Auto Enrolment

Under the Pensions Act 2008 all employers with at least one employee are legally obliged to enrol their staff into a pension scheme and contribute towards it.

Who's eligible for a workplace pension? 

  • Employees who are not already enrolled into a workplace pension 
  • Any employee aged between 22 and State pension age 
  • Employees earning over £10,000 a year 
  • Employees working in the UK 

Your duties as an employer 

  • Check your staging date 
  • Understand how your workforce is categorised under the current legislation 
  • Inform your workforce >span class="NormalTextRun SCXW112706234 BCX9">ey have been or will be automatically enrolled, what it means, and highlight their right to opt out and opt back in 
  • Provide the scheme with details of the job holders 

We can help you at every step with services including: 

  • Advice on tax implications 
  • Advising on the impact of auto enrolment on your business 
  • Ensuring you fulfil your legal obligations 
  • Preparing letters to staff and completing the declaration 
  • Providing the ongoing assessments and reporting requirements of auto enrolment, as well as providing our standard payroll services where necessary 

What you need to know as an employee: 

 

You have a range of pension options, but a workplace pension is an automatic process: 

  • Your employer will automatically enrol you 
  • You have the option to opt-out of the scheme 
  • It's never too late to make contributions 
  • You and your employer will make contributions