Benefits and Allowances 2019: Pensions

The 2019 XpertHR survey of benefits and allowances. This part of the survey provides data on employer pensions, including: workplace pension scheme offerings and coverage; whether pension schemes are open to new members; pensions auto-enrolment; and details of employee, employer and matched pension contribution rates. Based on responses from 201 organisations with a combined workforce of 381,450 employees.

Survey questions

• What type(s) of workplace pension scheme does your organisation operate?
• What percentage of eligible employees are currently a member of your organisation's workplace pension scheme?
• Is your organisation's final-salary pension scheme open to new members?
  • What is the employer contribution rate for your organisation's final-salary pension scheme?
  • What is the employee contribution rate for your organisation's final-salary pension scheme?
• Is your organisation's career-average pension scheme open to new members?
  • What is the employer contribution rate for your organisation's career-average pension scheme?
  • What is the employee contribution rate for your organisation's career-average pension scheme?
• Is your organisation's money purchase or defined-contribution pension scheme open to new members?
  • What is the employer contribution rate for your organisation's money purchase or defined-contribution pension scheme?
  • What is the employee contribution rate for your organisation's money purchase or defined-contribution pension scheme?
• Is your organisation's group personal pension plan open to new members?
  • What is the employer contribution rate for your organisation's group personal pension scheme?
  • What is the employee contribution rate for your organisation's group personal pension scheme?
• Is your organisation's group stakeholder pension scheme open to new members?
  • What is the employer contribution rate for your organisation's group stakeholder pension scheme?
  • What is the employee contribution rate for your organisation's group stakeholder pension scheme?
• Is your organisation's NEST pension scheme open to new members?
  • What is the employer contribution rate for your organisation's NEST pension scheme?
  • What is the employee contribution rate for your organisation's NEST pension scheme?
• What type(s) of pension scheme does your organisation use for pensions auto-enrolment?
• Does your organisation operate a system for matched pension contributions?
  • What percentage of eligible employees at your organisation receive the maximum matched pension contribution?