The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed the thresholds for pensions automatic enrolment for 2017/18.
The main qualifying threshold or ‘trigger’ for employees to be automatically enrolled will be maintained at £10,000 per annum. The lower limit of the qualifying earning band and will be £5,876 and the upper limit £45,000.
With over a million micro (1 – 4 employees) and small (5 – 49 employees) employers reaching their staging date for auto enrolment in the last quarter of 2016/17 and throughout 2017/18 it is important to ensure employers comply with their obligations. The Pensions Regulator has confirmed the exceptions which apply to employers which can be found at on their website (see the TPR link below).
Please contact us if you would like help with auto enrolment compliance or to determine whether or not your business is exempt from auto enrolment.
Internet links: Parliament written statement TPR exemptions
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