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Fast food giant McDonalds will use the National Employment Savings Trust for 35,000 hourly-paid workers as part of a two-tier auto-enrolment solution.

Employers will have more flexibility to leave the National Employment Savings Trust, under Department for Work and Pensions proposals.

The National Employment Savings Trust has warned small employers should not expect the same level of advice around auto-enrolment as large businesses.

Major household names like McDonalds, Travelodge, the BBC and BT will use the National Employment Savings Trust for auto-enrolment.

Jonathan Stapleton on charges and scheme size

Goddard Perry Group has launched its master trust called SALVUS which is designed specifically for auto-enrolment.

British Telecom will use a combination of its existing Standard Life defined contribution scheme and the National Employment Savings Trust for auto-enrolment.

The National Employment Savings Trust will implement a fully-automated process allowing self-employed people to join the scheme in January 2013.

As the row over charges intensifies, Rachel Dalton examines the arguments.

Naomi Rainey explores the failure of pensions to keep pace with other improvements for gender equality