The Month in Pensions - Gowling WLG

Aug 31, 2017

Discrimination: Sex

Key Points

• This note is primarily focussed on the sex discrimination issues which have arisen in relation to occupational pension schemes (rather than personal pension schemes), because this is where most of the sex discriminatory practices have been identified.
• The Equality Act 2010 (the "Act")...

Aug 29, 2017

Part one - discrimination and part-time employees

Key points

• A part-time worker must not be treated less favourably than a comparable full-time worker doing the same or largely the same job unless the less favourable treatment can be objectively justified.
• This extends to less favourable treatment in respect of...

Aug 24, 2017

Key Points

• The overriding principle under the Equality Act 2010 is that it is unlawful to discriminate against an individual based on their age unless the treatment can be objectively justified.
• In relation to pension schemes, a number of important exceptions apply to the general principle that it is unlawful...

Aug 22, 2017

Key points

• The Equality Act 2010 prohibits direct discrimination and indirect discrimination on the grounds of a protected characteristic.
• The protected characteristics listed in the Equality Act 2010 are sex, age, religion or belief, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy & maternity, marriage and...

Aug 17, 2017

Key points

• Winding up an occupational pension scheme means that the scheme will come to an end, the trustees will collect in the scheme's assets and distribute them for the benefit of the scheme’s beneficiaries.
• The trustees will need to carry out data reconciliation of member records.
• Benefits may be secured by...