Auto Enrolment - Are you ready?
A brief guide to Auto Enrolment
The process for managing Automatic Enrolment is similar for all workers. No matter what their status, regardless of whether you have temporary or permanent staff, irregular contracts or are employed through an agency,they need to be enrolled. Having the right systems and software in place to manage your duties will allow you to carry out the processes with ease. It’s essential that you understand how Automatic Enrolment applies to them all, if you fail to enrol staff who are eligible, you may face penalties.
Once you understand the process and the timescales, the next step is to make sure you have the right resources. Whether you normally outsource your payroll or run it in-house, it’s essential that you can manage Automatic Enrolment and keep the right records.
If you use a payroll agency, you must check with them. Some payroll bureau and accountants who manage payroll won’t be offering services to manage automatic enrolment - so it’s essential you ask early. If they will be offering a service, ask for details about what they provide and the costs of doing so. You may find it increases your fees. You’ll also need to ensure they understand how the legislation applies for workers with irregular contracts or temporary staff. If you outsource your payroll, speak to your provider
Ask them how they will need to manage information about opt outs, eligibility and other factors that influence pension contributions. Even if you outsource the service, it’s still your company’s responsibility to ensure the right information is recorded and all eligible workers receive the correct contributions or opt out if they wish to do so. If your current payroll provider cannot provide the right service, you’ll need to look for an alternative.
If you currently outsource your payroll, then it may be worth looking to see if it would be easier and more cost-effective to manage your payroll and workplace pension together in house. At Citrus along with Sage, we offer a complete solution through Sage 50 Payroll and Pensions Modules. This lets you manage your payroll and automatic enrolment quickly and cost-effectively. It makes it easier to assess your workforce, enrol your workers and automatically creates the right data files in the right format. It stores a record of the data and payment submissions and also lets you manage opt-outs. The software is compliant with RTI and automatic enrolment and is trusted by many businesses. In fact, one in three people are paid using Sage.
We’ve got it covered - Sage has provided easy to use software for over 30 years, consistently meeting the stringent standard set out by legislation the needs of our customers. We’re working very closely with The Pension Regulator, investing significant resource to ensure our payroll and HR solutions are ready to provide our customers with a smooth transition into auto enrolment, guaranteeing compliance now and in the future. Whatever size or type of business you run, there’s a Sage Payroll software for you. Over 500,000 employers in the UK choose Sage Payroll software to pay over 7.6 million employees.
If you require more information or maybe a quote for switching to your own internal Payroll solution, feel free to click the link to the pension regulator below contact Citrus and we will get back to you to help in any way we can.
Once you understand the process and the timescales, the next step is to make sure you have the right resources. Whether you normally outsource your payroll or run it in-house, it’s essential that you can manage Automatic Enrolment and keep the right records.
If you use a payroll agency, you must check with them. Some payroll bureau and accountants who manage payroll won’t be offering services to manage automatic enrolment - so it’s essential you ask early. If they will be offering a service, ask for details about what they provide and the costs of doing so. You may find it increases your fees. You’ll also need to ensure they understand how the legislation applies for workers with irregular contracts or temporary staff. If you outsource your payroll, speak to your provider
Ask them how they will need to manage information about opt outs, eligibility and other factors that influence pension contributions. Even if you outsource the service, it’s still your company’s responsibility to ensure the right information is recorded and all eligible workers receive the correct contributions or opt out if they wish to do so. If your current payroll provider cannot provide the right service, you’ll need to look for an alternative.
If you currently outsource your payroll, then it may be worth looking to see if it would be easier and more cost-effective to manage your payroll and workplace pension together in house. At Citrus along with Sage, we offer a complete solution through Sage 50 Payroll and Pensions Modules. This lets you manage your payroll and automatic enrolment quickly and cost-effectively. It makes it easier to assess your workforce, enrol your workers and automatically creates the right data files in the right format. It stores a record of the data and payment submissions and also lets you manage opt-outs. The software is compliant with RTI and automatic enrolment and is trusted by many businesses. In fact, one in three people are paid using Sage.
We’ve got it covered - Sage has provided easy to use software for over 30 years, consistently meeting the stringent standard set out by legislation the needs of our customers. We’re working very closely with The Pension Regulator, investing significant resource to ensure our payroll and HR solutions are ready to provide our customers with a smooth transition into auto enrolment, guaranteeing compliance now and in the future. Whatever size or type of business you run, there’s a Sage Payroll software for you. Over 500,000 employers in the UK choose Sage Payroll software to pay over 7.6 million employees.
If you require more information or maybe a quote for switching to your own internal Payroll solution, feel free to click the link to the pension regulator below contact Citrus and we will get back to you to help in any way we can.