The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has warned employers not to fall for fake certificates offering "auto-enrolment exemption", which purport to show they are not subject to workplace pension duties.
TPR said it was investigating at least one company offering the so-called ‘Certificates of Auto-Enrolment Exemption'. It added employers had been charged £58 for the certificates that were "worthless", since no such documents had been produced or accepted by TPR as evidence of auto-enrolment exemption. The pensions watchdog said a number of employers had been persuaded to pay for the documents, with scammers claiming the paperwork meant the holders do not have any workplace pension duties. TPR stressed every individual or organisation in the UK that employs at least one person has aut...
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