Milestone 7 of 9 Hire your first employee

Set up a workplace pension

Your pension duties begin on the day your first member of staff starts work.

You must enrol staff aged between 22 and State Pension age who earn at least £10,000 a year and normally work in the UK, and pay an employer contribution. Choose a scheme before your employee starts. Within 5 months of your duties start date, complete a declaration of compliance with The Pensions Regulator, using the letter code it sends you.

Your auto-enrolment duties for workplace pensions

Who to enrol, what to pay and the records to keep.

thepensionsregulator.gov.uk

Choose a pension scheme (opens in a new tab)

The Pensions Regulator's guidance on choosing a provider.