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Oral agreement to opt out of auto-enrolment not valid (Miss Y PO-23113)

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Published on: 13 August 2021
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  • What was the Pensions Ombudsman’s decision?
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Article summary

Pensions analysis: The Pensions Ombudsman has upheld a complaint that an employer failed to automatically enrol an employee into a work-based pension scheme after concluding that an oral agreement to opt out was not valid. Martin Scott of gunnercooke LLP looks at the decision.

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