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In this section, you will find all of the employer newsletters. You can access them by clicking on the relevant tabs below.
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Employers Newsletters - 2024/2025
Employers Newsletter Quarter 1 – 2024/2025
This Newsletter contains information about:
- Continuation of Added Years/Additional Pension/
ERRBO Contracts - Special Class & Mental Health Officer Abatement
Provision - Consideration for Ill Health Retirement Applications
– update - Contact Us
Employers Newsletter Quarter 2 – 2024/2025
This Newsletter contains information about:
- Online Pension Application (AW6)
- Protection of Pensionable Pay
- Pensionable Re-employment
- Contact Us
- Continuation of Added Years/Additional Pension/
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Employers Newsletters - 2023/2024
Employers Newsletter Quarter 4 – 2023/2024
This Newsletter contains information about:
- Department of Health Consultation
- McCloud Update
- Consideration for Ill Health Retirement Applications – update
- Contact Us
Employers Newsletter Quarter 3 – 2023/2024
This Newsletter contains information about:
- Department of Health Consultation
- McCloud
- Consideration for Ill Health Retirement Applications – update
- Contact Us
Employers Newsletter Quarter 2 – 2023/2024
This Newsletter contains information about:
- Proposed Pension Flexibilities – Consultation
- Annual Allowance 2022-23
- Annual Benefit Statements 2023
- Coronavirus Act & Temporary Suspensions
- Protection of Pensionable Pay
- HSC Annual Report 2022-23
- Contact Us
Employers Newsletter Quarter 1 – 2023/2024
This Newsletter contains information about:
- McCloud Consultation
- Applications for Consideration for Ill Health Retirement – Update
- Ill Health Retirement Estimates
- Career Breaks / Authorised Leave
- Reduction or Forfeiture of Benefits
- Pension Benefit Forms
- Annual Benefit Statements 2023
- Contact Us
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Employers Newsletters - 2022/2023
Employers Newsletter – June 2022
This Newsletter contains information about:
- Coronavirus Act 2020 & end of Temporary Suspensions
- Member Self-Service & Annual Benefit Statements 2022
- Unpaid Leave/Career Breaks & Pension Implications
- Estimate of Benefits
- New Joiner/Re-joiner Form
- Reduction or Forfeiture of Benefits – Reminder
- Contact Us
Employers Newsletter – October 2022
This Newsletter contains information about:
- Coronavirus Act 2020– Change to Pension Legislation – Update
- Change to Scheme Member Contributions
- Member Self-Service & Annual Benefit Statements 2022
- Unpaid Leave/Career Breaks & Pension Implications
- Reduction or Forfeiture of Benefits – Reminder
- Consideration for Ill Health Retirement Applications – Update
- Contact Us
Employers Newsletter – December 2022
This Newsletter contains information about:
- Applications for Consideration for Ill Health Retirement – OHS Update
- Eligibility for Applying for Consideration for Ill Health Retirement
- Career Breaks/Authorised Leave
- Protections of Pensionable Pay
- Changes to How You Submit Your Scheme Pays Election if You are About to Retire
- Contact Us
Employers Newsletter – March 2023
This Newsletter contains information about:
- Spring Budget 2023 – Pension Changes
- Career Breaks/Authorised Leave
- Alignment of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) Inflation Rates (Annual Allowance)
- Pension Benefit Forms
- Contact Us
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Employers Newsletters - 2021/2022
Employers Newsletter – June 2021
This Newsletter contains information about:
- Coronavirus Act 2020 – Change to Legislation
- Pension Workshops
- Update on McCloud – Public Sector Pension Scheme Consultation
- Reduction of Forfeiture of Benefits
- Procedure for Applying for Commuted Benefits (Over Normal Retirement Age)
- New Scheme Forms
- Late Submission of Retirement Application Forms
- Member Self Service
- New Joiner & Re-Joiner Forms
