Government urged to introduce state AE credits

Hymans Robertson calls for measures to reduce gender pensions gap

Martin Richmond
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Government urged to introduce state AE credits

State auto-enrolment (AE) credits for workers on career breaks should be introduced to reduce the widening gender pensions gap, Hymans Robertson has advised.

In an open letter addressed to the Work and Pensions Select Committee, the firm has called on the government to introduce state AE credits to reduce the widening gender pension gap.   Hymans als...

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