The worker is aged at least 22 but not yet reached state pension age

Monthly Earnings:
£833 and above

Automatically enrolled
You must put these members of staff in your auto-enrolment pension scheme and pay regular contributions. You don’t need to ask their permission.

The worker is aged 16 or over but under 75

Monthly Earnings:
£512 and up to £833

Has right to opt in to a pension scheme. Employer must pay contributions.

The worker is aged 16 or over but under 75

Monthly Earnings:
£511 and below

Has right to join a pension scheme. Employer does not have to pay contributions.

This is the total earnings used to establish the jobholder status of each worker on the payroll.

Qualifying Earnings include basic pay, overtime, bonuses, Statutory Sick Pay, Statutory Maternity Pay.

Employers have the option to delay their staging by a period of up to 3 months.

Individuals can also have their assessment postponed up to 3 months of their start date if they commenced employment after the staging date.

Employers can postpone auto-enrolment from the date an individual becomes eligible.

Eligible Worker Postponement might be considered where a worker receives an unusual peak in earnings one pay period.

This is the date an employer has been assigned to commence the auto-enrolment process and assessment of the workforce.

This is the period over which the worker is paid their regular wage or salary.

Workers that have been automatically enrolled into a pension scheme can opt out within one month of the auto-enrolment date and their pension contribution will be refunded.