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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

PCSPS and National Insurance (Members only)

Find out how your NI contributions affect your PCSPS pension entitlement

Pension provision in the UK: occupational pension schemes (Members only)
Pensions paper p.1b

The two main types of occupational pension schemes ('defined benefit' and 'defined contribution')

Pension provision in the UK: the legislative framework (Members only)
Pensions paper P.1c

Includes a list of regulatory and other bodies

Pension provision in the UK: the state pension schemes (Members only)
Pensions paper p.1a

The basic state pension, second state pension and pension credit

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?

Pension terminology (Members only)

Get to grips with accrual rates, bulk transfers and commutation

Guides

15 TUPE regulations
Last updated/published: 19/01/2009
Your rights when a business transfers to a new employer
02 Early retirement, severance and redundancy in the civil service
Last updated/published: 06/03/2003
This guide is out-of-date and no longer available to download.
10 Overseas working
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

PPBN - Salary sacrifice
Last updated/published: 08/03/2010
Prospect pension briefing note on salary sacrifice arrangements for pension contributions.
PPBN - pension consultation
Last updated/published: 08/03/2010
Prospect pension briefing note on the obligations on employers to consult on changes to pension arrangements.
Ppbn - pbr 2009
Last updated/published: 10/12/2009
Pension briefing note on implications of pbr 2009 announcements on civil service pensions.
ESPS and Scottish Electricity Schemes
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.
Open Pension Schemes in the Electricity Industry
Last updated/published: 30/09/2009
Prospect's survey of pension schemes open to new and recent entrants to the electricity industry
Civil Service Compensation Scheme - Q & A Brief
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.
Prospect pension briefing note 72 - rejoining civil service pension scheme
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.
056 Internal controls
Last updated/published: 20/08/2008
This briefing describes the system of internal controls required by pension schemes under the Pensions Act 2004.
054 PCSPS: transfers in from personal pensions
Last updated/published: 20/08/2008
A note about new time limits applying to transfers of personal pensions into the PCSPS.

Civil service pensions

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Report, March 2010
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)
NAO Report on Public Sector Pensions
Last updated/published: 12/03/2010
First of two reports on public sector pensions
Public Sector Pension Commission
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
Trends in Defined Contribution Pension Provision - March 2010
Last updated/published: 08/03/2010
Highlighted trends in defined contribution pension provisions
PPBN - Salary sacrifice
Last updated/published: 08/03/2010
Prospect pension briefing note on salary sacrifice arrangements for pension contributions.
PPBN - pension consultation
Last updated/published: 08/03/2010
Prospect pension briefing note on the obligations on employers to consult on changes to pension arrangements.
HMT Paper on Actuarial Assumptions
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
GAD Consultation and Broad Comparability Assumptions
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
TUC Motion
Last updated/published: 05/03/2010
The seminar on defined benefit pension provision called for in Prospect's motion to the 2009 TUC
Vote yes! Are you prepared to support industrial action to protect your pension?
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
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