Pensions
A Practical Guide
3rd Edition
Published on 30. September 1992
Book
Hardback
800 pages
978-0-85121-799-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book, now in its third edition, is a reference point for practical advice on pensions law. It indicates which procedure to follow when faced with instructions to establish, develop or administer a pension scheme. Although written in a non-technical style, this handbook contains source references where these are of practical interest. Coverage includes: recent tax changes; Social Security Act 1990, draft European Community provision, advice on investment agreements and Law Commission proposals; requirements for company accounts; recent cases on rights to surplus on winding-up and European landmark decisions on sex discrimination; requirements for independent pension trustees on insolvency; and maternity pension requirements. Land mark cases include: Cowan v Scargill; Imperial Foods; Imperial Tobacco; Mettoy; Barber; Coloroll.
This book, now in its third edition, is a reference point for practical advice on pensions law. It indicates which procedure to follow when faced with instructions to establish, develop or administer a pension scheme. Although written in a non-technical style, this handbook contains source references where these are of practical interest. Coverage includes: recent tax changes; Social Security Act 1990, draft European Community provision, advice on investment agreements and Law Commission proposals; requirements for company accounts; recent cases on rights to surplus on winding-up and European landmark decisions on sex discrimination; requirements for independent pension trustees on insolvency; and maternity pension requirements. Land mark cases include: Cowan v Scargill; Imperial Foods; Imperial Tobacco; Mettoy; Barber; Coloroll.
This book, now in its third edition, is a reference point for practical advice on pensions law. It indicates which procedure to follow when faced with instructions to establish, develop or administer a pension scheme. Although written in a non-technical style, this handbook contains source references where these are of practical interest. Coverage includes: recent tax changes; Social Security Act 1990, draft European Community provision, advice on investment agreements and Law Commission proposals; requirements for company accounts; recent cases on rights to surplus on winding-up and European landmark decisions on sex discrimination; requirements for independent pension trustees on insolvency; and maternity pension requirements. Land mark cases include: Cowan v Scargill; Imperial Foods; Imperial Tobacco; Mettoy; Barber; Coloroll.
More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
glossary, index
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
569 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-85121-799-4 (9780851217994)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Content
What you are faced with in a hurry; types of schemes; the first documents; the insurance policy; subsidiary and associated companies participating in the scheme; partnership; foreign element; advice on benefits; senior executives; the employee who leaves service; takeovers; the service contract; the definitive deed; forms and types of documents; employer and trade union consultation and participation; administering the scheme; power of Inland Revenue; the Occupational Pensions Board and Ombudsman and OPAs; the old State Graduated Pension Scheme; brief outline of present state pension scheme changes to contracted-out schemes; sex discrimination; divorce; trusteeship; going privately administered.