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Occupational Pensions / Auto Enrolment

ADVICE ON AUTO ENROLMENT PENSIONS IS NOT REGULATED BY THE FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY.

THE VALUE OF PENSIONS AND THE INCOME THEY PRODUCE CAN FALL AS WELL AS RISE. YOU MAY GET BACK LESS THAN YOU INVESTED.

TAX TREATMENT VARIES ACCORDING TO INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

Occupational Pensions

How occupational pension schemes work

Every payday, a percentage of the employee’s pay is deducted automatically from their salary or wages and invested in the scheme. The employer also contributes to the scheme on the employee’s behalf as does the government in the form of tax relief.

Two types of scheme

In a ‘defined contribution scheme’, the employee’s retirement income is based on the contributions made, whereas in a defined benefit scheme, the employee’s pension income is based on his or her salary and length of service with the employer. Most occupational pension schemes are defined contribution schemes.

What happens if the employer goes out of business?

Whether the scheme is managed by insurance companies or by the employer, the pension funds are not available to creditors of the employer, so employees’ pension pots should not be affected if the employer goes bust. If the scheme is a trust-based scheme, employees will still get their pensions, although not as much because the scheme’s running costs will be paid out of members’ pension pots rather than by the employer.

Auto Enrolment

Under ‘Automatic enrolment’ rules, any employer (with at least one member of staff) must automatically enrol every employee between the age of 22 and State Pension age and earning in excess of £10,000 a year (2018/19 tax year) into a ‘Workplace pension scheme’.

Contribution costs

The minimum contribution for employers is 2% of the employee’s earnings, rising to 3% on 6 April 2019. Employees are obliged to contribute at least 3% of their earnings before tax, rising to 5% on 6 April 2019.

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ADVICE ON AUTO ENROLMENT PENSIONS IS NOT REGULATED BY THE FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY.

THE VALUE OF PENSIONS AND THE INCOME THEY PRODUCE CAN FALL AS WELL AS RISE. YOU MAY GET BACK LESS THAN YOU INVESTED.

TAX TREATMENT VARIES ACCORDING TO INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

Occupational Pensions

How occupational pension schemes work

Every payday, a percentage of the employee’s pay is deducted automatically from their salary or wages and invested in the scheme. The employer also contributes to the scheme on the employee’s behalf as does the government in the form of tax relief.

Two types of scheme

In a ‘defined contribution scheme’, the employee’s retirement income is based on the contributions made, whereas in a defined benefit scheme, the employee’s pension income is based on his or her salary and length of service with the employer. Most occupational pension schemes are defined contribution schemes.

What happens if the employer goes out of business?

Whether the scheme is managed by insurance companies or by the employer, the pension funds are not available to creditors of the employer, so employees’ pension pots should not be affected if the employer goes bust. If the scheme is a trust-based scheme, employees will still get their pensions, although not as much because the scheme’s running costs will be paid out of members’ pension pots rather than by the employer.

Auto Enrolment

Under ‘Automatic enrolment’ rules, any employer (with at least one member of staff) must automatically enrol every employee between the age of 22 and State Pension age and earning in excess of £10,000 a year (2018/19 tax year) into a ‘Workplace pension scheme’.

Contribution costs

The minimum contribution for employers is 2% of the employee’s earnings, rising to 3% on 6 April 2019. Employees are obliged to contribute at least 3% of their earnings before tax, rising to 5% on 6 April 2019.

PENSION ENQUIRY FORM

Your Address

Planning and Retirement

Employment

Existing Pension

Yes
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Yes
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Marketing Information

Sensitive Personal Data

We may need to collect sensitive personal data including information about your health, ethnic origin, or criminal prosecutions from third parties such as employers and credit reference agencies, fraud prevention agencies and other similar organisations in order to provide you with the services, for example where you require advice on annuity or protection products.

If you consent to us obtaining your sensitive personal data from third parties referred to above for the purpose of providing you with the services, and sharing it with third party providers and Intrinsic to obtain quotes on your behalf, for example where we are providing you with annuity or protection advice as part of our services, please tick this box.

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