Staging in dates
Your staging in date depends on the number of employees on your PAYE scheme
Each employer will be given a staging in date. Your staging in date is based on the number of employees you held on your
PAYE scheme as of the 1st April 2012. Any changes to the work force after this date will not affect your staging in date.
You will be notified 12 months before your staging date and sent a reminder 3 months before your staging date.
Employers can choose to bring a staging in date forward to coincide with other key dates to the company such as the
start of a new company year. You
must, however, notify the The Pensions Regulator (TPR) one calendar month before the new chosen staging date.
| Number of employees |
Auto enrolment staging in date |
| 350 - 499 |
1st January 2014 |
| 250 - 349 |
1st February 2014 |
| 50 - 249 |
1st April 2014 to 1st April 2015 |
| 30 - 49 |
1st August 2015 to 1st October 2015 |
| Less than 30 |
1st June 2015 to 1st April 2017, defined by
last two characters of their PAYE reference - Pensions Regulator online staging in tool
|
| New employers |
1st May 2017 to 1st February 2018
|
Comprehensive list of staging in dates
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