{"id":1567,"date":"2018-01-15T11:30:43","date_gmt":"2018-01-15T11:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/free-guide-to-auto-enrolment-and-workplace-pensions\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T10:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:42:08","slug":"free-guide-to-auto-enrolment-and-workplace-pensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/free-guide-to-auto-enrolment-and-workplace-pensions\/","title":{"rendered":"A free guide to auto enrolment and workplace pensions"},"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\tA free guide to auto enrolment and workplace pensions\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=\"2018-01-15T11:30:43+00:00\">15 January, 2018<\/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=\"A free guide to auto enrolment and workplace pensions\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/free-guide-to-auto-enrolment-and-workplace-pensions\/\"\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\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you\u2019re an employer, you\u2019re legally obligated to automatically enrol your eligible employees into a qualifying pension scheme.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Automatic enrolment is a government initiative that means employers are legally required to help employees save for their retirement, even if you only employ one person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a business owner, there are a number of areas to consider such as choosing the best pension scheme for your business,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/payroll-software\/\">payroll<\/a>, managing ongoing admin processes and, most importantly, staying compliant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get your new copy of The Ultimate Guide To Auto Enrolment to not only learn about the steps that are involved when assessing your workforce and communicating changes but to also get insights from industry experts on the positive impact automatic enrolment can have for your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The guide also includes customer stories from businesses such as yours that have successfully implemented auto enrolment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#gate-745cc300-807f-403d-9407-3a0d054ec867\">Get your free guide<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You can read more about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The auto enrolment landscape<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seven steps to auto enrolment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Customer stories<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Auto enrolment and temporary staff<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoiding the pitfalls<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Managing auto enrolment if you outsource payroll<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Re-enrolment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coping with climbing contributions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best-laid schemes: Henry Tapper Q &amp; 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