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Auto-enrolment

Under pensions auto-enrolment, UK employers are legally required to set up a workplace pension for all qualifying employees.

The government introduced auto-enrolment in 2012 to help more people save for their retirement. Since then around 10 million people have been auto-enrolled and are saving for their retirement with their employer’s help. Employers currently contribute a minimum of 3% and employees a minimum of 5% but there are calls for these amounts to increase.


 

 

 

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    A minute with… Andrew Lawson, head of people, Drake and Morgan

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    by Personnel Today 10 Jun 2013

    We continue our series of interviews with senior HR figures by talking to Andrew Lawson, head of people at restaurant...

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    Line manager briefing on interviewing

    by Personnel Today 10 May 2013
    by Personnel Today 10 May 2013

    This line manager briefing looks at the law and good practice on recruitment interviewing, including how to avoid bias and...

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    April 2013 employment law changes: four things employers need to know

    by Bar Huberman 27 Mar 2013
    by Bar Huberman 27 Mar 2013

    This April sees a number of employment law changes come into effect that will have an impact on all employers....

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    Real time information: 10 things HR needs to know

    by Samantha Carter and Jo Faragher 20 Mar 2013
    by Samantha Carter and Jo Faragher 20 Mar 2013

    It might not be the career-defining change programme you wanted to lead, and it certainly isn’t going to be the...

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    OFT to probe workplace pensions market

    by Rob Moss 17 Jan 2013
    by Rob Moss 17 Jan 2013

    The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to look at whether or not defined-contribution (DC) pension schemes deliver the best...

    • Auto-enrolment
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    Legal Q&A: Putting pensions auto-enrolment into practice

    by Ferdinand Lovett 11 Jan 2013
    by Ferdinand Lovett 11 Jan 2013

    October 2012 saw the introduction of automatic pensions enrolment. Arguably the biggest UK pension reform in recent years, it will...

    • Auto-enrolment
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    New pensions auto-enrolment thresholds announced

    by Rob Moss 21 Dec 2012
    by Rob Moss 21 Dec 2012

    The Government has announced the pensions auto-enrolment thresholds for the 2013/14 tax year. From 6th April 2013, the auto-enrolment earnings...

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    2012: The year in HR

    by Jo Faragher 20 Dec 2012
    by Jo Faragher 20 Dec 2012

    This year was one of ups and downs for HR teams. Engagement levels continued to struggle as staff had to...

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    Benefits Overhaul 2012: Part 10 – Risk awareness on the rise

    by Emma Page 20 Dec 2012
    by Emma Page 20 Dec 2012

    Are UK employers doing enough to keep their employee benefits schemes up to date and in line with the new...

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    Poor awareness hampering Work Programme’s success

    by Jo Faragher 1 Nov 2012
    by Jo Faragher 1 Nov 2012

    A lack of awareness and understanding of the Government’s Work Programme is hampering its success, according to a survey of...

    • Auto-enrolment
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    Staff to work longer due to retirement fears

    by Laura Chamberlain 23 Oct 2012
    by Laura Chamberlain 23 Oct 2012

    Almost half (47%) of employees expect to work longer to ensure they have enough money after retiring, according to a survey...

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    Pension costs are bigger concern for employers than attraction and retention

    by Laura Chamberlain 22 Oct 2012
    by Laura Chamberlain 22 Oct 2012

    Ensuring employee motivation through benefits is now a greater concern for employers than the attraction and retention of staff.This is...

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    Changes to pensions auto-enrolment ‘will hit women hardest’

    by Laura Chamberlain 22 Oct 2012
    by Laura Chamberlain 22 Oct 2012

    Government proposals to raise the income trigger for pensions auto-enrolment will leave women worse off, Labour has warned.According to the...

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    Employers not ready for 2013 pensions auto-enrolment

    by Laura Chamberlain 17 Oct 2012
    by Laura Chamberlain 17 Oct 2012

    One-third (32%) of employers that are due to begin automatically enrolling staff into workplace pensions in early 2013 are still...

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    Podcast: October 2012 employment law changes

    by Personnel Today 2 Oct 2012
    by Personnel Today 2 Oct 2012

    Listen to our October 2012 employment law changes podcast1 October marked the commencement of the duty on large employers to...

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