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Auto-enrolment pension duties

Employers must assess their workforce and meet workplace pension duties when the rules apply. The Pensions Regulator sets out the employer process and ongoing responsibilities.

In this guide

Assess workers

Assess each worker using age, earnings and employment information. Reassess workers when circumstances or pay change.

Communicate and enrol

Provide the required information, enrol eligible workers, process pension deductions and complete the employer declaration or relevant updates.

Ongoing duties

Maintain records, pay contributions on time, manage opt-outs and re-enrolment, and keep the pension scheme and payroll information aligned.

Official sources

Rates and deadlines can change. Use these links to check a rate, deadline or eligibility rule.

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