Auto-Enrolment Minimum Payments
| Option 1- At least basic pay* is pensionable | Option 1- At least basic pay* is pensionable | Option 2- Qualifying earnings (or at least 85% of total pay) are pensionable | Option 2- Qualifying earnings (or at least 85% of total pay) are pensionable | Option 3- Total pay is pensionable | Option 3- Total pay is pensionable | |
| Payment Phasing Period | Minimum Employer Payment | Minimum Total Gross Payment | Minimum Employer Payment | Minimum Total Gross Payment | Minimum Employer Payment | Minimum Total Gross Payment |
| Oct 2018 onwards | 4% | 9% | 3% | 8% | 3% | 7% |
*Basic pay includes regional allowance, but no other allowance, benefit in kind or irregular payment such as commission, overtime, bonus
2020/21 Earnings Threshold
| Threshold | Yearly | Monthly | Weekly |
| Lower Limit Qualifying Earnings | £6,240 | £520.00 | £120.00 |
| Earnings Trigger | £10,000 | £833.33 | £192.30 |
| Upper Limit of Qualifying Earnings | £50,000 | £4,167 | £962.00 |