First Choice Group

First Choice Group is a registered agent of the Pensions Regulator and delegate of NEST authorised to help businesses of any size set up their Work Place Pension Scheme.

First Choice Group offers an array of legal, financial and human resource solutions to businesses of all sizes and in any sector with a particular emphasis on Work Place Pensions /Automatic Enrolment and business protection through the use of Lasting Powers of Attorney.

If you are an employer - even with only one part-time employee and or none of your employees wishes to join a scheme you must still comply with your legal obligation to set-up a Work Place Pension Scheme.

As an employer you can rest assured that all of our work is of the highest standard and regulated as Registered Agents of the Pensions Regulator ("PR").

The main steps for Auto-enrolment are:

1. Establish your Staging Date
2. Appointment of FCG as Nominated Contacts of your business with the PR. This ensures that all future communication is sent to us so that you can rest assured that your scheme is set up and remains compliant.
3. We then carry out a "workforce assessment" to establish which of your employees qualify for auto-enrolment and who must be registered into a scheme subject to their right to opt-out.
4. Communication with your employees
5. Choosing and setting up a scheme
6. Registering those of your employees who qualify for automatic enrolment
7. Completing your Declaration of Compliance
8. PR compliance support to ensure that as and when you are audited by the PR not only is all of your documentation in order but you are also represented at any interview /hearing.