For Employers
You are responsible for choosing a work-based pension scheme for your employees. It's important that you have a good relationship with your scheme trustees and scheme provider and also that you can help employees who might have questions about the scheme.
The essentials
The basics of work-based pensions to help you get to grips with your role - where to start and what you need to know.
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In depth
Guidance for employers on key aspects of pension provision.
Including:
- Employer role
- Automatic enrolment
- Stakeholder pensions
- Reporting and registering
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Explaining pensions to your employees
Information and resources to help you explain pensions to your employees.
- Guide for employers: Talking to your employees about pensions What you can do to help your employees make decisions about their pension
- Making your retirement choices: think before you choose Note: This guide is currently being updated
- Employer duty to consult on scheme changes Statement on the employer duty to consult before making changes to future pension arrangements
What to do if you:
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need to set up a pension scheme for your employees
read a quick guide to the different types of work-based pension scheme
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want to find out more about the levy and why schemes have to pay it
read about the levy for a full explanation - you can log on and set up a direct debit
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want to check if you need to offer your staff a stakeholder pension scheme
go to our stakeholder pensions section for a simple overview and an online decision tree
