DWP publishes auto-enrolment delay timetable

In December, the DWP announced all firms due to begin auto-enrolling after July 2013 would have their staging dates reviewed. A ministerial statement confirmed all employers with an existing staging date of on or before 1 February 2014 are unaffected. It added medium sized employers will be re-allocated staging dates between 1 April 2014 and 1 April 2015. In some cases this means a delay of nine months. However, Webb added about 70% of workers will be automatically enrolled before the end of this parliament, compared to about 75% under the previous set up. Small employers will b...