One in eight small firms missing AE staging date

Almost half (43%) of small businesses are leaving it until the last minute to comply with their auto-enrolment (AE) duties, according to new data.
Wealthcare also found that 12.5% of businesses approaching the firm to be their AE provider have missed their deadline for staging. The data echoes similar figures put out by Now Pensions and Aviva...
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