Local MP, Rt Hon Sir Julian Smith KCB CBE, is backing a campaign by The Pension’s Regulator (TPR) to remind employers of temporary seasonal staff across Skipton and Ripon that they may risk a fine if they do not comply with their legal pension duties.
The warning comes from TPR in an online campaign aimed at employers most likely to hire seasonal temporary workers, including those in the agricultural, horticultural and hospitality industries.
Social media posts featuring fruit pickers and farm labourers, among others, remind employers that if they are hiring temporary staff they should ensure they check on their legal automatic enrolment duties.
Employers are required to automatically enrol any staff aged between 22 and the state pension age, earning over £192 per week or £833 per month, into a pension scheme that includes employer contributions. This obligation also extends to employees who are short-term, seasonal, temporary, or on irregular hours or income.
Commenting, Julian said, “It is important that every worker eligible under automatic enrollment rules is enrolled into a workplace pension scheme and gets the pension they are due. Even if additional staff only work for a few days or weeks, employers must assess whether they are eligible to be enrolled into a pension scheme”.
Support and step by step guidance is available from the regulator to ensure that employers meet their duties correctly.
