Auto-enrolment

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The growing number of workers who are self-employed could hamper attempts to get more people saving into a pension scheme, according to a think tank.

The industry wants auto-enrolment minimum contributions to rise and sees auto-escalation as a good way of achieving this

The pension industry is keen to see auto-escalation arrangements put in place to help workers save more, PP research finds.

The industry believes the the minimum auto-enrolment contribution for workers should be set above 6%, according to research carried out by PP.

The pensions industry wants to see a rapid escalation of the minimum employer contribution rate for auto-enrolment, PP research finds.

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The majority of the industry is far from optimistic that auto-enrolment and a flat-rate state pension will give workers enough to retire on, PP research finds.

Two thirds of the pension industry think the government should consider compulsory saving to make sure as many workers as possible had something to supplement their state pension.