Firms plan to dodge AE to prevent 'govt stealing more money'

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A number of smaller employers are planning to avoid auto-enrolment (AE) compliance citing the legislation as "designed solely to allow the government to steal more money".

The Institute of Directors (IoD) survey on auto-enrolment of employers in January 2013 revealed a negative attitude towards pensions with a number of employers with up to 50 employees planning to a...

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