LEBC Group provides a comprehensive auto-enrollment service to help employers understand the impact of auto-enrollment legislation, manage their duties, and set up compliant pension arrangements. Their service includes an impact assessment, reviewing existing pension schemes and alternative options, support with scheme rollout and communications, software solutions evaluation, and ongoing governance support. LEBC Group aims to help employers mitigate costs through early analysis and planning.

1. LEBC Group provides a bespoke solution
encompassing:
• An explanation of the potential
additional costs of the legislation
• A review that will enable you to create a
plan for the best course of action, based
on possible future scenarios
• Information to enable you to manage
the direct and indirect costs
The LEBC Group
auto-enrolment
service
Our unique service covers the following six
key areas:
1. A full impact assessment analysis
• We calculate the contribution profiles
based on four qualifying contribution tests
and factor in agreed scenario assumptions,
to assess the full impact of employees
who opt in/out or leave service
• We identify employment contractual
issues from a pensions perspective
• We help examine the existing
administration and payroll infrastructure
to identify potential areas of non-
compliance
• We put forward cost mitigation
opportunities
2. The adequacy of your existing pension
arrangements to accommodate the influx
of new members
LEBC Group will appraise your existing
scheme(s) in terms of:
• Benchmarking
• Charging structure
• Investment choices and performance
• Administration robustness
• Member functionality
• Governance systems
3. The suitability of alternative pension
arrangements
If you decide that you want to consider
alternative pension arrangements, LEBC
Group will carry out a full market review,
which will include NEST and the other
recent entrants to the market. Following
this, we will put forward a shortlist of
suitable providers based upon a stringent
set of measurements to determine the
suitability of each provider covering:
• Financial strength
• Charges
• Investment choices
• Market commitment
• Administration standards
• Website functionality
Auto-enrolment Service
A guide for employers
We are delighted to introduce the LEBC Group auto-enrolment support
service, which has been developed to help employers understand the
impact of auto-enrolment on their business, and manage the array of
duties post implementation.
Our bespoke service is designed to take into account all of your business
needs and objectives. We will provide you with an in-depth business plan,
which will enable you to gain a full appreciation of your employment costs
in the medium to long term.

2. Tel: 0161 234 0170
Fax: 0161 234 0199
Next steps
Discuss the concept and
principles with LEBC Group
Email: autoenrolment@lebc-group.com
Website: www.lebc-group.com
For further information please contact LEBC at:
4. Scheme rollout
The size and distribution of some workforces will
create significant logistical issues.
LEBC Group is a national independent financial
adviser with offices in 12 locations across the UK
and is well placed to deliver a rollout programme of
any stature.
Our service includes:
• Drafting all member communications
• Presenting scheme details to employees via site
meetings, one-to-one surgeries, newsletters and
microsites
• Dealing with member queries via designated
helplines, e-commerce and FAQs
• Managing the joining process from data collation
to provider submission
• Installing administration procedures
• Carrying out regular monitoring checks
5. Compliance Software Solutions
The legislation will place an array of duties on all
employers from assessing, processing,
communicating, monitoring, and record keeping.
Failure to comply could result in heavy fines or
even imprisonment.
LEBC will help you appraise all the software
solutions available, including payroll centric,
standalone and pension provider systems.
6. The ongoing support infrastructure
The Pensions Regulator expects all pension schemes
to operate within an environment of good
governance.
LEBC Group is able to offer:
Employer support in the form of:
• Governance management
• Administration back-up
• Regular suitability reviews
Employee support in the form of:
• New employee scheme induction
• On site financial education courses
• On site pension surgeries
• Retirement counselling
What action should you take now?
Early analysis of your business can assess the
potential additional costs and identify opportunities
to mitigate these costs by acting before the legislation
becomes effective. We offer innovative solutions to
employers and assist in the cost-effective
management of your business. As a national provider
of employee benefits consultancy and independent
financial advice, we can provide authoritative
information focused on the particular local needs of
your employees. We can help you reduce the
disruption and expense associated with the
forthcoming changes by planning ahead now.