This new auto-enrolment pension plan is a big win for employees. Anyone making more than €20,000 who’s not already part of a workplace pension scheme will be added. It starts in January 2024.  The first big win for employees is the matched funding part. Under the scheme, employers and the government chip in €4 for every €3 the employee chips in. Mandatory matched funding is new. Funding will be phased in gradually over time. The employee will automatically contribute 1.5 per cent of their gross income to a pension, which their employer will match. The government will contribute half a…

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