Automatic Enrolment and Pensions
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Country
United Kingdom
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learning hour's
3
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Material Year
2025
Overview
Automatic enrolment was introduced in the UK in 2012 and took 6 years to fully implement. All employers in the UK are required to assess their workforce and take appropriate action based on the results.
This UK Pensions and Automatic Enrolment course will guide you through the requirements of automatic enrolment and re enrolment, as well as an insight into the different types of pension schemes and how the tax relief is provided.
Who is this course for?
This course is aimed at anyone with UK payroll responsibilities. Whether you run your payroll in- house or outsource it to an agent, this course is designed for both.
The content of the course is based on current legislation, so an understanding of basic UK payroll is recommended.
What will be covered?
The course will cover the following:
- Automatic enrolment process
- Using postponement
- Handling opt-ins, opt-outs and cessations
- Re-enrolment
- Qualifying earnings, pensionable pay and the earnings’ trigger
- Workplace pensions
- Tax relief for pensions
- Optional remuneration arrangements (salary sacrifice) for pensions
Course Trainers
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Jo
Payroll LecturerJo has over 20 years’ payroll experience, working in a variety of different roles during that time. Jo has always been involved in payroll, this includes the 10 years whilst working for a HR and Payroll software provider. During those 10 years, roles included consultant, project manager, payroll quality manager and finally, going on to establish and implement a payroll managed service using the company’s standard HR and Payroll product.
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