Lady Barbara Judge: We should make AE compulsory
The former chairwoman of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has called for the removal of the choice for employees to opt out of auto-enrolment (AE).
Lady Barbara Judge (pictured), who stepped down from the PPF in late June, told PP that it should be mandatory, similar to social security in her native America. "I would not make AE voluntary, [but...
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