Welfare systems across the developed world risk collapsing under the
weight of an ageing population unless governments take immediate steps to halt
early retirement, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
warned today.
Just weeks ago when the opposition Conservative Party announced its
latest tax plans, nobody listened. Since last week's petrol crisis and a slump
in the Labour government's popularity, business attention has shifted back to
Tory leader William Hague.
With just three days to go before the first 'stakeholder pensions'
become available, many small businesses are still unaware that they may be
legally obliged to arrange one on behalf of their staff.
