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Greggs to share £17.6 million bonus among staff

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The bakery chain also implemented an 8% overall wage and salary inflation in 2023 and expects to make around an increase of around 9.5% This will include the impact of the 10% national living wage increase and enhancement of its pension benefits, with staff now able to access up to 6% employer contributions.

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London Underground strikes over pension changes suspended

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After a week of negotiations with the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) the Aslef Executive Committee and trade union RMT agreed to suspend the planned industrial action on Wednesday 26 and Friday 28 July after receiving confirmation that there would be no change to the pension scheme until 2026.

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Do employees really need to be concerned about the Lifetime Allowance right now?

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For example*, if someone aged 45 has a pension fund of £400,000 and a salary of £50,000, saves 5% of their salary into their pension which rises by 3% p.a and receives employer contributions of 10%, it is possible for their pension fund to reach £1,381,000 by the time they retire at 65.

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What employees need to know to reduce the impact of the LTA

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As announced in April’s Budget, the Lifetime Allowance (LTA) will be frozen at its current level of £1,073,100 until April 2026. million pension savers [1] are set to reach the limit and will be hit with a tax charge of 55% in retirement. Latest reports have suggested that as a direct result of the freezing of the LTA, more than 1.6

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A Guide to Understanding Retirement Rewards and Benefits with Fortune 500 References

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Defined benefit plans  This retirement benefit plan is calculated based on multiple factors, including salary and service. The plans are protected by federal insurance provided through the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or PBGC.  This is applicable up to a maximum salary of $275,000 in 2024. 

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