Pensions for Seasonal Temporary Staff

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Employers who take on extra staff over the seasonal period must make the correct checks to see if these workers are eligible for automatic enrolment into a pension scheme.  Employers must individually assess any seasonal or temporary staff every time they pay them.  This includes any staff with variable hours and pay and also whether they are employed for a few days or longer.

If an employer has staff who they know will be working for them for less than 3 months, they can use postponement to delay assessing those employees.  This pauses the duty to assess those staff until the end of the 3-month postponement period.

But any employer who fails to comply with their workplace pension duty may receive a warning notice with a deadline to comply. Those who continue to fail, risk a fine.

To find out more about the postponement and who you need to enrol please check the Pensions Regulator website.

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