Preparing for auto-enrolment: Lessons from the first stagers

Helen Morrissey examines the issues facing smaller employers

Helen Morrissey
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We are now six months into auto-enrolment and so far, so good. So far there have been no major issues as the largest employers in the UK make their way through the staging process.

This is all good news but while we have seen thousands of employees go through the staging process this equates to relatively few employers. As we progress through the year we will see an increasin...

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