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Was the slaying of POAL a ruse to save £5 million on employer pension contributions & NI via ALU?

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loyalsnail
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Re: Was the slaying of POAL a ruse to save £5 million on employer pension contributions & NI via ALU?

Post by loyalsnail »

Barnacle wrote:
14 Feb 2026, 06:59
I had no idea so many were paying for extra holiday until this POAL nonsense
They're not (all) purchasing leave - A large percentage of people formally registering discontent at the inability to purchase annual leave have never purchased annual leave before.
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Re: Was the slaying of POAL a ruse to save £5 million on employer pension contributions & NI via ALU?

Post by Beanyjazz »

Barnacle wrote:
14 Feb 2026, 06:59
I had no idea so many were paying for extra holiday until this POAL nonsense
A lot of people only work because they have to, I'm 100% work to live, I couldn't give a shite about overtime, 6 weeks off is absolutely nothing over a year. You only live once and I don't want to live it at work.

Britain already has one the shittiest pensions, the least bank holidays and highest retirement ages in Europe.

'Nonsense' lmfao
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Re: Was the slaying of POAL a ruse to save £5 million on employer pension contributions & NI via ALU?

Post by Perseus »

Agreed.
It’s ironic that people are pressured into using AVC’s etc by thinking they are doing the right thing only now to be charged for it. Who knows, maybe they will have a rethink on it but with 3 years until it happens many people will be putting in as much as possible.
Per £1000 over the £2k works out at £1.50 extra NI per week, but added up over the millions of people affected it will be a nice earner for the government.