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Regardless of earnings, it’s possible to make pension contributions of up to £3,600 gross in any fiscal year and benefit from tax relief. Many people are unaware that pension contributions can be paid for minors or non-working spouses up to £3,600 per annum and as they attract tax relief, the net cost is just £2,808.

We have now had over six years of the euro to assess the effects of a unified currency. The question we are now in a position to ask is – is it working as planned and what would happen if the UK was to join in the party?

Probably the biggest change in employment law in 2005 will be the introduction of the Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations, which will come into force on 6 April. The Regulations will give employees the right to request that their employer enters into negotiations for an agreement, which will set out procedures for informing and consulting workforce representatives on a range of business issues.

Every year, UK employers pay millions of pounds in pension contributions, yet much of the workforce is oblivious to the real value of the pension funds generated on their behalf. It’s hardly surprising then that these employees are not as appreciative as their employers might hope and that these contributions often have little impact on recruitment and retention.

Two recent decisions by the European Court of Justice, and new legislation in the form of the Pensions Act 2004, are likely to have a significant effect on the transfer of employee rights upon an asset sale.

Pension schemes are under-used as recruitment tools, according to new research by the Trade Union Congress (TUC). But where does this leave smaller companies?

The pensions regime for the self employed has changed radically from 6 April 2006 (A-Day). This may have a major impact on the way firms make provisions for tax.

In the first part of an occasional series looking at what it's really like to work at Deloitte, we speak to Elizabeth Hollinger, head of our Analytics Lab in Scotland...

The ghost of stakeholder pension schemes past is still with us. Some say it has haunted the pensions world since 2001, when legislation made it a requirement for employers with more than four employees to make a grouped stakeholder pension available to their staff, with the threat of a £50,000 fine for non-compliance.

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