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Should I opt out of auto-enrolment and stick with my personal PRSA pension?
Any money you get from an employer or Government should be taken where possible and most PRSA holders can also pay into My Future Fund
Deduction of €783 per year to hit pay packets of large number of average wage workers from this week
For those on average wage, auto-enrolment scheme is likely to see €15 a week deducted from wages initially
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Will auto-enrolment obligations limit what I can invest in my private pension?
New mandatory workplace pension inevitably creates confusion for people who already have some personal pension provision
Auto-enrolment pension scheme attracts 92% of employers and 700,000 employees
But managers at some State-funded bodies worry as ‘funding not increased but obligations have’
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Almost one in five people expect to be forced to work until age 70
Women are more likely than men to say they never want to fully retire, with 15% expressing this view compared with 10% of men
Can I opt in to new workplace auto-enrolment pension even if I don’t meet the criteria?
My Future Fund, which offers a private pension to run alongside your State pension in retirement, is coming into force this month
If you earn more than €20,000 you will now have to pay into a pension scheme
Auto-enrolment is designed to provide better retirement income for around 760,000 workers who are not members of occupational schemes
Average worker faces €30,000 drop in income if relying on State pension alone, Minister warns
Dara Calleary urges employees and employers to get behind new pensions auto-enrolment scheme
Minimum wage to rise to €14.15 and auto-enrolment pension scheme to begin on January 1st
Auto-enrolment scheme automatically applies to those aged 23-60 earning more than €20,000 a year
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
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
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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
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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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