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Inflation

Retail Prices Index

November 3.0%
October 4.2%
September 5.0%

Source:
Office of National Statistics

Pay Deals

Average pay settlements to October 2008 (exc. bonuses)

Private Sector 3.6%
Public Sector 3.7%


Source:
Office of National Statistics

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August 2008

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Client User Group meeting

We will be holding our second annual User Group meeting for all Thomsons Online Benefits clients on 22nd October. Please join us to:

o    See practical examples of how you can get more value out of our technology;

o    Give us your feedback and input into the product roadmap;

o    Network and share knowledge with other clients.

To reserve your place, free of charge, please email UserForum@t-bx.com   

New Asia Pacific Newsletter

Last month we issued our first ever Asia Pacific Newsletter featuring employee benefits news from across the region. 

Please email Asiapac@t-bx.com if you would like to receive this on a monthly basis.

Employee Benefits Conference

On 30th Sept - 1st Oct we will be exhibiting at the Employee Benefits Conference at the Business Design Centre, Islington. As always we can promise you an exciting experience on our stand and the opportunity to hear five of our clients speak as part of the conference programme (Bombardier, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP, Alexander Mann & Computershare).

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so we will be donating £1 for every person who visits our stand to their worthy cause.

If you would like a VIP ticket to attend the show, please email marketing@t-bx.com

 

 
Pensions  

Falls continue for defined pensions
Over 100,000 pensioners face loss of benefits
Conservatives: 2m pensioners worse off
Public pensions get '£210 more than private'
European cases 'may affect UK pension scheme laws'
Pension schemes take £41bn hit
Review into pension fund withdrawals wanted by Tories

 
Pay & Reward  

Gap between pay rise and living costs is widest in 20 years
Redundancy cuts at M&S raise job loss fears

Non-exec pay rises 'slow again'
Working people face 'tragedy' of latest economic figures
Permanent staff demands take 'sharp decline'
Labour agrees minimum wage deal with unions for 21-year-olds
Restaurant tips for workers no longer make up NMW

 
Research  
Unemployment 'could rise by 300,000'
Online recruitment down in July
 
Legal  

NHS scheme unable to determine claims for equal pay
Employers 'could face six years of unequal pay claims'

 
International  

Europe - pension timebomb 'is ticking' 
Romania - could secure first private pensions deal
US - govt pressures company for pension obligations
Australia - could be 'bankrupted by ageing population'
China - pensioners 'face destitution'
Germany - executive pay experiences 23% faster growth

The views and recommendations in this publication are those of Thomsons Online Benefits and have been obtained from a variety of sources. While we believe that our sources are reliable we cannot guarantee that the information in this publication is accurate and it may be condensed or incomplete. thomsons online benefits ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

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