auto-enrolment
Will starting a pension now exclude daughter from availing of auto-enrolment?
State’s mandatory workplace pension scheme has been plagued by delays; meanwhile, everyone is moving closer to retirement
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Ireland’s auto-enrolment scheme to begin in January
Auto enrolment: employers can’t afford to wait any longer for start of pension scheme
Auto enrolment has been delayed again, but that gives SMEs time to prepare their pension plan for staff, which can be a key recruitment tool
Half of small firms not prepared for auto pension enrolment, says Irish Life
Search commences for €200,000-plus chief executive role in organisation overseeing scheme
Auto-enrolment window still tight despite three-month deferral, says Mercer
Benefits specialist urges companies to make strategic decisions early and engage with staff to ensure success of workplace pension scheme
Workers without pensions are big losers from latest auto-enrolment delay
As the start date is put back once again, companies need certainty and workers deserve some commitment
Further delay to auto-enrolment pension plan
Government to push back start date for compulsory workplace scheme to beginning of 2026
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More than one in five Irish adults do not have a pension
Almost one in three people believe auto enrolment financial advice sessions should be mandatory ahead of the rollout of the scheme
Four in five workers in Ireland not aware of State’s auto-enrolment pension details
Scheme will capture up to 800,000 workers between ages of 23 and 60 and earning more than €20,000 who are not currently part of a pension plan
State officially begins search for auto-enrolment investment managers
Primary focus in delayed request for tenders is on charge for managing funds that could grow to €21bn by 2035
Pension auto-enrolment scheme: Long-awaited search for asset managers to start next week
‘My Future Fund’ scheme to apply to those between 23 and 60 who earn at least €20,000
Pension bill is finally catching up with some bosses
One in six workers does not have access to a pension in their workplace according to new data from the CSO
Fewer than three in 10 subject to auto-enrolment pension scheme are aware of it - CSO
Over half of workers who are not signed up to a pension scheme at work said employer does not offer one
Selling new workplace pension is getting harder all the time
Department of Social Protection now looking at flat-fee structure to run scheme that disadvantages poorest paid
Looming launch of auto-enrolment pensions means no honeymoon for incoming minister
Companies have just nine months to prepare for mandatory workplace pension contributions from around 800,000 workers
One Border, two systems, endless complications: ‘My NI colleagues work from home while I am forced to commute to an empty office’
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Search for auto-enrolment asset managers to start within weeks
Officials now plan flat charge on participants to run scheme which will hit lower paid people harder
Pension opt out may disappear as firms look to sidestep auto-enrolment
Companies examining rules of existing workplace pensions to minimise duplication under My Future Fund regime
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Pensions: Uncertain times ahead of retiring workers
Auto-enrolment is widely expected to boost the retirement income of most people
Ireland’s pension score slides to 10-year low in global index
Mercer report expects auto-enrolment to address long-standing concerns about sustainability of pension regime
Humphreys to start search for auto-enrolment investment managers
Announcement comes a week after she confirmed start date for mandatory workplace pension scheme of September 30th, 2025
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The Government’s plan to boost private pension coverage looks likely to have less of an impact than had been hoped
Auto-enrolment may struggle to hit contribution targets, say pension specialists
Failure to achieve 6% payments from workers and employers could significantly undermine the retirement income the plan is expected to deliver
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Pensions lobby group calls for auto-enrolment clarity in October budget
Department of Social Protection targeting start of scheme aimed at capturing 750,000 workers without pension plan in ‘early 2025′
Auto-enrolment could deliver retirement income of €15,000 a year
Willis Towers Watson crunches pension numbers but advises that most workers will benefit more in a company scheme if one is available
Strong public backing for new workplace pension scheme
More than four in five respondents support auto-enrolment but close to half warn of initial pushback
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Job comes with salary of €200,000 a year, but added wages could push pension pot to point where it is hit with tax liability
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Government needs to explain auto-enrolment to workers, says industry expert
Absence of ‘public awareness’ programme outlining benefits of mandatory workplace pensions could derail scheme
Finance officials concerned about oversight of auto-enrolment pension scheme
Legislation holds planned new mandatory workplace pension scheme to lower regulatory standards than private sector rivals
Pension auto-enrolment: Call for companies to get six-month grace for landmark new system
Many Irish employers will struggle with the implementation of the upcoming system, staffing agency warns
Closing the gender gap in pensions cannot be put off to tomorrow
Auto-enrolment legislation is a missed opportunity as calls for measures to boost women’s pension funds were ignored
Humphreys will not name date for pensions auto-enrolment launch - because she cannot
Auto-enrolment start date has slipped several times before. Now pegged for ‘early 2025′, will it slip again?
SMEs not ready for auto-enrolment, accountancy chief warns
CPA Ireland president says many small and medium businesses may not be able to afford cost of auto-enrolment
Auto-enrolment will be seen as a tax if employers don’t work on messaging
Companies and the Government need to act now to explain the value of a pension or run the risk of undermining landmark programme, says Aon
Pension auto-enrolment: Workers and consumers will pay for the scheme, say employers
Aon study also says more action is needed to address pensions gap that leaves women at a disadvantage in retirement
Pensions industry challenges ‘benefit’ of auto-enrolment State contribution
Irish Life says savers do better under existing tax-relief regime and new approach will hit take home pay of lower earners the hardest
Companies looking to sidestep auto-enrolment by using existing pension schemes
Irish Life says most companies have some pension “gap” but are reluctant to operate two schemes in parallel
Pension auto-enrolment is a welcome development – but workers should ensure they aren’t missing a better option
The new State scheme will present employees with an important choice
Irish executives with pension funds at €2m limit to be caught by auto-enrolment
Anything above so-called standard fund threshold is taxed at 40%
Auto enrolment plan misses chance to address gender pensions gap
While more than half of men receive a private pension, fewer than one in three women receive the same benefit
Employers may need to run two pensions under auto-enrolment
Department of Social Protection tells employers new rules will allow transfer from compulsory scheme to workplace alternative
Auto-enrolment pension legislation finally introduced in Dáil 25 years after it was first discussed
Some 800,000 workers will be brought into a scheme for the first time, but Sinn Féin says NTMA should manage new initiative and not private pensions sector
Running out of time on auto-enrolment
New figures show compulsory workplace saving could deliver a decent pension
The long-delayed auto-enrolment scheme seems good on paper, but how will it actually work?
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