Employers

Automatic enrolment - workplace pension duties

Under the Pensions Act 2008, every employer in the UK must put certain staff into a workplace pension scheme and contribute towards it. This is called 'automatic enrolment'. If you employ at least one person you are an employer and you have certain legal duties.

What you need to do next will depend on whether you're about to start your automatic enrolment duties or whether you're coming back for re-enrolment.

Answer the question below to help you find the guidance that's relevant to your duties.

Work out your duties

Are you starting your automatic enrolment for the first time?

Answer 'yes' to use our online tool to work out what you need to do and by when.

Answer 'no' to find out about re-enrolment.

Yes

No

Used the online tool before or using a different device?

• I'm an employer who has to provide a pension
• I'm an employer who doesn't have to provide a pension now

• See your re-enrolment duties
• Next re-enrolment (if you’re re-enrolling again)

Useful links

• Declaration of compliance (Sign in / First-time guest)
• Ongoing duties
• Warnings, notices and payment of fines
• Setting up a business? What to do for automatic enrolment
• What if I don't have any staff?

New: Duties timeline for those employing staff for the first time

To help make your automatic enrolment easier we’ve created a new duties timeline that helps you work out what duties you need to do and by when. Have your duties start date handy.

Work out your duties

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