Calleary blocks employers looking to sidestep pension auto-enrolment for their workers
Minister for Social Protection sets minimum contribution for occupational pension schemes to counter perceived abuse of scheme loophole
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Small company rescue applications down 23% in 2025, but ‘headwinds’ loom in 2026
Pension auto-enrolment and minimum wage increases will heighten ‘financial distress’ early next year, says Azets Ireland
Some State funded disability bodies warn over service curtailment due to auto-enrolment costs
Letter from DFI and NDSA to HSE says one large employer from membership identified approximate additional costs of €1.3m
Auto-enrolment pensions: Accounting body raises GDPR concerns over employer portal
Chartered Accountants Ireland’s concern centres on method through which firms access the online portal
Tesco to face €3.5m bill for staff signing up to auto-enrolment pension
Roughly one third of staff will join My Future Fund, another third fall outside parameters and final group are with in-house scheme
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Auto-enrolment pensions are almost here but are some employers trying to game the system?
Reports suggest some employers are trying to sign staff up to occupational schemes at lower rates than would be offered by auto enrolment
Ibec alarmed at plans to set minimum contributions on staff pensions
Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary promising urgent legislation to prevent alleged abuse of auto-enrolment system by some employers
Auto-enrolment to cost small business average of €25,000, says recruiter
Majority of workers expect to stick with My Future Fund even though many are unsure whether it really will deliver financial security in retirement
Employer still in the dark on how to sign staff up for auto-enrolment
My Future Fund opens for business in January and employers can provide the limited details required from December 1st
Isme challenges Minister over reports of rogue employers undermining new pension rules
Small business group says employers are working to make auto-enrolment a success but are being kept in the dark by Department of Social Protection
Auto-enrolment Ireland: What long-delayed pension reform means for workers and future funds
Why the State’s ‘MyFutureFund’ scheme has taken decades and what to expect in January
Minister promises urgent action to stop employers forcing staff into inferior pension schemes
Department of Social Protection says rogue employers are trying to undermine new State workplace pension scheme
Concerns mounting that we are well into market-bubble territory
Heads of Wall Street beasts Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have predicted that equities could fall 10-20%
Auto-enrolment looms for workforce that has little understanding of pensions
Survey finds ignorance of basic details of how retirement savings work and about tax relief on offer
The State’s new auto-enrolment scheme: What does it mean for those with a private pension?
Workers with pensions from previous jobs or private schemes they have set up themselves show complexity of challenge for new fund
What is the auto-enrolment pension scheme and what does it mean for you?
Everything you need to know if you are one of the 100,000 people choosing between My Future Fund and your employer’s scheme
Hybrid working: More firms insist on four and five days in office, Ibec research finds
Government rules on remote working have had little impact
State and pensions sector fight over workers as auto-enrolment numbers fall to 750,000
Department of Social Protection warns companies not to force people into their pension schemes as deadline looms
Employers have just weeks left to prepare for first auto-enrolment pension contributions
First contributions from new joiners to an occupational plan must be put through payroll in November to avoid accidental inclusion in AE scheme
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Budget 2026 leaves workers from a range of professions feeling disheartened
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Starting a pension: Is it too late at 45?
We need more money to live than we used to on as we have longer, healthier and more active lives
Government taking a last minute approach to pensions
Arrangements to put in place a new workplace pension are going down to the wire ahead of a January ‘go live’ deadline
Pension auto-enrolment: Firms urged to move staff onto workplace schemes ahead of December deadline
Department of Finance to issue auto-enrolment instructions in early December
Former National Lottery boss Dermot Griffin to lead pension auto-enrolment agency
New scheme subject to several delays over the years, but is now set to take effect in January
Irish group Kota unveils new platform to assist employers with auto-enrolment
System enables enables HR and finance teams to rapidly set up compliant occupational pension
One in four businesses not ready for new pension regime
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Start of mandatory pension scheme fast approaching, but one in four companies yet to prepare for it
All businesses are required to have pension systems in place for eligible staff by the start of 2026
Businesses support auto-enrolment, department says
Launch date of January 1st will not be put back again, Oireachtas hears, while business costs said to dissipate over time
Selling pensions in the summer sun
Government finally launches information campaign on how auto-enrolment will work as target audience is tuned out and on holiday
Auto-enrolment needs to be more user-friendly for bosses and workers, recruitment firm says
Excel calls for three-month hiatus on enrolling seasonal and temporary staff in new mandatory workplace pensions scheme
Will starting a pension now exclude daughter from availing of auto-enrolment?
State’s mandatory workplace pension scheme has been plagued by delays; meanwhile, everyone is moving closer to retirement
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