Department reports jump in employers registering for pension auto-enrolment

For each €3 saved by a worker, there will be a €3 payment by their employer and a €1 top-up from the State. File photo

There has been a surge in employers registering for the Government’s new auto-enrolment pension scheme, with over half of eligible workers now signed up.

New figures from the Department of Social Protection show there have been 474,000 employees signed up to the scheme by 44,000 employers across the country.