- Contact Us
Employers Newsletter – September 2021
This Newsletter contains information about:
- Coronavirus Act 2020 – Change to Legislation
- Pubic Sector Pension Scheme Consultation (McCloud)
- Bank/Casual Employments (3 month rule)
- Annual Benefit Statements 2021
- Annual Allowance for 5th April 2021
- HSC Pension Board Annual Report & Business Plan
- Contact Us
Employers Newsletter – December 2021
This Newsletter contains information about:
- Coronavirus Act 2020 & end of Temporary Suspensions
- Career Breaks/Authorised Leave
- Department of Health Consultations
- Pension Applications
- Contact Us
Employers Newsletter – March 2022
This Newsletter contains information about:
- Coronavirus Act 2020 & end of Temporary Suspensions
- Member Self-Service & Annual Benefit Statements 2022
- Department of Health Consultations
- Bank/Casual Employments (3 month rule)
- SAP Part Time Indicator
- Transfer of Pension rights from another Pension Provider
- Pension Applications
- Contact Us
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Employers Newsletters - 2020/2021
Employers Newsletter April 2020 (B)
This Newsletter contains information about:
- Annual Allowance Tax Changes 2020
- Contact Us
Employers Newsletter April 2020
This Newsletter contains information about:
- COVID – 19 – Impact to Services
- Coronavirus Act 2020 – Change to Pension Legislation
- Pension Workshops & 1-1 Sessions – COVID 19 Implications
- Procedure for Applying for Commuted Ill Health Once Over NPA
- Unpaid Leave Implications
- Early Retirement Reduction Buy-Out (ERRBO)
- New OHS Applications and Appeals
- Contact Us
Employers Newsletter July 2020
This Newsletter contains information about:
- COVID -19 – Impact to Services – Ill Health Retirement Applications
- Coronavirus Act 2020 – Change to Pension Legislation
- Pension Workshops & 1-1 Sessions – COVID-19 Implications
- Procedure for Applying for Commuted Benefits over NRA
- Cancelled Retirements
- New Scheme Forms
- Member Self Service
- Two months & two metre….How we did it!
- Contact Us
This Newsletter contains information about:
- Submission of AW6 – at least 3 months in advance
- New Joiner Questionnaire
- Coronavirus Act 2020 Change to Pension Legislation
- HSC Pension Workshops & One to Ones
- Contact Us
This Newsletter contains information about:
- Public Sector Pension Scheme Consultation Update – McCloud Case
- Pension Benefit Payment Schedule
- Reduction or Forfeiture of Benefits – Reminder
- HSC Coronavirus Life Assurance Scheme – Reminder
- Submission of AW6
- Applications for consideration for Ill Health Retirement
- Added Years Contracts on new employments (importance of completing NEW or Rejoiner Questionnaire)
- Contact Us
Employers Newsletter March 2021
This Newsletter contains information about:
- Public Sector Pension Scheme Consultation Update
- Retirement Process
- Submission of AW6 Pension Application Form
- Coronavirus Act 2020 – Change to Legislation
- Re-Joiners
- Contact Us
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Employers Newsletters - 2019/2020
Employers Newsletter Quarter 1 2019 – 2020
This Newsletter contains information about:
- Payroll Pension Team (PPT)
- Reduction or Forfeiture of Benefits – Reminder
- Career Breaks/Authorised Leave
- Member Estimate Requests
- Contact Us
Employers Newsletter Quarter 2 2019 – 2020
This Newsletter contains information about:
- Scheme Members aged 75
- Annual Allowance/Lifetime Allowance
- New Joiner Questionnaire
- Career Breaks & Ill Health Retirement
- Bank/Casual Employments (three month rule)
- Final Pay Control
- Retirement Benefit Applications
- New Forms to be Used
- Contact Us
Employers Newsletter Quarter 3 2019 – 2020
This Newsletter contains information about:
- Pensions Workshops 2020/21
- Pension Application – Reminder
- Interface Errors
- Contact Us
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Employers Newsletters - 2018/2019
Employers Newsletter Quarter 1 2018 2019
This Newsletter contains information about:
- Lifetime Allowance
