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Auto-enrolment checklist for employers

Auto-enrolment in Ireland will be launched 1st January 2026 but employers need to start planning now so we have created a checklist guide to how to prepare for auto-enrolment.

Should you be thinking of moving to a Master Trust?

Over the last couple of years, employers, trustees, and anyone who is involved in the day-to-day running of a company pension scheme has been faced with one main question – whether a move to a ‘Master Trust’ arrangement is best, writes Niall Hall, Corporate Distribution Manager at Zurich.

Encouraging employees to join their company pension plan

The impending introduction of Auto Enrolment (AE) is going to directly impact businesses. Ciara O'Brien, Senior Client Relationship Manager at Zurich explains what employers need to be aware of it.

Auto-enrolment is coming, how ready is your business?

While pension Auto-Enrolment (AE) systems and models are common in most countries, Ireland has lagged in introducing its own. Conor O'Reilly, Distribution and CRM Manager at Zurich looks at AE and explains what it means for employers.

Retirement Matters: 2025 edition

Our 2025 edition of Retirement Matters has been published. Read in full here.

Auto-enrolment webinar: Prepare your business for launch in 2025

Listen to our recent webinar where we cover all the latest updates on Auto-enrolment in Ireland, and how employers can prepare their business for its launch. The Zurich Pensions team cover AE implementation, actions and considerations for employers, while Moira Grassick, COO at Peninsula Ireland, one of Ireland’s leading suppliers of HR services, covers the HR aspects in detail.

Employers – Launch date for Auto-enrolment (AE) confirmed – it’s time to start the conversations

Not surprisingly, the introduction of auto-enrolment (AE) has been pushed out from an ambitious start of 1st January 2025 to a more realistic date of end September 2025. Niall Fitzgerald, Head of Retirement Solutions, Zurich explains key considerations for your business.

Auto-enrolment (AE) delayed – but don’t stop the conversations

Although Auto-enrolment (AE) has been delayed, now is the perfect time to discuss the needs of your corporate clients, writes Niall Fitzgerald, Head of Retirement Solutions, Zurich.

Pension Matters: Edition 2

The second edition of Pension Matters, a quarterly market report has been published. Read the full report here. 

Auto Enrolment shines spotlight on pension coverage and adequacy

Minister Heather Humphries on 5th April 2024 published the long-awaited Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill. The advent of the Auto Enrolment (AE) is one of the most significant and welcome developments in the pensions landscape for very many years, writes Clodagh O’Connell, Customer Relationship Manager at Zurich Life.

Empower employees to make the most of their retirement

Close to one third of workers aged between 20 and 69 have no private pension cover and will depend on the State pension in retirement*, which means, the value of an employer sponsored pension scheme to employees cannot be overstated, writes Ciara O’Brien, Senior Portfolio Manager, Corporate Life and Pensions.

Building financial wellness from the ground up

How Zurich helps wholesale broadband provider Siro keep pensions pertinent and at the top of its benefits tree. This article is an Irish Times Content Studio production.

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