Latest Articles By Simon Collyer

PENSIONS - The European Court has today (19 December) provided its ruling on the level of compensation to be provided to individuals who do not receive all of their occupational pension due to the sponsoring employer of their scheme going insolvent....

ECONOMY – Retail sales are flagging. “Retail sales fell in the latest three months, which is the first decline seen since April 2018. All main sectors saw their sales fall with the exception of food stores. “The spending dip in November was the fourt...

LEGAL VICTORY - Over 6,000 firefighters are entitled to return to their pre-2015 pension schemes, an employment tribunal declared today, in a landmark victory for the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) with implications across the public sector. This comes af...

EMPLOYMENT - The UK employment rate was estimated at 76.2%, 0.4 percentage points higher than a year earlier but little changed on the previous quarter; despite just reaching a new record high, the employment rate has been broadly flat over the last...

NORTHERN IRELAND - The Q3 2019 Quarterly Employment Survey was published online at 9.30am this morning. The key points are: The number of (seasonally adjusted) employee jobs in September 2019 was estimated at a record high of 782,670. This was an inc...

CAREERS'S FAIR - An exhibition you should not miss if 'Europe' is of interest to you.  POLITICO’s EU Studies and Career Fair is back for its 21st edition designed to connect top international students and young professionals with the best u...

EMPLOYMENT - Rory Murphy, Chair of Ensign, the UK’s only pension provider exclusively for the maritime industry, discusses the issues around employee retention in the sector and how to stop the job-hopping generation from jumping ship. Millennials ar...

RENUMERATION - The Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Regina Doherty T.D., has announced that she received Government approval to revise the draft Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019. The Scheme has been exte...

IRELAND - Under Regulations signed this week by Regina Doherty, T.D., Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, with effect from 1 January 2020, carers will have the opportunity to increase the number of hours they work or attend a train...

HOMELESSNESS - Plymouth mansion is to become emergency homeless shelter as welfare cuts blamed for rise in rough sleeping. The former home of the Commander-in-Chief of Plymouth could become a winter night shelter for up to 12 homeless people. Welfare...