Pay and contributions

Read the factsheets for information about pensionable pay for 1995 Section members:

Total pensionable pay periods (PDF: 67.1KB)How to calculate Total Pensionable Pay (PDF: 107KB)Notional Whole Time Pensionable Pay (PDF: 150KB)Earnings Cap (PDF:193KB) How to calculate a composite Total Pensionable Pay (PDF: 136KB)

Read the factsheets for information about pensionable pay for 2008 Section members:

Total reckonable pay (PDF: 235KB)Earnings Cap

Read the factsheets for information about:

• Protection of Pay (1995/2008 Scheme)
• Voluntary Protection of Pay (1995 Section only)

Protection of Pay and Voluntary Protection of Pay (PDF: 153KB)

For individual members

Use the request to protect Pensionable Pay (SM R9 EA) (PDF: 47.6KB) form to request individual protection of pay for a member.

For several members

If you have a number of staff who have suffered a reduction in pay through no fault of their own, you should complete the universal spreadsheet (Excel: 144KB).

Make sure you password protect the spreadsheet before emailing it to NHS Pensions.

Use the universal bulk reply letter template (Word: 40.5KB) to notify members.

Deemed pay is pay that would have been paid to a member, if they had not been absent from duty.

Read the deemed pay factsheet (PDF: 87.9KB) for more information.

Final salary linking - guide for employers (PDF 564KB)

Read the factsheets for information about the current contribution rates and other contribution guidance you may need:

Tiered contributions 1 March 2015 to 31 March 2021 factsheet (PDF: 246KB)Tiered contributions 2014/15 factsheet (PDF: 376KB)Outstanding contributions factsheet (PDF: 38.9KB)Call up of Reservists (PDF: 108KB)2017/18 payment schedule for NHS Pension Scheme contributions (PDF: 76.7KB)

Tiered contributions 2013/14 factsheet (PDF: 235KB)Tiered contributions 2012/13 factsheet (PDF: 298KB)Cost and contributions factsheet 2012-13 (Officer) (PDF: 176KB)Cost and contributions factsheet 2012-13 (Practitioner) (PDF: 178KB)Tiered contributions 2011/12 factsheet (PDF: 294KB)Tiered contributions 2010/11 factsheet (PDF: 233KB)Tiered contributions from 1 April 2008 both Sections all members factsheet (PDF: 308KB)Tiered pensions contributions employee FAQs - both Sections all members (PDF: 235KB)Tiered pensions contributions employer FAQs - both Sections all members (PDF: 204KB)Allocation to tiers: Officers 2009/10 (PDF: 20.4KB)Allocation to tiers: Practitioners and non GP providers 2009/10 (PDF: 20.2KB)Allocation to tiers: Officers 2008/09 (PDF: 252KB)Allocation to tiers: Practitioners 2008/09 (PDF: 74.9KB)Implementing tiered contributions for Officers 2008/09 FAQs (PDF: 84.4KB)Implementing tiered contributions for Practitioners 2008/09 FAQs (PDF: 97.4KB)