Changelog
Recent changes to the site, datasets and trust features.
Last updated:
08-06-2026
- AdSense thin content (complete): server-rendered FAQs, role-tailored engine guides, static examples, maternity summaries, enriched About/Sources/Contact/Privacy/Terms, planning tools hub, role landings and guides hub
- Trust pages refresh: About, Sources, Contact, Privacy and Terms restyled with hero headers and panel layout; contact email unified to ryan@retirementcalculators.uk
- Footer: planning tools column lists each tool individually plus the planning tools hub
- Planning tools polish: part-time journey and sector allowances guide expanded; FAQs use accessible
detailsmarkup across all planning tools - Phase 2: enriched org/role landing pages (sector context, how pay works, mini FAQs); editorial guides hub with 12 cornerstone articles
- Priority tools: 52-week maternity pay timeline, notice and redundancy calculator, HCAS and TLR allowances guide
- Part-time planning journey: expanded to four steps (work patterns, allowances, annual leave, take-home) with clearer UK English copy
- Polish: Sources & confidence on career, work patterns, allowances and career breaks; contact link on every result
- More role scenarios: Paramedic, midwife, teaching assistant and others
- Navigation: Grouped menus, About, Contact, Planning tools
- Sprint 2 (A–D): “At a glance” summaries and sources panels on leave, sick pay and maternity calculators (all roles on key engines)
- Continue planning: Links on results save band/years/FTE and open the next calculator for the same role
- Advanced take-home: Student loan plan, tax code (1257L/BR/D0/NT) and salary sacrifice
- Pay award calculator: pay award and back pay tool
- Scenario prefill (band, years, FTE saved in browser between calculators on the same role)
- Uniform hub layout: find your role, calculator list, guide, related tools
- GA4 custom events: calculator_start, calculator_result, assumptions_open, related_calculator_click, continue_planning_click
- Added data sources and changelog pages
- Result-level source and confidence panel on pay and take-home calculators
Dataset review
Latest pay dataset review shown on the homepage: 16-04-2026. Tax model for take-home calculators: 2026/27.
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