Retirement

Pensions

A step-by-step guide to setting up a workplace pension

21-Oct-2016 By Liam Coleman

All employers – regardless of size – will soon need to set up a pension scheme for staff. Here’s a step-by-step guide to the process of auto-enrolment and putting a scheme in place.

Well-known Swindon licensee blames changes in the pub trade for retirement

05-Sep-2012 By Polly Bryan

A well-known Swindon licensee has said that changes in the industry have pushed him to retire from the pub trade.

Older customers: Don't ignore the 'grey pound'

08-Jun-2012 By Lesley Foottit

The number of over-65s now outnumbers those under-16 and the UK’s ageing population is only going to become more pronounced. We can blame the post-war baby boomers for our current predicament, or rather their parents...

Compulsory retirement age axed

14-Jan-2011 By Gurjit Degun

The Government's decision to phase out compulsory retirement could lead to more employment tribunals, the FSB has warned.

Employment: When is it time to go?

08-Jul-2010

The coalition government has recently indicated that a consultation will take place in relation to a proposal to abolish the current default...

Let firms retire employees at 65

01-Feb-2010 By John Harrington

A small business lobby group has called for plans to scrap the default retirement age to be shelved. The Government has proposed removing an...

Diageo workers accept pay deal

10-Dec-2009 By Ewan Turney

Diageo workers in Scotland have accepted a "much improved" redundancy deal — almost double previous offers.

Hamish Champ: Retiring at 65 assumes I can afford to stop working

12-Oct-2009 By Hamish Champ

I remember when people talked about buying a pub when they retired. It was coppers mainly. And ex-military types. Things have changed rather. And...

'Drinking epidemic among the over-60s is 'not being tackled''

14-Jul-2009 By James Wilmore

Retired Britons are turning to drink despite the risks to their health, research suggested yesterday. The survey found 13 per cent of over-60s drink...

Red tape in pub world is 'ridiculous'

16-May-2008 By Ewan Turney

Arkell's finance director Ray Fisher blames early retirement on burden of red tape

Legal advice: Age equality regulations

14-Nov-2007

MORE THAN a year has passed since the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 were brought into force. It was hard to miss their introduction,...

Pitfalls of the planning laws

28-Jun-2007

Far be it from me to say "I told you so" but a news story in last week's MA points to the pitfalls of the planning laws. The decision by a Hexham...

Legal advice: Stakeholder pensions

20-Feb-2007

Employers who have at least five relevant staff members must have a minimum stakeholder pension scheme in place. These are money purchase schemes...

Legal advice: Will the law alter again?

13-May-2005

Now that Labour has been voted back in, what employment legislation can licensees expect?By Martin Donoghue of thePublican.com's team of legal...

Fashion guru's plan is not all sewn up

24-Feb-2005

George Davies may be a fashion guru but his grasp of licensing and planning laws may not be stitched up properly. His wife's plan to close their...

Legal advice: Age-old bias

27-Jan-2005

Employers should be examining their ageism policy.By Rebecca Caws of thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London solicitors Joelson...

Legal advice: A matter of age

29-Jul-2004

By Suzanne Davies of thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London solicitors Joelson Wilson.How important are age and image? For one licensee...

Shepherd Neame calls time on 67-year old

15-Jul-2004

Shepherd Neame is refusing to back down on plans to push a 67-year old licensee from his pub, despite fierce opposition from 3,000 locals. Eddie...

Lifestyle Report: The Future

24-Jun-2004

At what age do licensees intend to call time on their working lives?When licensees look towards the end of their careers, they do so with a sense of...

Colin Wheeler, chief executive of the Society of Licensed V

08-Jan-2004

Over the last 210 years the Society of Licensed Victuallers (SLV) has had to change and alter to enable it to adapt to the ever-changing licensed...

Focus on age discrimination

06-Jun-2003

Age discrimination should be a focus for licensees.by Philip Henson of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from London solicitors Joelson...

JDW seeks over-50s in search for new blood

29-May-2003

by Tony Halstead Pub operator JD Wetherspoon is throwing a jobs lifeline to the over-50s by launching a new recruitment drive to attract older staff...

Pension law flouted by businesses

02-Apr-2003

More than 25,000 businesses, including pubs, are flouting the law by not offering stakeholder pension schemes for their staff.Since October 2001, all...

Rising numbers of licensees turningto SLV with stress and de

03-Oct-2002

Apart from its membership, the SLV is, first and foremost, a charity offering advice and financial support for those in the retail drinks trade who...

Start scheming - stakeholder pensions

29-Aug-2001

Pensions expert Nick Edmans explains the impact of stakeholder pensionsThere are just a few weeks to go before publicans with five or more staff will...

Stakeholder pensions

29-Aug-2001

From October this year licensees who employ five or more people must offer a pension scheme to their staff or risk a fine of up to £50,000. Pensions...

Guide to stakeholder pensions available on web

14-Jun-2001

A free step-by-step guide showing licensees how they can set up a stakeholder pension scheme for their staff is now available on the internet thanks...

Publicans face penalties over pensions

16-May-2001

Publicans could face a £50,000 fine if they fail to set up a stakeholder pension scheme for their staff - and initial research suggests that only a...