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The Pensions Act 2008 established new duties that mean you need to provide your workers with access to a workplace pension scheme that meets certain minimum standards. You’ll need to automatically enrol some of your workers and others can ask to join.
Before you choose your workplace pension scheme you need to think carefully about what the duties mean for your organisation. You’ll need to know when the duties apply to you, who you need to enrol and how you want to make contributions.
There’s a lot to think about and we recommend getting your plans together a year before the duties apply to you, to make sure you’re fully prepared for them. We can help you get the information you need and make it easier to understand what you need to do.
The new duties are being introduced gradually and employers have a staging date based on how many workers are on their payroll. By 2018 all employers must have a scheme in place. You need to know when the duties apply to your organisation and which workers you’ll have to enrol.
Find out moreThe new duties will apply to different sized employers at different times over the next few years. The date they apply to your organisation is known as your duty date. It’s important to know when this is and get your plans in place.
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