Wales Business News News

Since the introduction of auto enrolment in 2012, nine million people have been opted in to a workplace pension in the UK. Next month (April 2018) sees pension contributions increasing from the current 2%, to 5% made up of 3% from the employee and 2% from the employer. The following year this will grow to 5% and 3% respectively, totalling 8%.

Heather Myers, Director of the Chamber was very pleased to welcome the Ambassador of the United States of America, Robert Wood Johnson, on St David’s day at the Celtic Manor. The Ambassador held a round table discussion with six Welsh businesses from a range of industries, including sport supplements, semi-conductors, meat exporters, high tech coatings, innovative concrete solutions and high end electronic security.