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Employee Guides

Please find listed below a series of guides for your information.

File nameFile typeSize
Employee Contribution Rates (external link)Link
HMRC Tax Controls - High Earners Jan 2012PDF52KB
Strike Absence Purchase Summary Nov 2011Word109KB
Strike Absence Purchase Leaflet Nov 2011Word688KB
Strike Absence Election to Purchase Form Nov 2011Word 570KB
Brief Guide to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)PDF615KB
Increasing benefits PDF72KB
Transferring pension rights into the LGPS PDF78KB
Leave of absence and the LGPS PDF45KB
Life cover and protecting your family active membersPDF60KB
Tax controls and your LGPS benefits PDF49KB
Help with pension problemsPDF39KB
Guide to Leaving your Job before RetirementPDF100KB
Guide to Your Retirement and BenefitsWord183KB
Guide to Pensions and divorce dissolution of civil partnership PDF55KB
Guide to Life Cover and dependants benefits (non active members)PDF80KB
If you joined before April 2008PDF55KB
New Regulations Update Oct 2012Word43KB
Scheme Update Oct 2010 PDF45KB
Transfer LGPS Deferred Membership PDF43KB

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Page Last Updated: 3 April 2013

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