Is your retirement provision based on luck or judgement?
The Government introduced pension schedule E Auto-Enrolment in 2012, ensuring that most people joining a company in the UK enrolled in their workplace pension scheme. These workplace pensions are indeed a very good thing and have worked very well. They require little thought from the employee and are compulsory for both employee and employer, meaning […]
Will Auto Enrolment solve the UK’s pension problems?
The plan: The Government has introduced a compulsory pension scheme, which means that millions of UK employees will gradually see a slice of their salaries being automatically diverted into a pension pot for their retirement. Employers are obliged to contribute too with the government also adding to the pot through tax relief. The system, known […]