Welcome to your benefits at LearnUpon
Your personalised guide to understanding, enrolling in and making the most of your employee benefits through Kota.
Activate your account
- 1You'll receive an email invite from Kota once your benefits are ready.
- 2Click the invite and sign up with your work email and mobile number (your phone number is needed to enrol in benefits).
- 3That's it — no password needed. Every login after signup goes through Okta in your web browser.
Inside Kota you can
- View your benefits in one place
- Enrol in your benefits
- Set pension contribution levels
- Access provider details and policy documents
Private health insurance for you, with the option to add dependants.
- LearnUpon group scheme with Laya Healthcare
- Cover available for you and your dependants
- Option to upgrade to a higher Laya plan — you pay the upgrade cost directly to Laya
- Moving from existing health cover with no gap? Your waiting periods carry over — you're covered from day one
- Waiting periods only apply if you're new to private health insurance or have had a break in cover (26 weeks for new conditions, 1 year for maternity, 5 years for pre-existing conditions)
A workplace pension with employer contributions to help you build long-term financial security.
- LearnUpon matches your contributions up to 4% — set and adjust your own contribution in Kota
- Minimum contribution of 1.75% employee + 1.75% employer (3.5% total) to meet Ireland's auto-enrolment guidelines
- Already in the Aviva scheme? You'll be migrated automatically and your current contribution rates carry over
- Tax-efficient retirement saving via payroll
- Set and adjust your pension contribution yourself, directly in Kota
- Changes flow through to payroll automatically
- You can increase or reduce your contribution at any time
- To add a dependant (partner or child), contact the Kota team
- Adding a newborn or newly adopted child is a qualifying life event and can be added at any time
- Waiting periods only apply to dependants who are new to private health insurance or have had a break in cover
Hi [Employee name],
Great news — LearnUpon has invited you to access your benefits through Kota, where you'll find:
- Laya Healthcare — Inspire
- Aviva Workplace Pension
Activate your account — after signup you'll log in with Okta, no password needed.
After signup you log in to Kota in your browser with Okta — no password, and nothing to install.
Enrolment opens
You'll get your Kota invite on 1st September.
Selections confirmed
Submit your choices in Kota and they're locked in.
Payroll deductions begin
Contributions start from the September payroll cycle.
Provider confirmations
Laya and Aviva send your policy and pension confirmations.