Telling us contributions are due
You tell the system there are contributions due by uploading a pension data file with details of:
- your workers who are paying in to now:pensions
- the contributions they pay, and
- the contributions you pay as their workplace.
Find out more about pension data files.
Collecting the contributions
We collect the contributions by Direct Debit.
You add the bank details you want to use and set up your Direct Debit when you add your first payroll.
Find out more about payroll setup.
Important – your deadlines
By law, when you take contributions from workers’ pay, you must pay them into your workplace pension by the 22nd day of the following month. If you don’t do this, your payments will be considered late. We may have to report you to The Pensions Regulator and tell your members there are late payments.
You must upload your pension data files in time to meet the deadline of the 22nd day of the month after your deduction date. We’ll usually collect the money around three days after you upload your pension data file.
