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More than 60% of SMEs are brining in extra HR resources to cope with the rigours of staging auto-enrolment, a study of 200 companies by AutoenrolSME has found.

Over the past 15 years, HR departments at large organisations have benefited from a range of software tools that have helped reduce administration and increase efficiency.

The first wave of SMEs reach the staging date for auto-enrolment today, with pensions experts warning some may be underprepared for the undertaking.

A human resources lecturer has said the data breach at Morrisons could lead to staff having an adverse credit rating and even being refused mortgages.

The proportion of employers failing to comply with auto-enrolment has been low, but this should not lead to complacency, employee benefits company Jelf has warned.

Companies with impending staging dates for auto-enrolment may not have time to look through the options thoroughly and choose the best deal for their employees, advisers have warned.

Companies that have traditionally been nervous about transmitting data outside their IT frameworks are increasingly allowing staff to view business information on personal devices.

More employees than ever are being expected to live out of suitcases, working abroad in the week and then returning home on weekends, a report by KPMG suggests.

Physical complaints, such as back and neck pain, were the biggest contributor to sickness absence in 2013, Office for National Statistics figures show.

London Overground Rail Operations Limited (LOROL) HR director Darren Hockaday has revealed the unions are completely behind an overhaul in absence policy at the company.