The Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order (Northern Ireland) 2018

19 March 2018

The 2018-19 automatic enrolment thresholds for Northern Ireland (identical to those for Great Britain) have been approved and come into effect from 6 April 2018.

The Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order (Northern Ireland) 2018 brings into force the following earnings trigger and qualifying earnings bands for 2018-19. The Order also confirms the values by pay reference period.

 

2018-19

Annual threshold

Lower level of qualifying earnings

£6,032

Earnings trigger for automatic enrolment

£10,000

Upper level of qualifying earnings

£46,350

Values by pay reference period

2018-19

1 week

Fortnight

4 weeks

1 month

3 months

6 months

Lower level of qualifying earnings

£116

£232

£464

£503

£1,508

£3,016

Earnings trigger for automatic enrolment

£192

£384

£768

£833

£2,499

£4,998

Upper level of qualifying earnings

£892

£1,783

£3,566

£3,863

£11,588

£23,175