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30 Jan 2024

Cyclists in Warwickshire rode around the world during December as part of an initiative to encourage safe winter cycling.
 

30 Jan 2024

An  analysis of almost 380,000 people living in Scotland suggests that commuting by bike reduces the risk of mental ill-health.

30 Jan 2024

A North Yorkshire cycle shop, which has become one of the largest bike businesses in the area, is celebrating its fifteenth anniversary.

30 Jan 2024

For our latest retailer profile, we spoke with Dallas Wiseman from BikeWise & Run, a Ceredigion-based bike shop that has become a hub for cyclists in the region.

30 Jan 2024

New data from market research firm Mintel suggests the UK bicycle market could on the road to recovery, with sales of new bikes set to reach almost £1 billion this year.
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25 Jan 2024

With more than 500 cycle businesses having now signed up to its campaign for change to the Cycle to Work scheme, a delegation from the Association of Cycle Traders has met with All Party...

24 Jan 2024

The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is taking enforcement action and warning consumers about a brand of e-bike battery – UPP – that has been linked to a number of...

16 Jan 2024

Walton Street Cycles, one of Oxford’s oldest bike shops, has been trading in the city since 1975.
 

16 Jan 2024

ACT Gold Member ICE Trikes has announced a new partnership announcement with British Cycling’s Limitless disability and para-cycling programme. This partnership will help to support the...

15 Jan 2024

An interesting article has appeared in Forbes reflecting many of the issues that ACT members will be experiencing – the challenges and opportunities that are currently...

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national living wage

The government introduced a scheme back in 2012 to help employees get the retirement they wanted through automatic enrolment.

In the last 7 years, millions of employees and their employers have begun saving into a workplace pension.

The next step within this scheme is to increase the minimum contributions paid by employers and employees.

This increase will help towards building your / your employees' pensions for the future.

Did you know?

  • Saving into a workplace pension is a simple and easy way to ensure your future and achieve the retirement you want
  • The earlier you start saving, the more time your savings have to grow
  • The workplace pension scheme allows you to save as much as you want, including more than the minimum if you wish
  • The money will remain yours, including all contributions made by your employer (even when you change jobs)
  • Once you retire you are able to choose how to use your pension savings

From the 6th of April 2019 the minimum workplace pension contributions will be increasing, with employers paying a minimum of 3% and employees contributing a minimum of 5% from a portion of your earnings*, making a total of 8% paid into your retirement savings.

To find out more about the benefits click here

*The law requires that, as a minimum, your contributions will be based on your earnings between £6,032 and £46,350. To find out what proportion of your salary your pension contributions are calculated on, check the information provided when you were enrolled.

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