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Employer Circulars/Technical Updates

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Employer Technical Updates

This Technical Update contains information about:
  1. Annual Rate of Pay at Cessation
  2. Actuarial Reduced Early Retirement Factors
  3. Redundancy & Interests of Efficiency (IOE) Retirements - Changes to the Factors Used for Calculating Employer Additional Contributions
  4. Opting out of the Scheme
  5. 24 Hour Retirement
  6. 2008 Section Life Assurance lump sum (Officers)
  7. The standard Lifetime Allowance (LTA) is reducing
This Technical Update contains information about:
  1. Changes to Employee Contributions
  2. Transitional Protection Rules for Redundancy
  3. 2011/12 Estimated GP (Non-GP Providers) Pensionable Income
  4. Reminder about joining the scheme for re-employed Pensioners
  5. Annual Allowance Information Requirements
  6. The Lifetime Allowance and Fixed Protection
  7. Members taking Strike Action
  8. Internet Update
This Technical Update contains information about:
  1. Annual Allowance - Information Requirement for Employers
  2. Standard Lifetime Allowance
  3. Abatement (Important note about Annual Rate of Pay)
  4. Transferring Benefits
  5. Website Updates
  6. Reminders
This Technical Update contains information about:
  1. Annual Allowance - Employer presentations and FAQs
  2. Medical and Dental Practitioner Dynamising Factors for 2010-2011
  3. Added Years Contributions for Scheme Members previously subject to the Pensionable Earnings Cap
  4. Reminders

This Technical Update Contains Information About:
  1. Important-Tax Changes
  2. Access to the HSC Pension Scheme
  3. 2011/12:Tiered Contributions
  4. Change from RPI to CPI
  5. HMRC Guidance on NIC's and Injury Benefit Payments from April 2011
  6. Pensions position of On-Call Arrangements for Agenda for Change Staff
  7. Reminders

This Technical Update Contains Information About:
  1. Reminder-Disclosure of Senior Managers Remuneration and Pension Details
  2. Pension Position of On-Call Arrangements for Agenda for Change Staff
  3. 2008 Section Draw Down Applications
  4. Changes for Members Returning to Work in Receipt of an Ill Health Pension
  5. Reminder-Employers Only To Use HSC Pension Scheme Forms
  6. Availability of GP Providers (& Non GP Providers) Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits 2009/10
  7. The Assistant Medical Practitioner Self Assessment of Tiered Contributions 2009/10

This Technical Update Contains Information About:
  1. New Contact Details for HSC Pensions Service
  2. Changes to the Treatment of Tax Relief for Pensions
  3. Christmas Holiday Arrangements 2010

This Technical Update Contains Information About:
  1. Changes to the Annual Allowance and the Lifetime Allowance
  2. Changes to Pension Regulations
  3. Changes to Early Retirement
  4. HSC Employer Reminders
  5. NHS Employers
  6. Changes to Cash Equivalent Transfer Value (CETV) Factors
  7. Abatement for Special Class/Mental Health Officer Age Retires

This Technical Update Contains Information About:
  1. Changes to Scheme Member Contributions from 1 April 2010
  2. Employer Scheme Contribution Rate-2008/2009 & 2009/2010
  3. The Earnings Cap and Added Years-2010/2011
  4. Out of Hours Providers
  5. Freelance GP Locums
  6. Death Benefit and Survivor Benefits

Latest Circulars

This circular contains information about:
  1. New Head of HSC Pension Service Appointed
  2. Reminder-Disclosure of Senior Managers' Remuneration and Pension Details
  3. The Minimum Pension Age is Changing from 6th April 2010 for some members
  4. Redundancy and Minimum Lump Sum 2008 Section Factors
  5. National Insurance Earnings
  6. AW6-Supplementary Sheet for Issue to Members with Form
  7. Availability of Revised GP Provider and Non GP Provider Pensionable Profit Certificates
  8. Statutory Time Limits for Payment of Scheme Contributions
  9. Amendment Regulations
  10. Contact Details

This circular contains information about:
  1. The New Ill Health Retirement Application Form
  2. Pension Choice Exercise-Employer Seminar
  3. The Budget 2009
  4. Joiner Questionnaire Mailing
  5. GP Locums
  6. Contact us

This Circular contains information about:
  1. The New HSC Pension Service Website
  2. How to Contact us

This Circular contains important information about:
  1. The new Scheme Guide for Members
  2. Joining the Scheme - Revised Procedures
  3. How to Contact us

2009