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Pensions Regulator releases first bulletin
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New rules to be rolled out over six years mean employers are required to auto-enrol staff in a workplace pension.
TPR powers used 23 times to ensure employers comply with auto-enrolment

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has released its first quarterly bulletin giving information about how many times it has had to use its formal powers to employers are compliant with automatic enrolment.

New rules came into force in October 2012 making it a legal requirement for employers to automatically enrol their staff into a workplace pension, unless the employee chooses to opt out. The law is being rolled out over a six-year period, beginning with the largest employers.

For employers with 50 to 249 people in their largest PAYE scheme, the starting date from which automatic enrolment duties come into force will have been allocated between April 1, 2014 and April 1, 2015.

Employers with fewer than 50 people in the scheme will be required to begin auto enrolling from June 1, 2015 and April 1, 2017.

According to the TPR's first bulletin, it had used its powers 23 times up to the end of June this year.

The update aims to provide information about cases and the power used to ensure employers comply with automatic enrolment duties.

To read the bulletin, visit http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/docs/automatic-enrolment-use-of-powers-june-2014.pdf

For further information on auto enrolment: http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/index.aspx

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Cold-water dip to raise funds for Vetlife

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 The veterinary mental health charity Vetlife is inviting the veterinary community to join it for a sponsored cold-water dip.

The event will take place at Walpole Bay, Margate, on 17 May during Mental Health Awareness Week. Participants of all abilities can join in the challenge and are advised to bring a towel, a hot drink, a snack, and warm clothes to get changed into afterwards.

Those taking part are being asked to try to raise £100 each to support the work of the charity.

Details about how to take part can be found here. 

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Bluetongue low vector period ends

In an update to its bluetongue guidance, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that the seasonal low vector period for the disease has ended.

With winter over, Defra is planning for a possible increase in cases as midges become more active. It has warned that farms along the east coast of England from Norfolk to Kent, and along the south coast from Kent to Devon, are at highest risk from infected midges blown over from northern Europe.

Since the virus was detected in England in November 2023, there have been 126 confirmed cases. The most recent case to be confirmed was on 1 March 2024.

Farmers are asked to continue to frequently monitor their livestock and ensure their animals and land are registered with the Animal and Plant Health Agency.