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Freeze auto-enrolment thresholds to boost pensions saving, says TUC

The TUC has today (Wednesday) urged the government to freeze the lower thresholds in the auto-enrolment regime – keeping the bottom of the earnings band on which contributions have to be paid (£5,564) and the earnings level at which auto-enrolment is triggered (£7,475) – at their current levels.
8 February 2012

UK opt-out from Robin Hood Tax could cost taxpayers £21 billion

Responding to a report published today (Tuesday) by Ernst and Young, which says that the City would still pay more than half the revenue of an EU-wide financial transactions tax (FTT) or Robin Hood Tax, even if the UK opts out, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
7 February 2012

Ending corporation tax relief for big bank bonuses could raise £1.7bn a year
Ending corporation tax relief for pay and bonuses worth more than 10 times average annual ...
6 February 2012
Bank lending must more than double to meet UK investment needs, TUC warns
Total bank lending to firms outside of finance and real estate must more than double in or...
2 February 2012
Final building blocks for auto-enrolment regime
The TUC has today (Wednesday) welcomed the publication of the DWP response to the consulta...
1 February 2012

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Labour market trends for January 2012

The Trades Union Congress' Richard Exell rounds up some of the changes we've noticed in this month's employment figures.

 



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Some good news on jobs, but what does it mean?

I have a post at Left Foot Forward, [...]

ToUChstone: on 08 Feb 2012 by Richard Exell

Growth in jobs probably not enough to bring down unemployment

There appears to be an uptick in jobs but its enough to keep up with increasing demand

TUC @ Left Foot Forward: on 08 Feb 2012 by Richard Exell

Freeze the auto-enrolment thresholds to keep women in pensions
ToUChstone: on 08 Feb 2012 by Nigel Stanley
The magnificent (European) nine backing Robin Hood
ToUChstone: on 08 Feb 2012 by Owen Tudor
Web links for 7th February 2012
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TUC/ NUS campaign for fair internships launch -13 Feb
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