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© NEST Corporation 2014
Welcome to NESTA presentation for line managers
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Legal information
© NEST Corporation 2014. All rights reserved. This information does not constitute financial, investment or professional advice and should not be relied upon as such. Reproduction in any form of all or any part of these slides is prohibited.
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Your workers’ new workplace pension rightsMillions of workers are getting the opportunity to save in
a workplace pension schemeWe may have to automatically enrol workers into a pension scheme if they’re not already in oneWe may have to put money into the scheme on behalf of workers if they’re eligible Workers may also get tax relief from the governmentIf workers don’t want to become a member they can opt out
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Who’ll be automatically enrolled?
If a worker is at least 22 but under State Pension age and earns more than £10,000 each year
they’ll be automatically enrolled
they’ll get contributions from us
they can opt out within one month of enrolment
they’ll receive a letter giving them more information
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A new workplace pension scheme
NEST is for the millions of people who want a good value workplace pension scheme that does the hard work for them.
Easy to understandWorkers can look after their account onlineLow chargesManages worker’s money carefully according to their age Workers have one retirement pot for life which they can pay into if they change jobs
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Who pays into workers’ retirement pots?
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Retirement funds designed around your workers
NEST 2058 Retirement
Fund
NEST 2039Retirement
Fund
NEST 2022Retirement
Fund
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NEST’s other fund choices
NEST offers choice for those who want itNEST Ethical FundNEST Sharia FundNEST Higher Risk FundNEST Lower Growth FundNEST Pre-retirement Fund
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Taking money out of NEST
Members can take their money out at any time after reaching age 55They can buy a retirement income, take a cash lump sum or a combination of both If members suffer from ill-health they may be able to take their money out earlyIf members die before taking their money out they can make sure it goes to their loved ones
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What’s going to happen?
We’ll send workers a letter letting them know their optionsIf workers are automatically enrolled or opt in, NEST will send them a welcome pack with their NEST IDOnce they have their NEST ID they can switch on their online account
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What if workers are automatically enrolled and want to opt out?
They can opt out within a month once they’ve got their NEST ID:OnlineBy telephoneBy post
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When is this happening?
The new employer duties affect different organisations at different times, depending on their sizeWe’ll let you know our organisation’s staging date
Oct 2012
Feb 2014
Apr 2014
Apr2015
Jan 2016
Employers with 250 or more
staff
Employers with 50 to 249 staff
Employers with 30-49 staff
Employers with fewer
than 30 staff
Aug2015
Oct 2015
April 2017
Oct 2017
Oct 2018
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What do you need to do?
Discuss the new workplace pension reforms and NEST with your team to raise awareness and understandingBe careful not to give your team financial advice – more information is available at thepensionsregulator.gov.ukIt’s your legal duty to not encourage your team to opt-outFor guidance on talking to your team about pensions visit nestpensions.org.uk/communication-material
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Workers need to keep their details up to dateMake sure your workers have a valid National Insurance
numberEncourage them to keep their details up to date using their online NEST accountThey should tell NEST who they want their retirement pot to go to if they die before taking their money out of NESTTell them where to go for more information about the workplace pension reforms and NEST
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Where to go for more information?
For more information visit:nestpensions.org.ukthepensionsregulator.gov.ukwww.dwp.gov.uk