Auto Enrolment for Employers
May 23rd, 2014
- Are not already in a qualifying pension scheme
- Are aged 22 and over
- Are under State pension age
- Earn more than £10,000 per year and work in the UK
- Medium employers (50 – 249 workers) April 2014 to April 2015
- Small employers (49 workers or less) June 2015 to April 2017
- Now – 30/09/2017 – Employers 1% Employees 1%
- 1/10/2017 – 30/09/2018 – Employers 2% Employees 3%
- 1/10/2018 onwards – Employers 3% Employees 5%
- Fixed penalty of £400 to an employer, for non compliance.
- Escalating (daily) penalties are set to ensure there is there is no financial benefit in not compliance.
- Must have a eligible pension in place even if all employees opt out.
- Know your staging date – when to act
- Assess your workforce
- Review your current pension arrangements
- Communicate the changes to all workers
- Automatically enrol eligible job holders
- Register with the pensions regulator
- Contribute to pension