Auto-enrolment legislation needs to be redrafted to clarify whether employees are allowed to obtain and complete opt-out forms before their enrolment date, argue lawyers and consultants.
The Pensions Regulator's guidance is clear that eligible jobholders can only choose to opt out after they have been auto-enrolled and a spokesman for the watchdog confirmed that this precludes memb...
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