Are you new to pensions? Do you deal with pensions occasionally as part of a broader role? Or would you simply like a refresher on some of the key topics that are relevant for anyone involved in pensions?
Pensions in 30 Podcasts is a series that provides an overview of the UK's pensions landscape in 30 episodes. Covering everything from automatic enrolment to zero hours, there is plenty to engage pension scheme trustees, HR professionals, employers and pension professionals. Each episode is accompanied by a fact card so you can listen or read whenever suits you.
- Introduction to workplace pension provision in the UK
- Contracting-out of the State Second Pension
- Workplace pension reform and automatic enrolment
- The Pensions Regulator - overview
- The Pensions Regulator - duty to report breaches of the law
- The Pensions Regulator - notifiable events
- The Pensions Regulator - powers to protect pension schemes
- Ongoing scheme funding - overview
- Ongoing scheme funding - contribution obligation when employer departs from scheme
- Ongoing scheme funding - contingent assets
- Ongoing scheme funding - internationally mobile workers
- Ongoing scheme funding - refunds of surplus to employer
- Managing pension scheme liabilities
- Underfunded schemes - insolvent employers
- The Pension Protection Fund
- Scheme modification - overview
- Changing pension arrangements - consultation with employees
- Changing pension arrangements - employer's duty of good faith
- Changing pension arrangements - extrinsic contracts
- Winding up occupational pension schemes
- Discrimination - overview
- Discrimination - age discrimination
- Discrimination - part time and fixed term workers
- Discrimination - sex and marital and civil partnership
- Family leave and impact on pension contributions and benefits
- Salary sacrifice and pensions
- Termination of employment - compensation for pension losses
- The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations and pensions
- Conflicts of interest and pension scheme trustees
- Pension schemes and tax for individuals
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