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Staged Introduction Dates

Staged Introduction Dates

Companies specific staging date will vary dependent on the size of business and PAYE reference number. The employer duties of the Pensions Act 2008 come into force on 1st September 2012, however employers will be brought into the regime gradually to facilitate a smooth take-on of employers by the Pensions Regulator.

There are 42 different staging dates for the implementation of the pensions regulations. The calculator below details the 42 dates, which are determined primarily by PAYE scheme size, although there are some exceptions to this. Employers with more than one PAYE will start their duties for all their PAYEs at the same time, on the staging date of their largest PAYE. Try the calculator below.

The full list of staging dates can be obtained from the Department of Work and Pensions website. The Pensions Regulator has urged employers to spread the "know your date" message out to clients in response to the upcoming automatic enrolment challenge. The Regulator will write to all employers about twelve months before their introduction date so that they know when to automatically enrol their eligible workers. Three months before the employer’s introduction date the Regulator will write again to remind them of the new duties and the need to register.

Staged Introduction Date Calculator

  • Your Staging date will be: 1st October 2012

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st November 2012

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st January 2013

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st February 2013

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st March 2013

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st April 2013

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st May 2013

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st June 2013

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st July 2013

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st August 2013

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st September 2013

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st October 2013

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st November 2013

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st January 2014

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st February 2014

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st March 2014

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st April 2014

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st May 2014

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st June 2014

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st July 2014

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st August 2014

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st September 2014

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st October 2014

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st November 2014

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st January 2015

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st February 2015

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st March 2015

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st April 2015

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st May 2015

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st June 2015

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st July 2015

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st August 2015

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st September 2015

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st October 2015

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st November 2015

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st January 2016

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  • Your Staging date will be: 1st February 2016

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  • (a) Less than 50 unless otherwise described or (b) no PAYE scheme: Your Staging date will be: 1st February 2016

    - New employer (PAYE income first payable between 1st April 2012 and 31st March 2013): Your Staging date will be: 1st March 2016

    - New employer (PAYE income first payable between 1st April 2012 and 31st December 2013): Your Staging date will be: 1st May 2016

    - New employer (PAYE income first payable between 1st January 2014 and 30th September 2014): Your Staging date will be: 1st June 2016

    - New employer (PAYE income first payable between 1st October 2014 and 30th June 2015): Your Staging date will be: 1st August 2016

    - New employer (PAYE income first payable between 1st Jully 2015 and 31st March 2016): Your Staging date will be: 1st September 2016

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