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Decision Maker: Leader of the Council
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
a) Approve the use of the transitional arrangements to defer the assessment of the existing workforce, under the pensions auto-enrolment arrangements, from 1 October 2013 to 30 September 2017.
b) Approve the use of the option to postpone automatic enrolment for certain categories of workers for a period of up to 3 months.
Matter for
Decision
The report referred to the Pensions Act 2011 which requires employers to
automatically enrol eligible employees into a qualifying pension scheme, where
they were not currently a member. This task would then be repeated every three
years.
Decision of the
Leader
(i)
Approved
the use of the transitional arrangements to defer the assessment of the
existing workforce, under the pension’s auto-enrolment arrangements, from 1st
October 2013 to 30th September 2017.
(ii)
Approved
the use of the option to postpone automatic enrolment for certain categories of
workers for a period of up to three months (as set out in paragraph 3.7 of the
agenda).
Reasons for the
Decision
As set out in the officer’s report.
Any
Alternative Options Considered and Rejected
Not applicable.
Scrutiny
Considerations
The committee received a report from the Director of Resources.
No comments were made on this report.
The Committee resolved unanimously to endorse the recommendations.
The Leader approved the recommendations.
Conflicts of
Interest Declared by the Leader (and any Dispensations Granted)
Not applicable.
Publication date: 06/08/2013
Date of decision: 08/07/2013
