Pension Auto Enrolment

We were recently asked by a new employer about auto enrolment and, whilst we have been setting up and managing these schemes for our clients for 10 years now we realised how confusing this is for a new employer. …

It is several years since the Government brought in legislation which required employers to provide an auto enrolment pension scheme for their employees. And it is quite a while since …

HMRC have advised that The Pension Regulator has been carrying out compliance checks with large employers during which they found a number of errors. We have identified errors in pension set up or contributions when we have taken over established payrolls so we know errors are made and it is easily done if …

All employers have an obligation to have an auto enrolment pension scheme if they have staff who meet the criteria to be auto enrolled or if they choose to join. Once you have a scheme you have ongoing duties which include …

It is more than 3 years ago that small businesses began to have an obligation to set up an auto enrolment pension scheme for their employees. There was a lot of information available to employers at the time through the media as well as by post so there couldn't have been anyone who wasn't aware that they had a legal duty to set up a pension scheme for their employees who were eligible to join a scheme.
 
 In February 2016 I was invited to give evidence to …