Ros Altmann warns against auto-enrolment 'complacency' at half-way point

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Pensions minister Ros Altmann has warned the industry against complacency over auto-enrolment, as the project reaches its half-way point.

Speaking in a video at Pensions and Benefits UK, the minister said she was "under no illusions" over how much work remained to be done. Altmann said: "With auto-enrolment we have put in place what has been a hugely successful programme with nearly half of the workers in this country having been automatically enrolled and opt-outs very low. Further reading: Surprise surprise: Auto-enrolment is about to get personal "But we shouldn't be complacent because only around 3% of employers have actually been auto-enrolling their staff - the huge, vast majority of employers are still to go." ...

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