{"id":858,"date":"2016-08-19T13:30:04","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T12:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kirkwoodwilson.co.uk\/?p=858"},"modified":"2016-08-19T13:30:04","modified_gmt":"2016-08-19T12:30:04","slug":"why-you-need-to-look-at-automatic-enrolment-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kirkwoodwilson.co.uk\/why-you-need-to-look-at-automatic-enrolment-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Why you need to look at Automatic Enrolment now"},"content":{"rendered":"

The law on workplace pensions has changed and is now fully in force. Under the Pensions Act 2008, every employer in the UK must put certain staff into a pension scheme and<\/span> contribute towards it. This is called automatic enrolment.<\/p>\n

Whether you’re a hairdresser, an architect or employ a personal care assistant, if you employ at least one person you are an employer, and you have certain legal duties and obligations.
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Firstly, you need to know when is your staging date? This can be done in a few seconds by clicking on this link ‘Check my staging date’<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You also need to understand that there will be an ongoing monthly cost to your business. Many people we speak to just don\u2019t realise that automatic enrolment means that you will be paying into a pension for your own employees.<\/p>\n

You must make sure that once you know what you need to do, that it gets done, or there will be penalties for non-compliance.<\/p>\n

What you really<\/em> need to know about non-compliance<\/h2>\n

The responsibility for complying with the employer duties rests with the employer. If you don\u2019t comply, you\u2019ll face enforcement action in line with The Pensions Regulator risk-based approach. Enforcement action starts with statutory notices and is followed by penalty notices. Further non-compliance can result in court action.<\/p>\n

Would I really have to pay a fine for not complying with automatic enrolment?<\/h2>\n

In a nutshell, if you ignore the warnings (statutory notices), then yes. This is how TPR break it down;<\/p>\n