'Scrap AE in no-deal Brexit to help businesses', suggests home secretary
Home secretary Sajid Javid has called for auto-enrolment (AE) to be scrapped as part of a "shock and awe strategy" should the UK fail to reach a Brexit deal, according to reports.
This was one of Javid's "huge shopping list of policies" proposed at a cabinet crisis summit last Thursday (13 September), The Times reported. The proposal was aimed at easing business activity in the...
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