Class 2 National Insurance (NI) contributions are to be abolished from April 2018 – benefitting self-employed individuals to the tune of £130 each year. more»

Small businesses are fearful of appearing to give financial advice to workers as part of auto-enrolment duties, a work and pensions select committee of MPs has heard. more»

A lack of trust, understanding and available information is holding back self-employed workers from saving into pension schemes, a report published by Citizens Advice has found. more»

The latest Pensions Regulator Quarterly Compliance and Enforcement bulletin demonstrated a 90 per cent compliance rate amongst small and micro businesses that reached an early auto-enrolment staging date in June last year. more»

A new report by the Public Accounts Committee has cautioned that smaller employers may struggle with a significant auto-enrolment burden because of requirements due to come into force this year – and warned this means “the real test is still to come" in the roll-out of the policy. more»

Micro firms need not be fearful of imminent auto-enrolment commitments so long as proper steps have been taken to prepare for the changes, pensions expert Morten Nilsson said. more»

According to new research, a severe skills shortage in the UK's tech sector is set to worsen as tech workers feel increasingly under pressure to retire at state pension age. more»

Over three-quarters of owners believe the UK's small business auto-enrolment requirements are putting “too much pressure” on their micro enterprises, according to new research by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). more»

The co-founder and MD of Smart Pension outlines the important questions you need to ask when it comes to pensions, and how to answer them – including what fees your firm might have to pay and how to check the quality of a provider's pension. more»

Our payroll expert, Bryan Pritchard, provides a final checklist to make sure you're aware of all the ins and outs of the auto-enrolment rollout. more»