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Jonathan Stapleton

Jonathan Stapleton

Jonathan is editor of Professional Pensions and Workplace Savings & Benefits (WSB).

He started work as a journalist on a capital markets magazine called Central European in 2000 before joining an internet start-up called ii-Q.com, a pensions news service.

Jonathan joined Professional Pensions in July 2001 and has been there, barring a nine month sabbatical in 2004, ever since. He launched PP Online in 2006, became deputy editor of Professional Pensions in 2008, editor in 2009, launched WSB in 2012 and became editor-in-chief of both brands in 2014.

Jonathan has won a number of awards throughout his career - most recently the Society of Pension Professionals' Journalist of the Year Award 2019 - and is holder of the Pension Management Institute's Retirement Provision Certificate.

Outside of pensions, Jonathan enjoys spending time with his son, helping to run a Scout troop and trying (unsuccessfully so far) to improve his very sluggish 5km running time.

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Articles by Jonathan Stapleton

Regulation

OTS employee benefits review: 43 possible HMRC 'quick wins'

The Office of Tax Simplification's has published an interim report as part of its review of employee benefits and expenses. Here is its list of 43 possible "quick wins" to reform the system.

clock 09 August 2013 •

Employee Benefits

Who are the 'silent type' firms failing to communicate benefits?

Research from Cass Business School has revealed 64% of businesses have invested in good employee benefits but have not told staff what they are entitled to. But who are these "silent type" firms?

clock 09 July 2013 •

Employee Benefits

Employee benefits comms failure costing UK firms £2.7bn a year

A failure to tell staff about the benefits on offer is costing UK firms £2.7bn a year through increased staff turnover and sickness absence, Cass Business School research reveals.

clock 08 July 2013 •

Regulation

OTS to conduct review into taxation of employee benefits

The government will ask the Office of Tax Simplification to conduct a review of ways to simplify the taxation of employee benefits.

clock 06 December 2012 •

Adviser / Broking

Iain Duncan Smith named head of DWP

Former Tory party leader Iain Duncan Smith was this afternoon confirmed as the secretary of state for work and pensions in the David Cameron-led coalition Government.

clock 12 May 2010 • 1 min read