Three in five staged employers only contributing 1% minimum

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The majority of employers who have successfully introduced auto-enrolment (AE) are only contributing the minimum legal amounts, according to Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) research.

The Employers' Pension Provision survey 2015 conducted by IFF Research on behalf of DWP found that three in five (62%) of staged employers were only contributing the minimum 1% of qualifying earnin...

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