Automatic enrolment: start low, aim high

Along the way we've had a few wobbles, a number of delays, policy tweaks and a change of government. Despite this sometimes painful process, the political consensus, that automatic enrolment is a good thing and must happen, has managed to hold. So auto-enrolment is finally here. 1 October 2012 is a fantastic day for UK employees who, beginning with the very largest companies, will, in stages, have the right to an employer pension contribution for the first time. Ok so it'll take almost five years for all employers to start paying contributions for their employees. And yes, the mini...