Majority of industry back extension of auto-enrolment age

Hope William-Smith
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Four in five of Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) members say the minimum age criterion for auto-enrolment (AE) should be dropped while two thirds also want it expanded to age 75.

Findings from the trade body's Simplifying auto-enrolment research paper - released 27 November - show strong criticism for the complexity of the AE exclusion of employees under 22 or over 75. S...

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