A last-minute regulation has been signed by Social Protection Minister Dara Calleary to stop companies trying to undermine the new auto-enrolment pension. Hundreds of thousands of workers are due to be automatically enrolled in the My Future Fund from new year’s day. The new My Future Fund scheme requires employers to contribute 3.5pc of salary into it. Minister Calleary signed a statutory instrument on Tuesday, just days before the new pension scheme comes into operation. Photo; Mary BrowneToday's News in 90 Seconds - Wednesday, December 24thAnd 1.5pc must be made by the employer to exempt an employment from enrolment in My Future Fund.

Source: Irish Independent December 24, 2025 19:01 UTC