Employers have a legal obligation to inform employees about auto-enrolment, how it affects them, and their rights and responsibilities.
1. Communication Timing
Employees must be notified within six weeks of their eligibility assessment for auto-enrolment.
Failure to communicate promptly may result in non-compliance with auto-enrolment duties.
2. Required Employee Notifications
Employers must provide written information to the following employee categories:
Eligible jobholders – Employees who must be automatically enrolled into a pension scheme that the employer contributes to.
Non-eligible jobholders – Employees who are not automatically enrolled but have the right to opt into the scheme.
Entitled workers – Employees who are not eligible for auto-enrolment but can request to join a qualifying pension scheme that the employer contributes to.
3. Support with Employee Communications
Employers can manage communications internally or delegate the task.
Jarvis Workplace Pension can handle assessment, enrolment, and postponement communications on behalf of employers.
Providing clear and timely communication ensures compliance with pension regulations and helps employees make informed decisions about their workplace pension.