Ultimately when it comes to automatic enrolment the responsibility to ensure it’s done properly sits firmly with the employer.

However the reality is that most business owners are getting help.

Help from their accountant, help from their pension providers, help from their payroll bureaus and payroll software tools, help from their financial planners and advisers as well as help from support solutions like AE in a Box.

This is a smart approach. Why should a butcher, baker or candle stick maker spend time learning about automatic enrolment when they are better off spending their time, erm, butchering, baking and candle stick making.

However we’ve had a couple of calls over the past few weeks which highlights an issue.

Businesses are assuming that by approaching a pension provider this specific pension provider will do everything they need to to help that particular employer comply.

or

Businesses assume that by using their payroll software it does everything required to ‘do the job’

However it’s important for employers to check…

We’ve seen examples of employers assuming their payroll software or pension provider does everything, realising it doesn’t and having to get additional support.

It’s why many employers are finding AE in a Box useful.

You see AE in a Box guides you (if you’re an employer) or your clients (if you’re a professional) through all the tasks.

Some might be completed by your pensions provider. Some might be completed by your payroll bureau or software.

However in our experience not all pension providers or all payroll tools do all tasks…and it’s the responsibility of the employer to check.

Many employers use AE in a Box in order to help with this issue…why?

AE in a Box is a robust task management system which ensures that all required automatic enrolment tasks are flagged, tagged as ‘complete’ when they are done and an audit trail retained for the future.

This means that employers and their professionals using AE in a Box stay on top of their tasks, are more likely to avoid penalties and are less likely that tasks ‘slip through the gap’

For more information on how AE in a Box might be able to help take a look at www.aeinabox.co.uk to find out more or alternatively contact info@aeinabox.co.uk