Pensions Automatic Enrolment
2020/21
Auto enrolment places duties on employers to automatically enrol ‘workers’ into a work based pension scheme. Employers are required to automatically enrol all ‘eligible jobholders’ into a qualifying pension scheme and pay pension contributions on their behalf.
| Employer minimum contribution | Total minimum contribution |
|---|---|
| 3% | 8% |
Where the employer does not make the total minimum contribution the employee is obliged to pay the balance.
| 2020/21 | |
|---|---|
| Automatic enrolment earnings trigger | £10,000 |
| Qualifying earnings band – lower limit | £6,240 |
| Qualifying earnings band – upper limit | £50,000 |
2019/20
Auto enrolment places duties on employers to automatically enrol ‘workers’ into a work based pension scheme. Employers are required to automatically enrol all ‘eligible jobholders’ into a qualifying pension scheme and pay pension contributions on their behalf.
| Employer minimum contribution | Total minimum contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 April 2019 onwards | 3% | 8% |
Where the employer does not make the total minimum contribution the employee is obliged to pay the balance.
| 2019/20 | |
|---|---|
| Automatic enrolment earnings trigger | £10,000 |
| Qualifying earnings band – lower limit | £6,136 |
| Qualifying earnings band – upper limit | £50,000 |