TPR: First-time AE savers surpass 11 million

Regulator warns employers to comply with their AE duties to keep pensions on track

Martin Richmond
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TPR: First-time AE savers surpass 11 million

The number of workers who have newly enrolled into a pension scheme since the introduction of auto-enrolment (AE) has surpassed 11 million, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) says.

In a blog published today (4 March), TPR interim joint director of AE Sarah Howitt-Jones said with many of these workers saving for their retirement for the first time, the regulator was "determine...

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