INFORMATION FOR NON-COUNTY PAYROLL EMPLOYEES TAKING STRIKE ACTION

Members of the Local Government Pension Scheme who choose to strike will have a day less membership of the pension scheme for every day they are absent from work.

However regulations allow scheme members to elect to pay contributions to reinstate any days lost through industrial action.  The contributions currently due under the pension regulations are 16% of the pay you would have normally received but for your absence. 

Your employer will make one of two decisions regarding payment of extra contributions and you are advised to contact your employer to ascertain what their policy will be.

Some may choose to assume employees wish to protect their pensionable service and will choose to deduct the contributions for ALL employees at a rate of 16%. Should your employer adopt this policy you may elect not to pay contributions by completing form TD1A default. You can print a copy via the following link.

Form TD1A default - Election not to pay additional contributions

Alternatively your employer may choose not to deduct any contributions. In order to protect the service you would need to elect to pay the additional contributions of 16% for any period of strike action by completing form TD1A. You can print a copy via the following link.

Form TD1A - Election to pay additional contributions

Please be aware that you will not be able to revisit this decision once made. The Pension Team will also assume that you wish this decision to stand for all future absences for this dispute unless you inform the Pension Team in writing that this is not the case within 30 days of any further absences.

If you have any queries, contact Pension Services. See home page for contact details.

Last Modified: 15/07/2008 16:49:20
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