First Steps to Prepare for the New Employer Duties

You will need to:

  • Understand by when you need to act – this is known as your staging date and is determined by the size of your PAYE scheme (click here)
  • Understand your workforce – identify those who are eligible workers who will need to be automatically enrolled in a qualified pension scheme and have contributions made on their behalf to that pension scheme
  • Review your existing pensions arrangements – qualifying schemes need to meet certain criteria (for help with this, click here)