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Miscellaneous documents
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Electricity supply pension scheme surpluses
(Members only) |
How the Electricity Supply Pension Scheme (ESPS) groups handled the actuarial surpluses in their scheme following the 2001 valuation |
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PCSPS and National Insurance
(Members only) |
Find out how your NI contributions affect your PCSPS pension entitlement |
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Pension provision in the UK: occupational pension schemes
(Members only) |
The two main types of occupational pension schemes ('defined benefit' and 'defined contribution') |
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Pension provision in the UK: the legislative framework
(Members only) |
Includes a list of regulatory and other bodies |
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Pension provision in the UK: the state pension schemes
(Members only) |
The basic state pension, second state pension and pension credit |
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Pensions and privatisation
(Members only) |
What happens to your redundancy and pension rights if your job is transferred to a new employer as a result of contracting out or privatisation? |
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Pension terminology
(Members only) |
Get to grips with accrual rates, bulk transfers and commutation |
Guides
Last updated/published: 19/01/2009
Your rights when a business transfers to a new employer
Last updated/published: 06/03/2003
This guide is out-of-date and no longer available to download.
Last updated/published: 15/10/2002
General advice for members who may be about to work overseas. This guide covers: implications for your contract of employment; personal issues such as accommodation, insurance and medical treatment; social security and pensions; health and safety; tips for travellers; tax planning.
Pension briefings
Last updated/published: 08/03/2010
Prospect pension briefing note on salary sacrifice arrangements for pension contributions.
Last updated/published: 08/03/2010
Prospect pension briefing note on the obligations on employers to consult on changes to pension arrangements.
Last updated/published: 10/12/2009
Pension briefing note on implications of pbr 2009 announcements on civil service pensions.
Last updated/published: 16/10/2009
Prospect's review of the financial position of the groups of the ESPS and privatised Scottish electricity pension schemes.
Last updated/published: 30/09/2009
Prospect's survey of pension schemes open to new and recent entrants to the electricity industry
Last updated/published: 13/08/2009
The Civil Service Compensation Scheme Q & A brief has been designed for the purposes of general information and it should not be taken as a definitive position of members' rights.
Last updated/published: 16/04/2009
A briefing note on the pension offered to members rejoining the civil service pension scheme after a break in service.
Last updated/published: 20/08/2008
This briefing describes the system of internal controls required by pension schemes under the Pensions Act 2004.
Last updated/published: 20/08/2008
A note about new time limits applying to transfers of personal pensions into the PCSPS.
Civil service pensions
Last updated/published: 12/03/2010
Contents include: organising awards 2010, civil service compensation scheme (page 1); learning roadshows; learning-at-work week; ULR funding boost (page 2); NEC report, members’ survey, challenges for BT staff (page 3); International Women’s Day event, paternity rights, equality reps (page 4); asbestos; UK global safety ranking, blacklisting, safer workplaces (page 5); making sense of new fit notes (pages 6-7); equality ruling on agency workers (page 8); Climate Solidarity campaign (page 9); holding virtual meetings (page 10); new ONS mortgage inflation measure; pay settlements (page 11); interview: migrant workers in Connect sector (page 12)
Last updated/published: 12/03/2010
First of two reports on public sector pensions
Last updated/published: 10/03/2010
Draft response to the commission from the TUC as well as a note from the TUC on the pros or cons of submitting any response at all
Last updated/published: 08/03/2010
Highlighted trends in defined contribution pension provisions
Last updated/published: 08/03/2010
Prospect pension briefing note on salary sacrifice arrangements for pension contributions.
Last updated/published: 08/03/2010
Prospect pension briefing note on the obligations on employers to consult on changes to pension arrangements.
Last updated/published: 08/03/2010
Draft paper from HMT on actuarial assumptions to be used in the cost sharing exercises that will be undertaken by the larger public sector pension schemes
Last updated/published: 05/03/2010
GAD assesses the broad comparability of schemes and sets actuarial assumptions in order to do so. GAD is currently reviewing these assumptions and has issued a consultation paper asking for thoughts on the assumptions it currently uses
Last updated/published: 05/03/2010
The seminar on defined benefit pension provision called for in Prospect's motion to the 2009 TUC
Last updated/published: 02/03/2010
Prospect EDF Energy branch members are being asked to vote yes in a consultative ballot on whether they would be willing to take industrial action to defend their pension rights and prevent management overturning the Barber waiver