Keeley Paddon: Exploring pension scheme contributions for furloughed staff

Ultimately, employers may have three options when considering workers during challenging times for the business: Unpaid leave Redundancy Furlough With the first two options, the worker will not benefit from pension contributions. If the worker is furloughed, however, they will.   In early April, the Government announced it was going to cover the minimum auto-enrolment pension scheme contributions for staff furloughed as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.  The Government also clarified that: It would cover employer National Insurance and pension contributions of furloug...