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HMRC to take fresh approach to business record checks
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced that, following a review, it will take a fresh approach to the way in which it runs its business record checks (BRCs) programme.
It will see the process become more targeted in the future, with links being provided to education and support.
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Merger on the cards for Glencore and Xstrata
Glencore and Xstrata are considering merging, in a deal which would create a company worth more than £51 billion.
The commodities trader and Anglo-Swiss will hope to compete against the likes of BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto if the agreement is signed.
Currently, Glencore has a 34 ...
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New staff less likely to receive a final-salary pension
The amount of final-salary pension schemes available to new members of staff has fallen by two per cent, according to new figures by the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).
Employees joining the private sector schemes decreased from 18 per cent to 16 per cent highlighting that final-salar...
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Merger between DWF and Cobbetts called off
A proposed merger between law firms DWF and Cobbetts has been cancelled because of the current market conditions, it has been announced.
A statement released jointly by the organisations said that the "preliminary discussions" have now come to an end because of "uncertainty&q...
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IFS: Pension talks will not deliver in the long-term
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has claimed that despite the government's plans for further negotiations with unions over the disputed pension reforms it will not deliver long-term savings.
Many unions have responded angrily to ministers' plans to force staff to work l...
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NUT stands firm over pensions deal
The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has stood firm over the government's proposed changes to the pensions system.
Members of the NUT voted unanimously in support of the union's decision to reject the plans and agreed that the organisation needed to seek better terms. It come...
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Teachers agree to pensions deal
The government has reached a breakthrough with union members after a teaching group agreed to the latest pensions offer.
Members of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers' (ATL) voted in favour of the deal with a 91.6 per cent majority after a number of other teaching unions r...
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Paragon explores acquisition capability
Buy-to-let mortgage lender Paragon has said that it is exploring acquisition opportunities to strengthen its position within the market.
It comes after the company posted a rise in quarterly figures for the last three months of 2011. Paragon's profits jumped 12 per cent to £...
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Govt facing new pension strikes
The government is facing new strikes as members of a number of unions have rejected the latest changes to the pensions scheme.
In November, the country saw the biggest public sector walk out in years with workers striking against the ministerial decision to introduce increased contri...
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Pot Noodle workers strike over pension disputes
Pot Noodle workers in Caerphilly have gone on strike in response to the recent decision to change the company's pension schemes.
The industrial action is part of major strikes at the consumer goods giant Unilever which have been ongoing since January 18th. Pot Noodle is one of th...
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Saga calls for more flexible pensions scheme
The pensions scheme in Britain does not work in its current form, according to the director general of over 50s group Saga.
Ministers are planning for a major revamp of the system in autumn but bosses at the company believe that this will not entice people to begin saving again. Dr R...
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The auto-enrolment date for pension reform has been put back for another five years, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
Larger companies, that employ 250 staff or more, will have no change to their deadline date which is due to start in October 2012 and will be follow...
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Fyfe Ireland announces merger with Tods Murray
Law firms Fyfe Ireland and Tods Murray have announced a merger that will see a combination of services between the two companies.
Under the deal the firm will now trade under the name of Tods Murray LLP and bosses from both sides are hoping that the move will make the newly merged co...
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Councils pay out millions on pensions
Councils have been paying out millions in pensions to workers over the past year, according to new figures from the TaxPayer's Alliance.
It is believed that the high pay-outs have been a result of town hall employees rushing to take advantage of the "gold-plated" scheme...
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Govt back-to-work prediction overestimated
The government overestimated the amount of people that would join the country's back-to-work programme, according to new research by the National Audit Office (NAO).
Figures from the organisation found that only 26 per cent of over-25s would be entering the scheme to get back to ...
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Health workers paying over £7,600 extra into pensions
The average nurse will have to pay more than £7,600 in to their pension scheme under new reforms, according to statistics from Nursing Times.
Officials at the Department for Health have released estimations to show the impact the government proposals will have on any would-be s...
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Discrimination could continue despite new employment laws
New changes to the employment laws will still not stop the problem of discrimination in the workplace, according to the Trade Union Congress (TUC).
Under new proposals by the government workers wanting to take a discriminatory claim to court will have to pay between £600 and &p...
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Ministers to meet over pensions reforms
Peers are set to meet over work and pensions minister Iain Duncan Smith's new proposals on capping the benefits system.
The plans will mean that incentives are limited to £500-per-week but Church of England bishops and disillusioned Liberal Democrat politicians are threaten...
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UK benefits claimed by 370,000 immigrants
Over 370,000 immigrants in the UK are claiming benefits, according to new research by the Department for Work and Pensions.
In February 2011, the organisation found that of the five and a half million people that were on the dole 371,000 were estimated to be non-UK nationals when the...
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McGrigors and Pinsent Mason prepare for merger
Law firms McGrigors and Pinsent Mason are preparing for a potential merger that would make the combined company into the 12th largest in the UK.
The pair confirmed today (January 20th) that they were both in talks to join forces in order to create a company that would generate a turn...
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