Tax & Legislation
We provide you with up-to-date information on legislation and tax affecting employee benefits in the UK. Employee benefits legislation covers all benefits from pensions, company cars and share schemes to transfer of undertakings (TUPE) and minimum wage. Benefits tax plays a key role in shaping which benefits are offered, for example, the use of tax efficient benefits has been boosted through the use of salary sacrifice.
Definitions of tax & legislation
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News
News analysis: Retail vouchers prove a taxing issue
The European Court of Justice's ruling on the VAT status of retail vouchers could have wide implications for salary sacrifice, says Jennifer Paterson
31 Aug Employers may level down pensions to meet auto-enrolment costs
19 Aug Cycle Solutions joins the Cycle to Work Alliance
16 Aug Sodexo Motivation Solutions partners with Cycle Solutions
16 Aug HMRC clarifies tax rules on end of cycle-to-work scheme hire period
11 Aug Sainsbury's increases take-up of cycle-to-work scheme
Analysis
How coalition government's measures affect benefits
The new coalition government has been busy in its first 100 days, and the benefits industry is feeling the effects, says Debbie Lovewell
03 Aug Debi O'Donovan, editor of Employee Benefits: Changing times can open up opportunities
02 Aug News analysis: Will pension inflation index change add up?
02 Aug Buyer's guide to cycle-to-work schemes (August 2010)
02 Aug National employment savings trust (Nest) update
02 Aug How public sector benefits, pay and pensions are being reviewed
Case Studies
Royal Mail wrong to dock workers' pay
An employment tribunal has ruled that Royal Mail must reimburse pay it docked from postal workers last August after wrongly penalising them for carrying out unlawful industrial action by working slowly.
03 Dec BT prepares for legal changes around benefits
03 Sep Case law - Flexible retirement
06 Aug BNP Paribas wins flex working ruling
09 Jul City lawyer brings age discrimination case before tribunal
Research
Employers may level down pensions to meet auto-enrolment costs
Research conducted by the Association of Consulting actuaries suggests that 41% of employers are likely to level down pension benefits to meet the cost of auto-enrolment.
21 Jun Default retirement age should be abolished immediately
19 Apr Support waning for 2012 pension reforms
19 Apr Half of employers in favour of keeping current default retirement age
23 Jul Pensions tax changes could cost execs more than £50,000
15 Jul Origen research: Age discrimination laws yet to impact on employers
