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  • Millions of UK workers will receive a pay rise as the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rise comes into effect.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Ideas on how Collective Defined Contribution pension schemes could be extended to more savers were explored with industry partners today by the Minister for Pensions.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • This partnership will allow DBS to support the safe recruitment of staff and volunteers.

  • Our latest blog talks about the importance of our accreditation by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries' Quality Assurance Scheme.

  • From today (Tuesday 8 February), those who are capable of work will be expected to search more widely for suitable available jobs from the fourth week of their Universal Credit claim, rather than up to three months as was pr…

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Thousands more jobseekers can now access tailored face-to-face job support and meet local employers as 150 new jobcentres are opened, levelling up opportunities across the country.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Millions of people will be able to access information about their pension pots more easily thanks to plans for smart dashboards, to be shaped by the consultation launched on Monday 31 January.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • A new target to move half a million people into jobs by the end of June launches today, under ambitious government plans to turbo-charge our national recovery from COVID-19.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Cabinet Office Minister calls for Government departments to accelerate the return to office based working to boost staff collaboration and help support local businesses

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • New measures to protect small pension pots from being eroded by charges were laid in Parliament today (Monday 10th January 2022).

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • New package of support to help thousands of disabled people into work as government builds back fairer.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Fifty veterans will get a digital boost in their job-hunting endeavours thanks to a donation of laptops by National Highways

  • A new type of pension scheme delivering reliable returns – and potentially boosting retirement incomes for millions, will soon become a reality after regulations were laid in Parliament.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Government is naming and shaming businesses which failed to pay the minimum wage to 12,000 of the lowest paid workers.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Hundreds of disabled university students are set to benefit from a new ‘passport’ scheme that will support them as they move into work.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • State Pensions and benefits will be increased by 3.1 percent next year, it has been confirmed.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • In the final phase of our job scams campaign, DBS has been working with JobsAware and Cifas to understand the impact of scams, and how to avoid being scammed.

  • Over 100,000 young people across the country have now started jobs through the government’s landmark Kickstart Scheme, it was announced today (Tuesday 16 November).

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Plans to protect small pension pots from being eroded by charges will be introduced next year.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • A GAD technical bulletin has been published.