UK reward metrics · Pensions & Savings

Does the scheme meet the PLSA quality-mark threshold (12% total / 6% employer)?

Source lumi HRBase 262 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

80.5%No

80.5% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “No” on meets PLSA quality-mark threshold (base: 262 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.

How UK organisations answered

Yes 19.5% No 80.5%
Meets PLSA quality-mark threshold (base: 262 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Meets PLSA quality-mark threshold: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Yesrare19.5%
Nocommon80.5%

Common, alternative and rare describe how each answer sits against the community: the most chosen answer is common; an answer chosen by fewer than one in five organisations is rare.

Definition

Whether the main scheme's total and employer contributions meet the PLSA quality-mark benchmark of 12% total, including 6% from the employer. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.

Cite this figure
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/meets-plsa-quality-mark-threshold
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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