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Pensions Act 2008
Summary
This Act requires employers to automatically put their workers into a workplace pension scheme and contribute money toward it. It's designed to help ordinary people save for retirement without having to make a choice, though workers can opt out if they want to.
A vote to support means
- —Supporting this Act means backing workplace pensions for millions of workers who might otherwise have none. It helps people save for retirement automatically, so they don't have to worry about doing it themselves, and employers must contribute money too.
A vote to oppose means
- —Critics worry that automatic enrollment costs businesses money, especially small companies, and some people might not want money taken from their wages for pensions. Others argue the pension amounts might not be enough to live on in retirement.
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Bill Passage
Commons
- 1st reading5 Dec 2007
- 2nd reading7 Jan 2008
- Committee stage15 Jan 2008
- Report stage22 Apr 2008
- 3rd reading22 Apr 2008
Lords
- 1st reading23 Apr 2008
- 2nd reading3 Jun 2008
- Committee stage17 Jun 2008
- Report stage7 Oct 2008
- 3rd reading19 Nov 2008
Royal Assent26 Nov 2008
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