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title: Pension Settings
description: "## Pension Settings This guide will cover how to access and configure the pension settings for your staff members on an organisation wide and individual basis. ![](https://cclearninghub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/CCLH-Icons-1-1024x628.png) [![](https://cclearninghub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/edit-1-23-1024x532.png)](https://cclearninghub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/edit-1-23.png) ## 1 In the Administration of Care Control Windows, navigate to the…"
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updated: "2023-11-30"
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# Pension Settings

## Pension Settings

This guide will cover how to access and configure the pension settings for your staff members on an organisation wide and individual basis.

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## 1

In the Administration of Care Control Windows, navigate to the **Manage Pay Rates** tool, which can be found under the Time & Attendance tab.

## 2

A new window will open. Here a breakdown of pay rates and other details are shown for each staff member.

In the blue shaded box on a staff members page, there are some options related to pension contributions. You can make changes here on an individual basis, simply press **Update Changes** after making any amendments.

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## 3

You can find organisation wide options within the payroll settings, under the **Pension Settings** section. 

Each of the settings are explained below. Remember to **Save Settings** after making any changes.

| **Setting** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| Default Auto Enrolment | When a staff member is added to the system is the default behaviour to enrol them onto the company pensions. |
| Auto Enrolment Delay | As a business you can choose to delay enrolment by up to three months if you wish. The default is a 90 day delay. |
| Employer Contribution | The current minimum is 3% for employers to contribute. |
| Employee Contribution | The current minimum is 5% for the employee to contribute. |
| Lower Earning Limit | This is the lower earnings limit per week of National Insurance contributions. Any monies below this limit does not form part of your pension calculation. |

| Upper Earning Limit | This is the higher earnings limit, per week, of National Insurance contributions. Any monies above this limit does not form part of your pension calculation. |
| --- | --- |
| Tax Relief | Currently set at 20%, the employee receives this on any contributions. In reality this reduces their contribution to 4%. |