As one of the most important policy changes in recent years, auto-enrolment and the workplace pensions scheme should now be a focus for every employer in the country. Make sure you don’t leave it too late by having a look at our new digital guide, which heard the stories of four SMEs.
By David Craik
As a new piece of policy, aimed at boosting the pension pots of British workers and ensuring that we do not develop a dependency culture from lack of personal savings, auto-enrolment is now in full swing. But what happens to businesses which do not comply with its framework
By David Craik
As the number of businesses reaching the date when auto-enrolment duties start, known as the staging date, Real Business has produced a comprehensive checklist to ensure business leaders are not forgetting anything.
By Simon Brooke
As the pension freedom revolution rolls on, the British pensions industry is currently undergoing huge changes that will affect millions of people, but one company has embraced “robo-advice” to provide support to employers and employees alike.
No-one ever claimed it would be easy. Auto-enrolment represents the biggest shake-up to pensions legislation in years and, unlike many new government initiatives, it impacts every business payroll department across the country.
With a long list of things he’d like to see the next government do after coming into power, entrepreneur Peter Chadha joins our “I’m voting as…” panel to discuss the most important aspects for his company’s future prosperity.
According to the Prince’s Initiative for Mature Enterprise, there are 4.17m self-employed workers in the UK, of which 42 per cent are over 50. Here are five entrepreneurs, aged 52 and over, that didn’t let old age stop them.
With contrasting opinion polls making it hard to determine who will come out top in May’s general election, Real Business has been hearing from business leaders on what will be impacting on their decision. Next in line is Adam Tavener, who has spent the last few years disrupting the alternative finance market.
By David Craik
Over half of Brits heading towards retirement regret their lifetime career choices, according to a report by travel agency Planet Cruise.
By Jason Hesse
Baby boomer entrepreneurs’ retirement plans may have to wait, as Generation X and Y struggle to make ends meet. Can the next generation afford to buy your business off you?
