Loophole allows employers to delay AE by phoenixing firms

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Small employers could phoenix their firms in an attempt to push back their auto-enrolment (AE) staging date, Eversheds partner Francois Barker says.

Speaking at the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) Defined Contribution (DC) Conference 2013, Barker (pictured) said small and medium-sized employers could potentially postpone their stag...

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