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# Are there any disadvantages to applying a Salary Exchange/Sacrifice pension scheme?

As the employee's gross pay is lowered by way of the sacrificed amount, their post pension salary will be lower. This could impact the following:

* Any benefits provided by the employer (such as life cover). 
* Lower statutory payments, or non-eligibility to statutory payments such as maternity pay, sick pay, redundancy pay and shared parental pay.
* Some employees will be unable to join the new scheme as the sacrifice takes them below the minimum wage.
* Some mortgage/loan providers will only take into account the post pension salary amount.