Employer bulletins

Employer Bulletins are issued by post or email to our member employers. They contain information on changes to our practices and updates and reminders about the information we need.


Latest Bulletins

February 2012

ACTION

  • Ill health retiral - medical certificateFRS17/IAS19 - Year End March 2012
  • Pension issues when recruiting

UPDATE

  • 2012 Tax changes - fixed protection for Lifetime Allowance
  • Year end March 2012
  • Disclosure requests 2012
  • Employer training sessions

January 2012

ACTION

  • FRS17/IAS19 - Year End March 2012
  • Employer Contributions 2012/13

UPDATE

  • Employer Tiered Contributions Table 2012/13
  • Certificate of Protection
  • Pensions Reform

January 2012 Small Employer Supplement

SPECIAL EDITION FOR OUR SMALLER EMPLOYERS

  • Valuation Schedules
  • FRS17/IAS19 Gilts appendix
  • Auto-enrolment

December 2011

ACTION

  • Lothian Pension Fund Actuarial Valuation
  • Health Certificate
UPDATE

  • Employer Seminar 8 December 2011
  • 2011 - What a year that was!

November 2011

ACTION

  • Contributions Receivable
  • Strike Action
UPDATE

  • Auto-enrolment
  • Ill health certificate
  • Employer User Group - Feedback
  • LGPS (S) Amendment Regulations 2011

October 2011

ACTION

Strike Action
Opt-out Forms

UPDATE

  • Potential Increase in Pension Contributions
  • Employer Survey Results
  • Member Self Service
  • Employer User Group Meeting 19 October 2011

TELL YOUR STAFF!

Local Government Pension Scheme and Increases in Pension Contributions

  • Strike Action and Your Pension
  • Ill Health Certificates

OCTOBER 2011 SMALL EMPLOYER SUPPLEMENT

SPECIAL EDITION FOR OUR SMALLER EMPLOYERS

  • Strain Costs - beware!
  • Employer User Group
  • Tell Us What You Want

SEPTEMBER 2011

ACTION

  • Ill Health Certificates
UPDATE
  • Default Retirement Age
  • Workplace Pension Reforms - auto enrolement
  • Lothian Pension Fund valuation
  • Annual Pension Forecasts
  • Pension Administration Strategy - performance 2010/11
  • Employer Survey
  • Save the day

SEPTEMBER 2011 SMALL EMPLOYER SUPPLEMENT

SPECIAL EDITION FOR OUR SMALLER EMPLOYERS

  • Open or closed - what are my options
  • Training available
  • Employer User Groups October 2011

APRIL 2011

ACTION
  • Employee contributions guidance

UPDATE

  • Public Service Pensions Commission final report
  • Lothian Pension Fund valuation
  • Recent legislation changes  removal of default  retirement age
  • restriction on pensions tax relief
  • salary sacrifice
  • child related leave
  • LGC annual update

Save the Day:   User group meeting 3 May 2011


Bulletins for 2010

Please contact richard.mcallister2@edinburgh.gov.uk if you wish Bulletins from before 2010.