then return to the workforce.
Ros Altmann is pledging to engage employers as part of her role as older workers' champion, but warned that firms would lose out if they did not invest in older staff.
Ros Altmann is taking on the government's new role as business champion for older workers.
FirstGroup has more than 120,000 employees worldwide and it is John Chilman's job to ensure their pensions and benefits are taken care of. Owain Thomas reviews the main points from his PBUK keynote session.
Auto-enrolment (AE) has prompted an increasing number of employers to overhaul their entire benefit offering, JLT Employee Benefits research reveals.
The majority of people approaching retirement want to get their guaranteed guidance from financial advisers or established consumer organisations not pension providers, research shows.
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has formally agreed proposals from the Investment Management Association (IMA) that will see fund managers break down profits and losses in pounds and pence figures for the first time.
Average salaries of pension professionals are out of line with market rates following a sustained period of salary freezes, Sammons says.