Legislation relating to workplace pensions requires that all employers automatically enrol specific groups of their workers into a pension scheme every 3 years.

For the University of Glasgow, the date from which we were required to implement auto enrolment was 1 April 2013 which means that we are required to re-enrol all eligible workers on 1 April 2016.

If you are already a member of one of the University’s pension schemes there will be no change for you as a result of this.

If you are not currently paying into a pension scheme the University is required, by law, to auto enrol you into a workplace pension if you are aged between 22 and State pension age (currently 65) and have earnings above the statutory minimum amount of £833 per month. However if you have voluntarily left one of the University’s pension schemes in the last 12 months we are not required to re-enrol you at this time.

We will contact you individually by the end of April if you are affected by this requirement.

Further information, including FAQs, visit Pension Auto Enrolment  

First published: 22 April 2016

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