Employers call for AE delay to cope with pensions upheaval

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Firms yet to reach their auto-enrolment (AE) staging dates want the process postponed until wide-reaching changes to the pensions system are finalised, according to research.

The Association of Consulting Actuaries' (ACA) 2014 Smaller Firms' Pensions Survey found nine out of ten small employers wanted a delay. They cited uncertainty around legislation and regulation ...

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