Pensions dashboard prototype scheduled for Spring 2017

The pensions dashboard was first announced in the Budget 2016 and it’s aim is to allow savers to see all of their pension in one place, helping them to plan for their retirement more effectively. When you consider that an individual has an average of 11 employers over their working…

Survey finds over a third of employees are now auto-enrolled

A poll about workplace pensions, conducted by YouGov in September 2016, has interesting findings for everyone connected with and concerned about pensions. When asked about the type of pension held, 36% of employees said that their pension was created under auto-enrolment, a recent government initiative. Will Wynne, co-founder of Smart…

PrimoPayroll and the Smart Pensions alliance

Auto-enrolment has caused a number of problems for businesses of all types and sizes, especially because the various processes were not fully automated. Aware of the many frustrations, Primo Payroll and Smart Pension have combined their expertise and produced the first fully automated auto-enrolment solution. It’s quick, runs quietly in…

RTI and National Insurance Numbers with Prefix KC

Do you have employees with National Insurance numbers beginning with the prefix KC? Then you’re aware of problems submitting Real Time Information (RTI) because HMRC’s software has not yet been updated to accept the new prefix. Although it will be April 2017 before HMRC’s Basic PAYE Tools is updated, you…

Our Unique Auto enrolment solution

Accentra has teamed up with leading Pension Auto Enrolment business Smart Pension to provide the only truly direct and fully automated integration solution for the upcoming Pension Auto Enrolment changes. Smart Pension is the only free Auto-Enrolment pension provider and has a 5-star Defaqto rating as well as being MAF…