- Pension Application Process
- Updated Forms
- OHS Applications
- Reduced Forfeiture of HSC Pension Benefits
- Contact Us
Employers Newsletter Quarter 2 2018 2019
This Newsletter contains information about:
- ICATS
- Career Breaks/Authorised Leave – Retrospective Payments
- Career Breaks & Annual Leave
- New Joiner Questionnaire
- Pension Application Process
- Death in Service
- Contact Us
Employers Newsletter Quarter 3 2018 2019
This Newsletter contains information about:
- Final Pay Controls
- Maternity leave, paternity leave, parental leave and adoption leave
- Pension Liaison Service
- New Joiner Questionnaire/Re-Joiner Form
- Special Class Nursing Status (SCN)/Mental Health Officer Status (MHO)
- Contact Us
Employers Newsletter Quarter 4 2018 2019
This Newsletter contains information about:
- Application for consideration for In Service Ill Health Retirement – Reminder
- Reduction of Forfeiture of Benefits
- Estimate of Benefits Process
- Members who retire with multiple employments
- Payment of Annual Leave at retirement or Leaving the Scheme
- Contact Us
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Employers Newsletters - 2017/2018
Employers Newsletter Quarter 1 2017 2018
This Newsletter contains information about:
- Annual Benefit Statements
- Member Personal Details
- Serious Ill Health/Death in Service Estimates
- New/Revised Forms
- Protection of Pensionable Pay
- On Call Working (Part Time Employees)
- Delays in OHS Applications
- Pension Terminology Guide
- Pension Regulator – Update on Compliance
- Contact Us
Employers Newsletter Quarter 2 2017 2018
This Newsletter contains information about:
- Calculation of Pensionable Pay
- In Service Ill Health Retirement Applications
- Increase in State Pension Age
- New Joiner Questionnaire
- HSC Benefit Application Forms
- Misinformation relating to the HSC Pension Scheme
- Contact Us
Employers Newsletter Quarter 3 2017 2018
This Newsletter contains information about:
- Auto Enrolment
- Survivor Benefits for Co-Habiting Couples
- Partial Retirement
- Concurrent Employments
- New Joiner Questionnaire
- In Service Ill Health Retirement Applications (Reminder)
- Ill Health Retirement – Appeals Update
- Contact Us
Employers Newsletter Quarter 4 2017 2018
This Newsletter contains information about:
- Final Pay Control
- New Joiner Questionnaire
- In Service – Ill Health Retirement Applications (Second Reminder)
- Pensionable Pay
- Member Workshops/One to One Consultations/MSS & Calculators classes
- Contact Us
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Employers Newsletters - 2016/2017
Employer Newsletter Quarter 2 2016 2017
This Newsletter contains information about:
- Death Benefit Nomination Forms
- Protection of Pay
- Serious Ill Health/Death in Service Estimates
- Additional Pension Purchase
- New Joiner Questionnaire
- Choice 2
- Transfer In
- Career Breaks
- Annual Leave – Pensionable Service
- Posters
- Employer Requests for Guidance or Clarification of Scheme Rules or Regulations
- Contact Us
Employer Newsletter Quarter 3 2016 2017
This Newsletter contains information about:
- Annual Allowance
- Final Pay Controls Reminder
- Annual Benefit Statements
- Bank/Casual Employment (Three month Rule) Reminder
- Serious Ill Health/Death in Service Estimates
- Early Retirement Reduction Buy Out (ERRBO) in the 2015 Scheme Reminder
- Payment of Initial Survivors Pension
- Updated Forms
- Choice 2 Exercise closing date is fast approaching
- Employer Section of the HSC Pension Scheme Website
- Contact Us
Employer Newsletter Quarter 4 2016 2017
This Newsletter contains information about
- Transfer of Benefits from other NHS Pension Schemes
- Concurrent Employments
- Mental Health Officer Status Applications
- Survivors Benefits for Unmarried Couples
- Annual Benefit Statements (ABS)
- Agreed Voluntary Early Retirement
- On Call Working
- Protection of Pensionable Pay (1995/2008 Schemes Only)
- Change in Application Procedure for Survivors Benefits
- Employer Procedural Guidance
- Revised Scheme Forms
- Contact Us