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title: "How do I create pension bands for employee pension contributions?"
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# How do I create pension bands for employee pension contributions?

If you operate **Banded Pension Schemes** for **Salary Related**, you need to ensure that the **Employee Pension Scheme** contribution sets and rates are created within **Cintra iQ.**

## To create pension bands

1. Navigate to the desired **Pension Scheme**definition window.
  1. Go to **Cintra iQ**: Payroll > Payroll Setup > Benefit Schemes > Pensions/Other Benefits
  2. Open the desired pension scheme. The **Pension Scheme** window appears.
2. Navigate to the **Pension Scheme Contribution**window.
  1. Click the **Contributions** tab.
  2. Double-click the desired contribution record in the **Scheme Parts** pane.
3. Navigate to the the **Insert Employee Contribution Set** form.
  1. Click the **Employee Contribution Rates** tab.
  2. In the **Effective Date** pane, right-click: **New**. The **Insert Employee Contribution Set** form appears.
4. Enter the **Rates effective from** date for the current tax year.
5. Enter the **Rates effective to** date for the current tax year.
6. Click the **OK** button. The date appears in the **Effective Date** pane.
7. Navigate to the **Insert Employee Contribution Set** form.
  1. Highlight the effective date.
  2. Right-click **New** in the **Salaryband** pane. The **Insert Employee Contribution Set** form appears.
8. Enter the **From salary band** value.
9. Enter the **To salary band** value.

> [!WARNING]
> **Important:** Ensure that the To salary band field ends in 99 pence. e.g. 28309.99
10. Select the **Contributions are percentage based** option.
11. Enter the **Percentageamount** value.
12. Click the **OK** button. The salary band record appears in the **Salary band** pane.
13. Continue to enter the rest of the salary bands for the affected year.
14. Click the **OK** button when finished.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** For 50/50 schemes, you must also include the reduced Employee percentage.