Following the Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC) announcement that rules regarding retire and return are to be relaxed long term (until the 31 March 2025), we intend to remove the RE08 (re-employment form) from the retirement notice letter for all types of retirements, except for those which are still subject to abatement (Ill health and interests of efficiency).
We hope this removal will take place during a systems release in February. In the meantime, there is no requirement to return the RE08, except in the cases stated above.
Closer to the end of the relaxation of the regulations, we will contact all those who have confirmed on their AW8 that they are re-employed to ask them if their employment has continued and to provide them with an earnings margin, if required.
This means that NHS Pensions will no longer be double checking that a 24-hour break has been taken before the member returns to work after retirement. This requirement is the responsibility of the employer.