Sort your workplace pension duties before the first payday

Help me understand my workplace pension duties as a new employer.

Staff: [for each: age, pay, start date]
Pension scheme chosen yet: [yes or no]
Payroll set-up: [software or bookkeeper]

First ask me up to 4 short questions. Wait for my answers.

Then:
1. Look up The Pensions Regulator's guidance for employers and the GOV.UK workplace pensions page. Name them and explain the duties in plain words.
2. A dated checklist from the first day of employment.
3. What to ask a pension provider before choosing.
4. An outline of what staff must be told, to check against the official templates.

Not financial or legal advice. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts or figures. UK English.

For The Pensions Regulator employer duties and GOV.UK workplace pensions, use web search and name the page you used. If it doesn't search on its own, open View all tools and choose Search.

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