Businesses support expansion of AE to low earners
The extension of auto-enrolment (AE) to more workers is supported by around three-quarters of businesses, according to research by Scottish Widows and the Confederation of Business Industry (CBI).
The survey - which questioned 240 firms - revealed three quarters (74%) of businesses want AE to be made available to the self-employed and also support the £10,000 earnings threshold being reduced or...
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