Employee Benefits

JANUARY 18, 2022

A gradual transition from full time employment to something that may eventually lead to outright retirement. Companies might feel that providing a generous pension scheme is the most effective way to discharge their obligation to look after employees in later life. What’s more, our understanding of retirement is becoming more nuanced.

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Money Talk

AUGUST 16, 2023

Social Security Earnings Limit- Those who claim Social Security before full retirement age will have their benefits reduced $1 for every $2 they earn over $21,240 (2023 limit). If earnings replace prior years in a 35-year benefit formula, benefits will rise. Other benefits also continue.

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

As previously discussed , the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (the “PBGC”) issued final regulations in July 2022 for plans that receive special financial assistance (“SFA”) under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”). The details of the process are outlined in the update to the final regulations.

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Employee Benefits

OCTOBER 4, 2023

It is important to remember the assurances given previously, that leaving the EU would not have the effect of eroding employment rights. EU law gives wider protection and would allow a claim if there is a single source which determines the employment terms, albeit the terms are not similar or common.

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

OCTOBER 17, 2022

A hotly debated (and litigated) issue for multiemployer pension plans in recent years has been the appropriate interest rate to determine a multiemployer pension plan’s liabilities when calculating the plan’s underfunding for withdrawal liability purposes. Comments on the proposed regulations are due by November 14, 2022.

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Employee Benefits

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Jonathan Watts-Lay, Director, WEALTH at work, comments; “It’s important for individuals to understand that opting out of their pension will have a huge impact in the long term and will cause damage to their standard of living in retirement. It’s therefore more important than ever to ensure employees are engaged with their pensions.

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Employee Benefits

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

This is particularly the case where employees are making healthy contributions to their pension scheme and perhaps receiving matching employer contributions. Positive pension fund growth as well as a pay rise may easily push them over the LTA before they know it.

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Employee Benefits

APRIL 29, 2024

A further 20% thought employees were not aware that certain benefits were available to them. The most popular benefits currently being offered by the employers surveyed included flexible working, enhanced pension benefits, enhanced holiday leave, healthcare and or dental care, and free food or drink in the workplace.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

As such, it is essential to understand the pros and cons of the process of providing retirement benefits. Here we bring to you precisely that information, with additional info about types of retirement benefits and the goals an employer would like to accomplish by offering retirement benefits. Work Smart.

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Business Management Daily

MARCH 14, 2022

Discrimination occurs when age is used as a factor in employment decisions such as hiring, promotions, and terminations. Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), employers with 20 or more workers cannot engage in personnel practices that discriminate against employees or applicants that are 40 years of age or older.

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Many multiemployer plans and their participants, contributing employers and unions certainly hope so, as they eagerly anticipate the issuance of a Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”) final rule that may answer the question for them. Fast forwarding to the year 2022, will it be a happy new year?

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Employee Benefits

AUGUST 2, 2024

The SCA UK Pension Plan, which is sponsored by global hygiene and health firm Essity Group, has completed a £1.1 billion pensions buy-in. The transaction, which was carried out with Legal and General, secures the benefits of 5,900 retirees and 3,600 deferred members.

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Employee Benefits

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Workers employed by Aston Martin have threatened the car manufacturer with strike action over changes to their company pension scheme. “This is in addition to supporting the defined benefit pension scheme to meet the cost of pension benefits already earned.”

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Employee Benefits

JULY 29, 2024

The Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court’s ruling that a written actuarial confirmation was required where an alteration to the Virgin Media scheme’s rules affected pension benefits for past or future service benefits.

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The Workcomp Writer

JUNE 3, 2022

The claimant requested that his average weekly wage be adjusted to include not only his hourly compensation of $36.78, plus health and welfare benefits at a rate of $8.80 per hour, plus various pension benefits that when totaled would have adjusted his AWW upward from $999.80 to $1,545.10.

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Employee Benefits

MARCH 7, 2024

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. 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%

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

AUGUST 3, 2021

This episode of The Proskauer Benefits Brief is the first of our three-part series analyzing the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) guidance on the new special financial assistance program for troubled multiemployer pension plans that was created by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

AUGUST 14, 2023

ERISA Section 4010 requires a contributing sponsor of certain single-employer pension plans, as well as the sponsor’s controlled group members, to provide controlled group, financial, and actuarial information to the PBGC each year.

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Employee Benefits

JUNE 10, 2024

Employees often take strike action over issues such as pay , health and safety, pensions, benefits, changes to terms and conditions, and union recognition. Employers should consider employees’ financial wellbeing while on strike, because they are not entitled to pay and may face difficulties.

