TCS helps 100,000 employers sign-up for pension scheme in UK

Tata Consultancy Services, on Tuesday announced that its UK client, the National Employment Savings Trust, has signed up more than 100,000 employers to its auto-enrollment pension scheme.

Established in 2010 as part of the government's workplace pension reforms, NEST requires all UK employers to enroll their eligible workforce into a qualifying workplace pension scheme.

The roll-out of the auto enrollment began in October 2012 and since then more than three million members have been enrolled with NEST, which depends on its IT solutions partner and scheme administrator TCS for delivering outcome-based, end-to-end administration services across all aspects of the scheme.

Helen Dean, CEO, NEST said: "From a standing start in October 2012, NEST now has 100,000 employers signed up to the scheme and more than three million members.

"It is vital that our IT infrastructure and digital services are able to flex and scale to meet demand as auto enrollment continues to roll-out."

Praising the partnership with TCS, India's largest IT services provider, Helen said: "Our partnership with TCS hasbeen invaluable, allowing us to innovate, handle high growth and helping us bring pension saving to millions of UK workers."

Shankar Narayanan, Country Head, UK & Ireland, TCS said: "As a pension scheme conceived and built in the digital era, NEST is a fantastic example of what is possible when you put digital technology and advanced IT infrastructures at the heart of your organisation.

The IT platforms that underpins NEST's operations, including front and back-office, IT infrastructure hosting and overarching management and governance of the scheme administration, were all set up by TCS.

The rapid growth in employer numbers is testament to a strong working partnership between TCS and NEST, the company said in a statement.

Employing more than 11,000 people in the UK, TCS is one of the country's leading digital employers.

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