1.   A good company pension scheme remains a potent weapon for attracting staff.

2.   A growing feature of the employment contract over the years has been the provision of occupational pension schemes for retirement and sickness.

3.   A number of actuaries are responsible for individual company pension schemes with funds amounting to hundreds of millions of pounds.

4.   Conditions of service are good with a contributory pension scheme, subsidised canteen and free life insurance.

5.   Coverage by occupational pension schemes is not, however, evenly distributed amongst all social classes.

6.   Does your employer offer a pension scheme?

7.   Employers can no longer require membership of an occupational pension scheme as a condition of service.

8.   Even if they launch a new pension scheme with less generous benefits they face maintaining the solvency of the old fund.

9.   How companies can set up a group pension scheme for their employees.

10.   How groups of directors can set up a pension scheme for themselves.