With auto-enrolment, being in the know is being in control.

Auto-enrolment for employers

The government has introduced auto-enrolment. Starting from 1 October 2012, it will improve the living standards of millions of people when they retire.

What is auto-enrolment?

It's a way of making sure all eligible employees automatically become members of a qualifying pension scheme, which is a scheme with a high enough level of contributions.

As an employer in the UK, you have a major role to play.

What does it mean for my company?

You'll have to make sure your company's approach to pensions meets the new legislation.

  • If you already have a pension scheme, you will need to speak to your provider and you may need to change it.
  • If you don't have a scheme yet, you'll need to set one up.

Click on the support tab above to find out more about Auto-enrolment Manager for Employers (AME) and how it could give you the confidence to carry out your auto-enrolment responsibilities.

This site will help you and your financial adviser understand all that's required of you and find a solution that's right for you.

Getting started

With such a big change, the first big question is often where to begin. We've got a number of things to get you started:

Each of these gives you useful information about auto-enrolment and what it means to you.

Find out more

Once you start learning about auto-enrolment, you're likely to have more and more questions.

One of your questions will be what do I have to do. We've put together a leaflet that tells you what your duties are as an employer. PDF, 202KB

We’ve launched Auto-enrolment Manager for Employers (AME for short), an online service that helps you meet your auto-enrolment responsibilities. Click on the support tab above to find out more.

We also have a Q&A document that goes into greater detail about several aspects of auto-enrolment. PDF, 325KB

The auto-enrolment definitions section explains some of the more technical terms we use.

If you need more information, check our tell me more page.

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