A third of small UK business owners remain unaware of auto-enrolment law and how it will affect their company when workplace pensions become mandatory in 2018. more»

A quarter of UK business owners starting a workplace pension scheme in 2017 missed their auto-enrolment staging date, according to sign-up figures from one pension provider. more»

The gig economy business model has focussed attention on the question of how gig economy workers should be classified. Are they employees, self-employed or somewhere in between? more»

The owners of smaller companies have begun to feel the full force of auto-enrolment legislation, as figures from The Pensions Regulator revealed a record number of compliance notices handed out in the last three months. more»

Ceasing active membership is a facility within auto-enrolment that enables employees who have ?opted in? to a pension scheme to choose to stop making payments once an official opt out period has ended. more»

Britain?s smallest firms could face fines of up to ?22m relating to a lack of understanding about auto-enrolment and workplace pensions duties. more»

If you're a small business owner looking for guidance when it comes to auto-enrolment, we've got the story of Songbird Survival ? which is well on its way. more»

The government isn?t doing enough to raise awareness of lower-cost, high-speed workplace pension solutions among micro firms, writes Paycircle co-founder Catherine Pinkney. more»

As sole traders, family businesses and husband-and-wife firms remain unclear about new auto-enrolment responsibilities, The Auto Enrolment Advisor has published a guide to help sole director businesses. 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»