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Workplace pensions and automatic enrolment - how you're affected, how pensions are protected, what happens if you move job or go on maternity leave and how to opt out
A workplace pension is a way of saving for your retirement that’s arranged…
All employers must provide a workplace pension scheme. This is called…
The amount you and your employer pay towards the pension depends on: what…
How your pension is protected depends on the type of scheme. Defined…
Your pension provider will send you a statement each year to tell you how…
If you change jobs Your workplace pension still belongs to you. If you do…
What you do if you want to leave a workplace pension depends on whether…
For questions about the specific terms of your workplace pension scheme,…
Workplace pensions - your employer's responsibilities to you to provide a workplace pension and what automatic enrolment means to you
Workplace pensions - what employers have to do, automatic enrolment, ongoing duties, stakeholder pensions
Employers have to provide a workplace pension scheme for eligible staff as…
You must set up a workplace pension scheme for eligible staff if you do…
When you’ve set up a workplace pension scheme, you must: check if and when…
The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Corporation is the trustee of the NEST occupational pension scheme. The scheme, which is run on a not-for-profit basis, ensures that all employers have access to suitable, low-charge pension provision to meet their new...
Update your payroll records when an employee reaches State Pension age so they stop paying National Insurance
Find out how to claim input tax on funded pension scheme expenditure for both employers and trustees.
This guidance explains the rights of European Economic Area (EEA) and Swiss citizens to UK benefits and pensions.
Find out what's different for PAYE when paying a pension recipient, commutation, lump sum arrears and other circumstances.
New and old Fair Deal policy, TUPE regulations, bulk transfers and broad comparability assessments; GAD support for public sector organisations.
Part-time workers should not be treated less favourably than full-time workers; employers' responsibilities and what part-time workers can do if they're treated unfairly
This guidance is for employers and trustees on the ending of contracting-out of the additional State Pension from 6 April 2016.
When employers can claim tax relief on their contributions to an employee’s overseas pensions scheme.
When an employee leaves or retires, update your payroll, give the employee a P45.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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