Entering a NECI Pension

NECI’s New Electricians Pension Mortality & Sick Pay Scheme

The NECI pension scheme has been approved by the Revenue Commissioners and is fully regulated by the Pensions Board.

This scheme also allows employers to join.

The total contribution to the NECI pension scheme is at a rate of 6.2% of the employees salary subject to a minimum payment of €5.14 by the employee. 

The NECI rate changed on 01st April 2014.

A qualifying benefit week must meet the minimum benefit payment of €8.72 (€10.78 prior to 01st April 2014) which is broken down as follows;

The employee portion of the benefit, €4.11, is always the initial deduction from the employees salary, this is not tax free. The balance deduction is a pension contribution which is tax free.

Employers contribute 3.7% for every hour worked by each employee.

Employees contribute 2.5% for every hour worked.

Example – Employee earns €450 per week

Gross Income €450.00

NECI Pension Deduction

€450 x 6.2% € 27.90

Less minimum Benefit € 8.72 Not Tax Allowable

Attributable to Pension € 19.18

(€27.90 - €8.72)

Employee Pensions Contribution €7.73 Tax Allowable

(Rate of 2.5/6.2 applicable to €19.18)

Employer Pension Contribution €11.45 Tax Allowable

(Rate of 3.7/6.2 applicable to €19.18)

To setup the NECI deduction in BrightPay

1) Within the ‘Additions & Deductions’ section on the employee’s payslip, click on ‘Add’. Under ‘Deduction’, choose 'NECI Deduction' from the list:

2) The NECI pension scheme will now appear in the employee's ‘Additions & Deductions’ section with the appropriate rates applied:

To view the individual breakdown of the employee and employer contributions, click the 'Edit' button, followed by ‘View/ Edit Details':

3) Should you wish to edit the NECI pension you have set up at any time, simply click the ‘Edit’ button. Here you will find a facility to set the scheme to repeat every pay period until you choose to manually remove it or to repeat up to and including a particular pay period in the future.

4) If you wish to re-order two or more additions/ deductions you have set up, an ‘Ordering’ facility is also available here.

5) If you wish to delete the NECI pension, click ‘Delete’.