15 articles tagged with Workplace Pension.
How pension contributions are handled during UK maternity leave in 2026 -- employer obligations, employee choices, SMP impact, and protecting your retirement savings.
How net pay arrangement pensions work, who benefits most, comparison with relief at source, and what it means for non-taxpayers and higher earners.
Should you consolidate your UK pension pots in 2026? We cover the benefits of merging old workplace pensions, the risks to watch for, and how the transfer process works.
Choosing a workplace pension provider for auto-enrolment in 2026/27? Here's how NEST, The People's Pension and Smart Pension compare on fees, payroll integration and employee investment choice for employers.
How the £6,240 lower qualifying earnings limit for workplace pension auto-enrolment works in 2026/27, and why it means minimum contributions are lower than they first appear.
Opting out of auto-enrolment doesn't just stop your own contribution — it switches off your employer's match and the 20% tax relief on top. On a £30,000 salary, that's roughly £950 a year lost, compounding to over £63,000 by retirement.
Pausing your workplace pension contributions for a year can feel like a harmless way to free up cash — but on a £35,000 salary it can cost around £1,150 of employer money and tax relief, growing to roughly £3,050 by retirement from a single year's pause.
How workplace pension auto-enrolment applies to adult social care workers in 2026/27, why low pay and zero-hours contracts affect contributions, and what to check on your payslip.
UK auto-enrolment requires a minimum 8% total workplace pension contribution — 5% employee, 3% employer. Here's how the qualifying earnings band works, opt-out mechanics, and the policy debate over raising minimums further.
Every UK employer must re-enrol opted-out eligible staff into a workplace pension roughly every three years. Here's how the re-enrolment cycle works and what employees should expect.
Employer pension matching is the closest thing to free money in personal finance. Here's how auto-enrolment works, how to unlock extra contributions, and why salary sacrifice saves you more.
Minimum workplace pension is 8% total in 2026/27 -- at least 3% from your employer. See qualifying earnings, real examples and the true cost of opting out.
