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Pre-retirement course presentation
We have produced a presentation that you can use to provide information to members at pre-retirement courses. This has been developed with input from employer representatives on the Service Improvement and Development (SID) Board, and has received…
Applications for Protection of Pay (where pay is reduced)
This is a further reminder for employers to ensure that any applications for Protection of Pay or Voluntary Protection of Pay are submitted to NHS Pensions within the relevant time limits. Also, that sufficient, supporting information is included…
NHS Wales 2019/20 Pensions Annual Allowance Charge Compensation Policy - information for employers
In December 2019, the Welsh Government announced that clinical staff who go over their annual allowance for the 2019/20 tax year and who use scheme pays to pay the tax charge can be compensated in retirement for any reduction to their NHS Pension…
Update for employers on NHS Pensions coronavirus (COVID-19) response
In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, we have taken, and continue to take, proactive steps to ensure we support members, employers and colleagues.
This has included introducing a number of easements and changes to processes to…
Data errors – 2022/23 year end preparation
Urgent action is needed to cleanse data in readiness for the 2022/23 year end updates.
There are currently 250,000 errors allocated to employers in Pensions Online (POL) error handling.
Over 93,000 are year-end updates for 2022 or earlier years.…
Non-receipt of essential member data
We are in the process of conducting a review due to non-receipt of essential member data, in particular year end updates.
We will work closely with employers during this exercise and there will be an initial contact with the Finance Director or…
Ill Health Applications – Missing Information
NHS Pensions is continuing to receive these applications forms:
The Consideration of Entitlement to Ill Health Retirement benefits (AW33E)
The Consideration of Entitlement for Early Payment of Deferred Benefits due to Ill Health (AW240) …
The NHS Pension Scheme for England and Wales - proposed changes to scheme regulations 2019
We notified you in the January 2019 employers newsletter about proposed changes to the National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2019.
The proposed changes include:…
Disclosure of senior managers’ remuneration – Greenbury 2024
We anticipate that the Greenbury functionality within Pensions Online (POL) will be available from Monday 15 January 2024. This is slightly later than last year as we found we were receiving initial requests early and then amended pay figures at a…
Employer helpline – Data Management option 3
From 1 September 2017 the Data Management option on the employer helpline will be removed.
Any member records that urgently need updating for members claiming their benefits should be emailed to nhsbsa.datamanagement@nhs.net with the words Award…