Automatically enrol all eligible jobholders
Employees must be enrolled unless they are an active member of a qualifying scheme or meet any of the 5 exceptions.
The process must be completed within a joining window which is 6 weeks long that starts from th auto enrolment date of the eligible jobholder.
The jobholder must not be required to give information to join or remain a member as this is the employer’s responsibility; even if a third party is doing it on the employer’s behalf.
The employer must give the information to the jobholder within the window that tells them:
- That they have or will be enrolled and what it means
- That they have the right to opt out
- And if they do, they have the right to opt back in
Question - Use Your Note Taker To Jot Down Ideas / Calculations
The automatic enrolment process consists of a number of steps, set out in law, which must be completed before the end of the ‘joining window’. How long is the joining window?
a) A one month period that starts from the eligible jobholder’s enrolment date.
b) A one month period starting from the employer’s chosen deferral date.
c) A six week period that starts from the eligible jobholder’s enrolment date.
d) A six week period starting from the employer’s chosen deferral date.
C)
The joining window is a six week period that starts from the eligible jobholder’s enrolment date.