Millions of employees are now saving for their retirement thanks to auto-enrolment. We explain what it is and how it works.

Experts want the Government to consider changes to improve people's pensions ...

Current state of auto-enrolment in Ireland As of June 2025, Ireland has legislated for a nationwide auto-enrolment scheme comparable to the UK's Pensions Act 2008 to start in January 2026.

Auto-enrolment will see around 800,000 workers between the ages of 23 and 60 who are earning at least €20,000 but have no pension coverage except the State pension enrolled in what will be ...

We've explained this in more detail in our guide to pension auto-enrolment. Other people, such as family and friends, can also pay into Smart Pension for you. Like all other workplace pension schemes, ...

How auto-enrolment works If you're aged 22 or over, are in full-time employment and earn more than £10,000 a year, it's likely you were automatically enrolled into a workplace pension when you joined ...

This would be academic for auto-enrolment retirees but would be relevant if the option were extended to members of defined contribution pension schemes generally.

In the early years of auto-enrolment, any level of contributions via your employer’s payroll to a company or private pension plan will exempt you from being auto-enrolled ...

Workplace pension vs auto-enrolment There are advantages to both options. “In a workplace pension, employees paying income tax at the higher rate can obtain relief from income tax on their ...

Pensions auto-enrolment should apply between age 16 and 74 and employers should contribute even when employees do not, according to a new report. Research undertaken as part of the Pensions Review, ...

Under auto-enrolment, total contributions must be at least 8%, (your and your employer’s combined contributions should reach this) so if the employer only puts in 3%, the employee has to ...

One of the biggest reforms of the country's pension system moved a step closer this week, with hundreds of thousands of workers set to be impacted by auto-enrolment, writes Adam Maguire.