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10 STEPS TO COMPULSION

10 STEPS TO COMPULSION. SEPTEMBER 2012. TEN STEPS TO COMPULSION STEP ONE. Are you aware of the arrival of compulsory contributory pensions in the UK? The largest employers in the UK will start auto-enrolling staff into pensions from next month!!. 1. TEN STEPS TO COMPULSION STEP two.

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10 STEPS TO COMPULSION

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  1. 10 STEPS TO COMPULSION SEPTEMBER 2012

  2. TEN STEPS TO COMPULSIONSTEP ONE • Are you aware of the arrival of compulsory contributory pensions in the UK? • The largest employers in the UK will start auto-enrolling staff into pensions from next month!! • 1

  3. TEN STEPS TO COMPULSIONSTEP two • Do you know when your organisation will be impacted? • The key trigger was the number of employees on your PAYE scheme on 1 April 2012. • All UK employers will be receiving the following letter 12 months before their latest starting (or “staging”) date. • 2

  4. TEN STEPS TO COMPULSIONSTEP two • HAVE YOU HAD YOUR LETTER YET??!! • In less than 2 years, all employers of 100+ staff must be auto-enrolling • 2

  5. TEN STEPS TO COMPULSIONSTEP three • Does your organisation employ staff who are aged 22 or over, under State Pension Age, and earning more than £8,105 per annum? • If yes, they are “Eligible Jobholders”. • 3

  6. TEN STEPS TO COMPULSIONSTEP FOUR • Does your organisation / client employ staff who are aged between 16 and 21, or over State Pension Age? • If yes, are they “Non-eligible jobholders” or “Entitled Workers”? • 4

  7. TEN STEPS TO COMPULSIONSTEP FIVE • It does not matter if staff are employed on full time, part time, or fixed term contracts. • If they meet the above eligibility criteria they must be auto-enrolled. • 5

  8. TEN STEPS TO COMPULSIONSTEP SIX • You will need to auto-enrol staff in to either your own QWPS or into NEST. • What are QWPS and NEST? • Are you looking to keep costs to a minimum? • Basic Pay or “Banded earnings” – what structure suits your organisation? • 6

  9. TEN STEPS TO COMPULSIONSTEP SEVEN • Staff will be auto-enrolled into your chosen pension scheme without having to complete any sort of application or paperwork. • Only once auto-enrolled, individual employees can opt out. • 7

  10. TEN STEPS TO COMPULSIONSTEP EIGHT • Has your organisation considered the additional costs to the business? Both in time and money. • Can your systems cope with the constant assessment and monitoring of staff that auto-enrolment requires? • 8

  11. TEN STEPS TO COMPULSIONSTEP NINE • Communications to staff will be absolutely critical – will you be able to fully explain and deliver to staff? • Great care is necessary with regard to non-compliance and /or regulatory breaches. • 9

  12. TEN STEPS TO COMPULSIONSTEP TEN • Has your organisation discussed readiness for compulsion with pension providers, payroll providers and legal advisers? • We strongly recommend the construction of a comprehensive project plan. • The Pensions Regulator will be monitoring auto-enrolment very closely. • 10

  13. Our values • GRAHAM POULTENEY • Pensions Consultantt: 020 7893 2798 e: graham.poulteney@broadstoneltd.co.uk • www.broadstoneltd.co.uk • “AUTO-ENROLMENT IS UNSTOPPABLE” • (Steve Webb, Pensions Minister, December 2011)

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