Helen Hargreaves, CIPP Policy & Research Manager, said: “We are very pleased The Pensions Regulator took on board our recommendations and conclusions. This announcement means small and micro employers will have an alternative option and will not be left stranded. However, with January 2016 fast approaching we hope the tool will be fully developed and available in time to support the many businesses which need a helping hand.”
Automatic enrolment duties with a temporary workforce 14 September 2015
The Pensions Regulator has a new short video which shows how postponement can be used for temporary workers.
Unsure how to advise clients on how to treat their temporary and seasonal staff for the purposes of automatic enrolment? The Pensions Regulator has published a new video which describes the basics of how to use postponement for this category of employees, and where to go for more information. There will also be a LinkedIn discussion on temporary workers on Tuesday 15 September from 2 to 3pm. so if you have any questions on how automatic enrolment applies to your clients who employ temporary or seasonal workers, then join the Regulator’s LinkedIn group . The discussion will be based on how to deal with workers on temporary and non-standard contracts but the Regulator will also answer questions on any other aspect of automatic enrolment. To take part you'll need to join the LinkedIn group before the session starts and post a question the same way as you would start a discussion
Business adviser guidance on automatic enrolment 15 September 2015
More than 54,000 employers have now implemented automatic enrolment, but there are still around 1.8 million left to stage over the next three years.
More than 5.3 million are now newly saving or saving more thanks to automatic enrolment. Eventually around 9 million will be enrolled into a workplace pension.
These are two key facts from the Pensions Regulator. With the volume of small and micro employers staging this year, the focus is on those who advise these employers to ensure they are receiving the information they need to comply with their duties. Research by The Pensions Regulator has indicated that over half of micro employers (businesses with one to four members of staff) who are due to stage next year haven't started making plans for automatic enrolment yet. Most of these employers have told the regulator that they will seek the help of business advisers. These employers are likely to be very late in their preparations when they first approach an adviser, so being proactive and contacting clients to find out when their duties start would be beneficial. Declaration of Compliance Employers need to complete a declaration of compliance with The Pensions Regulator within five months of their staging date. They must submit information to the regulator about how they’ve complied with their employer duties by the statutory deadline. Those who do not could be fined. Click here for more information and a link to a Declaration of Compliance checklist. No staff to enrol Even if no staff are eligible for automatic enrolment, they can still ask to join a pension scheme. A scheme only needs to be put in place if and when a worker asks to join or their circumstances change and they become eligible for automatic enrolment. Employers still need to write to their staff to let them know about their options and complete a declaration of compliance. Click here to view the frequently asked questions section on the Regulator’s website, to find out what to do if there aren't any members of staff to be automatically enrolled. For further details read the Regulator’s Automatic enrolment guide for business advisers . The guide includes links to tools and resources and is divided into useful steps from 12 months before staging right through to 3 years post staging where re-enrolment is required.
CIPP Policy News Journal
25/04/2016, Page 329 of 453
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