Autumn Budget 2017: Employees on maternity or paternity leave will be able to take up to a 12-month break from saving into a sharesave (save as you earn) scheme.
The change, which was announced as part of the Autumn Budget 2017, will take effect from 6 April 2017.
Previously, employees could take up to a six-month break from saving into such schemes while on maternity or paternity leave.
Debbie Lovewell-Tuck is a business journalist with 20 years’ experience specialising in pay, reward and HR. She joined Employee Benefits as a reporter in 2003, before becoming editor in 2015. Debbie is also responsible for editorial content across Employee’ Benefits events, including Employee Benefits Live and the Employee Benefits Awards, as well as hosting Employee Benefits’ webinars.View full profile
