STAKEHOLDER PENSIONS
This section of the website provides link to information about stakeholder pensions which you may need to organise for your staff if you employ five or more staff.
If you employ five or more employees you may have to make a stakeholder pension scheme available to your staff. However some employers will be exempt. To find out more about stakeholder pensions and who is affected go to:
The Pension Service, which is part of the Department for Work and Pensions, have produced detailed documentation entitles:
Stakeholder pensions a guide for employers. (http://www.thepensionservice.gov.uk/etc....).
Alternatively you can order a copy of this guide from the Inland Revenue Employers Order line telephone: 0845 7 646646
Other useful information can be obtained from Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority (OPRA) which maintains a Register of Stakeholder Pension Schemes (www.opra.gov.uk/stakeholder/etc.).
Also on their website is a Employer decision tree which asks you a series of questions to help you decide if you have to provide a stakeholder pension for your staff (www.opra.gov.uk/StakeholderPensions/etc.)
Alternatively if you have questions on how stakeholder pensions affects you then you can call the Inland Revenue Employer's Helpline on 08457 143143
If you would like to download this document please click on one of the links below:
Stakeholder Pensions (Word Document 105Kb)
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