Automatic enrolment questions and answers
Most popular questions - General
- Q. Can a member of staff who must be put into a pension scheme ask to leave the scheme before being put into one?
- Q. If a member of staff asks to join my pension scheme during the postponement period, when do I start paying money into the scheme?
- Q. Do I need to put a staff member into a pension scheme when they meet the earnings threshold on a one off basis eg as a result of a bonus?
- Q. I’m a new employer. What if I pay my staff less than £120 per week and/or don’t have a PAYE scheme. Does automatic enrolment still apply to me?
- Q. How do I choose a pension scheme?
- Q. Which tasks do I need to carry out if I don’t have staff that need to be put into a pension scheme?
- Q. What happens if a member of staff who I've put into a pension scheme earns less than £192 a week (£833 a month) in a future pay period?
- Q. Who does automatic enrolment apply to?
- Q. If a member of staff’s earnings are £192 a week or less, must they be put into a pension scheme?
- Q. My staff have been impacted by the rising cost of living and can’t pay their contributions, what can I do to help?