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In this latest episode of our Employer Insights Ireland podcast series, we will be discussing the recent publication of the Auto-enrolment Retirement Savings bill and its implication to Irish employers. James Campbell, Head of Strategy and Policy and Caitriona MacGuinness, Head of DC and Private Wealth at Mercer Ireland, discuss the merits and nuances of the Government’s new retirement savings system and the steps that need to be taken before its launch in January 2025.

Opinions expressed are those of the speakers as of at the date of the recording and are subject to change without notice and do not necessarily reflect Mercer's opinions.

If you would like to learn more about Mercer Ireland and our insights, you can do so by visiting us here!

In this latest episode of our Employer Insights Ireland podcast series, we will be discussing auto-enrolment and its significance to Irish employers.



Listen to the podcast to hear our host James Campbell chat with Caitriona MacGuinness, Head of DC and Private Wealth at Mercer Ireland. Caitriona will explain how auto-enrolment is going to impact nearly all Irish employers in some way and why it is important to understand what it means for your business and your employees.



Together they will break down what auto-enrolment is and answer the questions that really matter to employers when it comes to;

• The status of auto-enrolment and when we can expect it.

• The process of auto-enrolment and what we can expect will happen on day 1.

• The role of the new State body, ‘The Central Processing Agency’.

• Whether employees are going to be better off in the central system or not.

• Cost implications for employers and how costs will increase over time.

• What to do if you use auto-enrolment as your pension plan.

• What to do if you use auto-enrolment as your organisation’s pension plan.

• Potential alternatives to using the State’s auto-enrolment system.



Opinions expressed are those of the speakers as of the date of the recording, are subject to change without notice and do not necessarily reflect Mercer’s opinions.

If you would like to learn more about Mercer Ireland and our insights you can do so by visiting us here!

In this latest episode of our Employer Insights Ireland podcast series, we take a deep dive into gender pay gap reporting, and examine some of the learnings from the 2022 reporting cycle.

Our host James Campbell is joined by Danny Mansergh, Head of Health and Career Consulting at Mercer Ireland, and Lucye Provera, Global Pay Equity Solutions Manager at Mercer. Together they will explore the issues and questions that really matter from an Irish employer perspective including;


What gender pay gap reporting actually tells us and what it means for employers in practice.
Why some employers can find it difficult to narrow their gender pay gaps and what measures they should consider taking to help them.
What changes we can expect to the reporting regulations in 2023 and beyond.
How the EU directive on Pay Transparency and Pay Equity will impact gender pay gap reporting and further challenge employers to demonstrate that they pay equitably.



Opinions expressed are those of the speakers as of the date of the recording, are subject to change without notice and do not necessarily reflect Mercer’s opinions.

If you would like to learn more about Mercer Ireland and our insights you can do so by visiting us here!

For our first episode of the ‘Employer Insights Ireland’ podcast series, we are taking a macro look at the pension and benefits landscape here in Ireland. We are delighted to welcome John Mercer, CEO of Mercer and Marsh McLennan Ireland to chat with us on this topic.
John will be sharing his expert insights and answering questions on the issues that really matter to employers when it comes to their employee pension and benefits programmes. In this discussion they will draw on some of the points covered in John's recent article in the Irish Independent. Some of the key areas for discussion include:

 The important of auto-enrolment to the future of the Irish pensions system.


The rise of master trusts and their impact on pension provision in Ireland.
How the growth in flexible retirement will shape employer and employee working and retirement practices.
What employers should be doing right now in terms of prudent forward business planning when it comes to their pension and benefit programmes.

Opinions expressed are those of the speakers as of the date of the recording, are subject to change without notice and do not necessarily reflect Mercer’s opinions.

If you would like to learn more about Mercer Ireland and our insights you can do so by visiting us here!