Standard Life has partnered with software provider Sage to overhaul its automatic enrolment (AE) process, which it says will reduce the "administrative burden" on businesses.
Employers who use Sage 50 payroll software will now be able to send employee and pension contribution data through to Standard Life in one click. The pension provider said replacing its manual extraction and exchange of payroll files with a simplified payroll process would save employers time. It said the change was particularly relevant to small businesses who typically did not have staff dedicated to meeting their auto enrolment obligations. Since the government's auto enrolment initiative began in October 2012, more than 7.6 million people have been enrolled in qualifying workplace...
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