Should AE rate hikes be in line with staging dates?

James Phillips
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AE staging dates are spread across seven years, but small businesses will have very little time to prepare for rate increases. James Phillips reports

Automatic enrolment (AE) has been rolling out for nearly five years now, with the largest employers giving some of their staff a pension for the first time from 2012. This roll-out programme is ...

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James Phillips

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