4. Communicating with your employees
You’ve set up your qualifying pension scheme, now you need to tell all your employees about what’s happening, why, and how much they’ll need to contribute.
Remember, everyone is different; some qualify and some don’t, so make sure you communicate the right message to the right people. Oh, and you must keep records for a minimum of six years.
5. Staying compliant
Auto-enrolment has brought around 30 new employer responsibilities and many of these have to be actioned each pay reference period (every time you pay your employees). As an employer, you are responsible for the delivery of auto-enrolment and if it goes wrong, you will be accountable for putting it right - including the cost of doing so.
Every pay reference period you must:
Download our free auto-enrolment checklist of everything you need to do before, at and after your staging date