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The steel fabrication company that she works for employs 15 staff on variable contracts with a range of hourly rates. Established in 1990, the firm is based in Surrey, but is increasingly acquiring customers in London as it grows.
“Our needs are quite quirky, because we pay fortnightly in arrears, and employees don’t have set salaries but different hourly rates depending on when the work was carried out,” she explained. “In the very beginning of the process, there seemed to be so much information out there, much of it very confusing, and I didn’t feel at all confident in the process, despite reading up on The Pensions Regulator website. I’m the sole person responsible for accounts here, and it’s difficult when you don’t have a big team”This recruitment agency is managing auto-enrolment by itself
The new software has allowed her to automate the process of auto-enrolling employees, who are now registered into the workplace pension scheme set up by the government. Free for employers to join, and created specifically for auto-enrolment, Petters is of the belief that it was the ideal offering for a small business like STG Fabrications. “Our new software has made it really easy for us to communicate the changes to employees, because workers receive details of exactly how much they’re contributing and when – I haven’t had to do any calculations. The service is also very good if you have a query, although I haven’t really needed to contact them as it’s been so straightforward,” she said.Engaging with staff to pick an auto-enrolment direction was the strategy for this boss.
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