Industry comments on new AE timetable

Posted on Jan 25, 2012

Response to the DWP's new timetable for the implementation of auto-enrolment has been mixed.

Brendan Barber, TUC General Secretary, said "This is a deeply disappointing delay... Today's announcement does not just hit the staff of small employers. What's worse is that even workers auto-enrolled last year will now have to wait until the end of the staging process before they get their full contribution."

However, NAPF Chief Executive Joanne Segars has welcomed the introduction of a new timetable. She said "This will provide the clarity that businesses need to get on with preparing for these important changes."