1.8 million small and micro employers are due to reach their staging date within the next three years. It is expected that 78% of these will seek advice from accountants, bookkeepers or payroll bureaus.

Are you prepared to help your clients with their new obligations? Auto enrolment provides a great opportunity to bureaus to increase profitability by offering additional services to clients. Even if you do not wish to offer auto enrolment services, clients may still turn to you for advice and counsel. It is important to know the basics of auto enrolment so that you can point them in the right direction.

When it comes to auto enrolment, payroll bureaus can avail of a number of online resources to upskill and self-educate. The most popular online resource used is the Pensions Regulator’s website, which has various sections for employers, advisers and individuals.

Another resource that can be used is BrightPay’s free auto enrolment webinars.These webinars are specifically designed for bureaus to make it easier to help payroll clients with their new obligations.

BrightPay have a number of auto enrolment webinars scheduled for the remainder of this year, featuring various guest speaker, including Steve Pipe, Mike Foster, Darren Critten, AE in a Box, Trust Pensions, and Creative Auto Enrolment.

Upcoming Webinars

29 October @ 2.30 pm
● Auto Enrolment – Are your Clients Ready?
● Steve Pipe – How to price so you can earn more and work less
● Register here

2 November @ 11.00 am
● Auto Enrolment: 7 Steps to Profit with BrightPay
● Darren Critten – Auto Enrolment – Collaboration is the key to success!
● Register here

17 November @ 11.00 am
● Auto Enrolment – Five Steps to Bureau Success
● Trust Pensions – How to choose a quality scheme and not get lost trying to navigate the auto-enrolment jungle.
● Register here

To find out more about upcoming webinars here.

BrightPay is at the forefront when it comes to auto enrolment. As well as the webinar series, bureaus can also make use of BrightPay’s free auto enrolment guides. BrightPay’s most recent guide, Bureaus are missing out on making a profit from AE, highlights practical steps that will ensure auto enrolment will be a smooth and profitable process. You can download it here.

BrightPay is an integrated payroll and auto enrolment software solution that will allow you to streamline your client’s auto enrolment duties. New customers can now get 50% off a BrightPay bureau licence when you switch from a different payroll software provider.

BrightPay’s bureau licence (normally £199 + VAT per tax year) includes unlimited employers, unlimited employees, auto enrolment functionality and free phone and email support. Now you can get this for £99.50 + VAT with no hidden costs.

You can book a demo of BrightPay to see just how easily auto enrolment can be. You can also download a 60 day free trial with full functionality.

*Offer applies to new customers who switch from a different payroll software provider to a BrightPay 2015/16 bureau licence for the first year subscription only. This does not work in conjunction with any other offer.