Pensions – You as an Employer – Your Responsibilities for Administering Employee Pensions (including where the practice chooses to outsource)

The primary objective is to ensure that delegates are able to effectively and accurately administer the NHS Pension Scheme and stay up to date with legislative changes in order to ensure their staff receive the appropriate benefits.

These sessions will include:

• An overview of the NHS Pension Scheme (including the 1995, 2008 and 2015 sections)
• Employer responsibilities (including end of year reporting)
• Pension administration basics (including common errors and their effect on retirement benefits)
• Potential consequences of incorrect administration
• Retirement options (including retire & retire, and drawdown)
• Processing retirement applications
• The implications of McCloud and final pay controls
• The NHS Pension as a potential tool for increasing staff retention in general practice
• Staying up to date with pension changes