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Changes to HM Revenue and Customs guidance for those with fixed protection who are erroneously auto-enrolled have been welcomed.

A "somewhat surprising" intervention by the European Commission has made it unlikely pension funds will be successful in the Wheels VAT case, experts argue.

Last week the government gave the first indication of the numbers it is likely to use for the earnings trigger and qualifying earnings band for auto-enrolment for 2013/2014.

Employers are unaware of peripheral auto-enrolment duties that begin for companies of all sizes this July, a lawyer has warned.

Jonathan Stapleton on the Olympian task of auto-enrolment

B&CE is set to finalise the governance of its auto-enrolment offering after overcoming complexities with its master trust structure.

Employers could have powers to forcibly retire employees at 65, the Supreme Court has ruled, throwing into doubt the abolition of the default retirement age.

The wider significance of the Danks v Qinetiq case

Auto-enrolment legislation needs to be redrafted to clarify whether employees are allowed to obtain and complete opt-out forms before their enrolment date, argue lawyers and consultants.

A man who was dismissed by his employer to save it from paying up to £1m in enhanced pension benefits has lost his age discrimination case at the High Court.