The law now obliges every workplace to offer a workplace pension scheme that fulfils certain criteria, and to make contributions to the pension plans of employees who are paying into the scheme.
Everyone that meets certain criteria is automatically enrolled onto the workplace pension scheme from the day they start. This is part of the government's incentive to encourage more people to save for their retirement. The criteria for automatic enrolment are as follows:
Once you are enrolled, you’ll receive an email from our pension scheme provider, Nest about 60 days after your first payslip. This will include your ID number and instructions for how to set up and use your online account.
Once you have set up your account you can access your dashboard where you can do things like change amount you contribute each month or even opt out of the pension scheme itself (see below).