{"id":1548,"date":"2017-07-17T11:30:36","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T11:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/auto-enrolment-payroll-software\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T14:56:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T13:56:36","slug":"auto-enrolment-payroll-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/auto-enrolment-payroll-software\/","title":{"rendered":"Auto enrolment payroll software"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/category\/strategy-legal-operations\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Strategy, Legal &amp; Operations<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAuto enrolment payroll software\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2017-07-17T11:30:36+01:00\">17 July, 2017<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"Auto enrolment payroll software\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/auto-enrolment-payroll-software\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/author\/bryancollins\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/Bryan-Collins.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" fetchpriority=\"high\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Bryan Collins<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\" id=\"news-article-subtitle\">Our payroll software will help you to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/what-is-auto-enrolment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">prepare for automatic enrolment<\/a> and the additional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/products\/sage-50-payroll\/pensions-module\/\">Pensions Module<\/a> will help you to assess and manage communications to your workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-50cloud-payroll\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/products\/sage-50-payroll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">50cloud Payroll<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-desktop-software\">Desktop software<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>50cloud Payroll allows you to create action plans, calculate costs of auto enrolment and keep track of preparations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enter your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk\/employers\/staging-date.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">staging date<\/a> into the Pensions Centre and create your personalised Action Plan based on The Pensions Regulator&#8217;s best practice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set up your pension quickly and easily with Fast Track Pensions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understand the cost of automatic enrolment to your business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create reminders to keep everyone up to date with what needs to be done and export to Outlook, iCal and other calendars.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Access all of the automatic enrolment information you need in the best format for you; using &#8220;show me how&#8221; and learn from video clips as you work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep track of your automatic enrolment preparation progress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-payroll\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/products\/sage-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Payroll<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-online-solution\">Online solution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Payroll can help your business prepare for auto enrolment, including pre-staging functionality:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Record your business <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk\/employers\/staging-date.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">staging date<\/a> so you can keep track of when you&#8217;ll need to start complying with the legislation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nominate a contact &#8211; inform the Pensions Regulator who within your business will be the main contact.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assess your workforce &#8211; carry out an assessment of your workforce to determine your workers categories.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Setup a qualifying pension scheme &#8211; whether you&#8217;re planning to use NEST, NOW, The People&#8217;s Pension or your own provider.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Communicate to your employees &#8211; email or print letters that will help inform your workers about auto enrolment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Auto enrolment help &#8211; to guide you through getting your business ready.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-is-your-staging-date-coming-soon\">Is your staging date coming soon?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Along with 50cloud Payroll, we also have the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/products\/sage-50-payroll\/pensions-module\/\">Pensions Module<\/a>. This is an additional module that will help make processing automatic enrolment an easier task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-features\">Key features:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Automatically assess your workforce<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automatically manage pensions data and payments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automatically creates communications for your employees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n \n<div class=\"single-cta gated-content\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">The ultimate guide to auto enrolment<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Everything you need to know about auto enrolment, re-enrolment and workplace pensions in one clear and concise 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