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Rodda replaces Dromey as shadow pensions minister in reshuffle
On the go: Matt Rodda, Labour MP for Reading East, has been appointed shadow pensions minister as part of a frontbench reshuffle.
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Covid-19 sees schools pull out of Teachers’ Pension Scheme
On the go: Covid-19 has prompted a number of private schools opt out of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme as they look to avoid a significant hike in contributions.
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Fifth of private schools on the brink of leaving TPS
The mass exodus of private schools opting out of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme has reached a crescendo with 110 schools leaving in the past year.
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Govt extends scheme pays deadline for NHS workers
On the go: The government has extended the National Health Service scheme pays deadline by three months to stop workers being hit by unexpected tax bills as a result of the tapered annual allowance.
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Teachers scheme renews with Capita
On the go: The Department for Education has renewed its contract with outsourcer Capita for the administration of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
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Govt relaxes pension rules for returning NHS staff
On the go: The government has relaxed its pension rules in the coronavirus bill for National Health Service staff returning to work so they are not hit by reduced pension payments.
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OpinionAuto-enrolment can help solve care crisis
Our ability to support our elderly reaches tipping point by 2029 unless the government takes decisive action now.
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Schools leave pension scheme as contributions rise
On the go: The number of private schools opting out of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme to avoid a significant hike in contributions has increased by more than a third in the past six months.
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Welsh government left with ‘no option’ but to offer NHS tax solution
On the go: The Welsh government has been left with “no option” but to cover the pension tax bills of senior doctors, mirroring measures introduced in England. The health minister for Wales has branded the situation “totally unacceptable”.
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Private school teachers threaten strikes over pensions
On the go: Teachers in private schools are threatening to strike, as a massive increase in contributions is leading to many of these institutions leaving the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
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Govt guarantees doctors’ emergency pension payments
On the go: The government will guarantee that senior clinicians’ pension tax bills will be paid even if the employer ceases to exist, the secretary of state for Health and Social Care announced.
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Civil servants told to complain about pension overpayments
On the go: The Public and Commercial Services Union is advising its members to not comply with a request from the Civil Service Pension Scheme administrator and present a formal complaint if necessary.
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Calls for NHS pension solution to be extended to armed forces
On the go: The Forces Pension Society has called on the government to extend its temporary fix for pension tax issues for senior clinicians to the armed forces.
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Govt solution for doctors’ tax bill met with criticism
The government will introduce an emergency measure to pay the tax bills of doctors and consultants in England affected by the tapered annual allowance, but the move has been criticised by experts.
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NewsNew consultation fails to address NHS clinician concerns
Doctors believe a new consultation offering greater pension flexibilities is not enough to stop them refusing extra shifts in the hard-pressed National Health Service, as experts demand an overhaul of the entire pensions tax system.
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NewsWiden taper consultation to fix pensions tax system, experts say
A chorus of pension experts is urging the government to extend the ambit of its consultation on the workings of the tapered annual allowance to include the private sector along with other anomalies and injustices.
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Unions allege govt sidestepped advice on NHS pensions
On the go: The Department for Health and Social Care is under fire for reportedly deciding to pursue its ‘50:50’ reform for NHS Pensions before it had received a report commissioned from its advisory board.
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Ministers mulling 50/50 solution for NHS scheme
On the go: The chancellor and health secretary are reportedly considering introducing greater flexibility to the NHS pension scheme, in a bid to stave off a wave of early retirements without changing tax rules.
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Reform NHS pension rules or face walkouts, BMA warns
On the go: Senior NHS doctors will cut their working hours unless there is tangible reform to the health service pension scheme, the British Medical Association warned the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Thursday.
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Higher pension costs could see 57 schools closing
On the go: Fifty-seven independent schools could close because of the £1.1bn rise in the employers’ contribution to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme from September 1 2019, with a further 185 withdrawing from the scheme.
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