Up employer AE contribution to at least 5%, industry says

Debate over whether contribution minimums should rise two percentage points

Hope William-Smith
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Up employer AE contribution to at least 5%, industry says

The auto-enrolment (AE) contribution minimum for employers should be upped to 5%, the industry agrees.

A total 83% of the industry told PP's Pensions Buzz poll last week that they agreed the minimum contribution should rise two percentage points. This was ahead of 15% who did not support the idea...

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