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We would like to remind employers to regularly check Pensions Online (POL), employer error handling and clear any employer allocated errors. There are currently 158,000 data errors allocated to employers.  These errors potentially prevent your…

In Employer Newsletter 9 – September 2017, we asked that when submitting an employer comment on Pensions Online (POL), you ensure information is provided to enable us to clear the error. We are still receiving a high volume through without…

As the deadline for issuing pensions saving statements approaches please action any SM8’s received. If the contributions and pay are not amended in line with a reduction in hours/sessions worked, the member may receive an incorrect Annual Allowance…

Further to guidance issued on 10 October 2019, we would like to update members on annual allowance statements.  We issued annual allowance statements through our automation process, meeting the legislative deadline of 6 October 2019. However, we…

The NHS Pension Scheme employer contribution rate increased on 1 April 2019 from 14.38% to 20.68%, this includes the 0.08% administration charge. The Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC) consultation response announcing the rise, published…

To help support NHS Pension Scheme members who are continuing to deal with the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we have taken the decision to extend the 2019/20 voluntary scheme pays deadline. Members who have an annual allowance…

There has been an increase in queries from employers relating to pensionable pay for 1995 Section members. We want to provide a better understanding for you of how our processes work for awards and sub awards and help alleviate some your concerns.…

We are currently experiencing some intermittent issues with Pensions Online (POL). We continue to work to resolve this and apologise for any inconvenience it is causing you. We’ll share further updates as these become available. POL will be…

A reminder that the extended voluntary scheme pays deadline for 2020-21 is on the 31 March 2023. Due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19 the decision was taken to extend the voluntary scheme pays deadline for 2020-21 from the 31 July 2022 to the 31…

Further to an article in the January 2016 Employer Newsletter, we are continuing to consider the system changes required to ensure that the whole time equivalent pay is calculated correctly for part time staff who are in receipt of supplementary…