Rising Employer National Insurance Contributions

From April 6th 2025 Employer's National Insurance Contributions (NICs) are expected to rise to 15%

In addition to the increased rate, the threshold from when employers begin to pay has decrease to £5,000.

Is there anything that can be done?

Salary Exchange

Salary exchange is an arrangement where employees exchange part of their salary in return for an employer pension contribution.

Because the salary is being exchanged rather than paid directly, neither the employee or the employer will pay National Insurance Contributions on the amount exchanged.

How does it work?

Salary exchange is an arrangement where employees exchange part of their salary in return for an employer pension contribution.

Because the salary is being exchanged rather than paid directly, neither the employee or the employer will pay National Insurance Contributions on the amount exchanged.

How do we help?

Many employers are aware and understand the benefits to themselves and their employees of salary exchange, however, many do not feel confident with knowing where to start and how to maintain the arrangements.

We can help.
Employers establish their salary exchange policies and template agreements
Employees understand whether salary exchange is right for them
Share the impact to both employers and employees
Ongoing administration of existing agreements
We believe Salary Exchange can play a vital role for employers and employees alike, so much so that it is a core topic of our financial wellbeing clinics.
Salary exchange not only supports the financial wellbeing of employees, it is also often an entry point into engaging more with their pensions
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