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Employee Benefits

JUNE 8, 2023

HIVE360 provides expert, compliant and reliable PAYE payroll support and comprehensive employment administration that reduces overheads and improves operational efficiencies for businesses, recruiters and recruitment agencies, their workforce and candidates. It champions a new model of employment administration for the UK market.

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Employee Benefits

MAY 13, 2024

Credit: Gerard Uferas/ La Company BNP PARIBAS London BNP Paribas UK tries to promote true flexibility through its flexible benefits scheme and regularly tweaks its provision to operate at its best for its workforce.

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Employee Benefits

JULY 24, 2023

Finn Brennan, Aslef’s Underground organiser, said: “After a week of intense negotiations, we have made real progress in making sure our members’ working conditions and pensions are protected from the impact of the Tory government cuts to TFL funding. There will be no changes to pension benefits before the next general election.

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 20, 2023

Over the past few weeks, there have been an increasing number of social media posts and press articles about a bill currently passing through Parliament, with which the UK government has the potential to fundamentally change employment rights. One thing is certain: all eyes will be on this bill as its journey continues.

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

This episode is the final installment of our three-part series on a new special financial assistance program created by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for troubled multiemployer plans and the interim guidance issued by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation regarding the program. Listen to the podcast. . JUSTIN ALEX: Sure.

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Kollath CPA

JUNE 27, 2022

Schedule SE (Form 1040), Self-Employment Tax, if you have net earnings of $400 or more from your business. You’ll need to pay any final wages or compensation, making final federal tax deposits and reporting employment taxes. Take stock of any pensions, benefit plans, health savings accounts and other tax-favored health plans.

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Best Money Moves

JUNE 10, 2024

Employers can use financial wellness programs to provide education on debt management and planning. In fact, until changes in legislation over the past few years, LGBTQ+ seniors even lacked basic retirement rights including the ability to transfer Social Security, pension benefits and retirement plans to their surviving partners.

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 26, 2022

The Work and Pensions Committee is calling for trials of automatic appointments with the Pension Wise service as part of its new ‘Stronger Nudge’ interventions. This can be delivered face-to-face or online and utilises digital nudge technology to encourage employee engagement and participation.

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

JULY 11, 2022

On July 8, 2022, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”) published its much anticipated final rule on the special financial assistance (“SFA”) available to certain troubled multiemployer plans under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”). The PBGC is seeking public comments on this aspect of the final rule.

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

1301(b)(1), all trades or businesses under common control with an employer that has withdrawn from a multiemployer pension plan are jointly and severally liable for the employers withdrawal liability. Under 29 U.S.C. Findlay Indus., 3d 597 (6th Cir. 2018), to have rejected that standard.

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 21, 2022

Positive pension fund growth as well as a pay rise may easily push them over the LTA before they know it. 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

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HR Professionals Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2022

Employer-sponsored retirement plans are divided into two major categories: defined-benefit plans and defined- contribution plans. As the names imply, a defined-benefit plan—also commonly known as a pension plan—promises a specified benefit amount at retirement. By Eddie Vaughn. on investments.

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Best Money Moves

JUNE 10, 2024

Employers can use financial wellness programs to provide education on debt management and planning. In fact, until changes in legislation over the past few years, LGBTQ+ seniors even lacked basic retirement rights including the ability to transfer Social Security, pension benefits and retirement plans to their surviving partners.

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Hppy

APRIL 27, 2023

In this article, we will explore the benefits and challenges of hiring standalone overseas employees from both perspectives before unearthing ways to make it work better for all involved. Image by lookstudio on Freepik Navigating the challenges and benefits of employing remote workers abroad without a legal entity.

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Empuls

JUNE 21, 2024

Bureau of Labour Statistics 1 has shown that 73% of working professionals accessed retirement rewards and benefits. The research also revealed that up to 77% of workers with access to employer-sponsored benefits, chose to participate in the program, increasing the take-up rate.

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

JANUARY 31, 2023

Act of 2022 (“ SECURE 2.0 ”) that was signed into law on December 29, 2022 as part of the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act includes a slew of changes for retirement plan sponsors and employers. also does not change PBGC’s indexed flat-rate premiums for both single-employer pension plans and multiemployer pension plans.

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Vantage Circle

MAY 27, 2021

Better Employee-Employer Relations. Also read: Importance Of Employer Employee Relationship In Companies. An employer praising his employee for good performance. • They can be pension benefits, paid leaves, etc. They are benefits that enhance an employees' work life, such as health benefits, club benefits, etc.

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Money Talk

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Pension COLAs - Pension benefits for some retirees are also indexed for inflation. An example is pensions for federal government workers and military retirees and disabled veterans. a $59 increase for every $1,000 of benefits) in 2022. Their COLA, like Social Security, is 5.9% (i.e.,

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