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Re:We need to rethink employee compensation by walshemj on Thursday June 25, 2015 @04:17AM (#9776563)
You do know that in the UK you get a massive boost via tax relief to your contributions for pension contributions
Re:We need to rethink employee compensation by batou on Thursday June 25, 2015 @04:37AM (#9776615)
Yes. I work in the finance sector and deal directly with the providers that sell this shit ironically.

The tax relief was nullified instantly by the discussion with my employers that sort of went "give me another £10k or I go work somewhere else".

Meh.

I don't actually have a problem paying tax. I've learned to consider my income after tax, not before. Maximising the difference is easier through getting the initial captial larger than it is reducing the difference and doing the associated paperwork (and periodically getting buggered by HMRC). I can still move up another £30k if I want to but the current place is convenient.