NHS Pensions will very soon be conducting a CHOICE exercise in which current members of the NHS Pension Scheme (whom were also members as at the 1 April 2008 & as at 1 October 2009) will be offered a one off choice to move across to the “2008 Section”.
You can get further information on this exercise by visiting the national UNISON pensions page on the subject. Most of our members who work in NWAS & are in the NHS Pension Scheme will at some point be sent CHOICE Packs which will include a Choice Statement which they will need to return to NHS Pensions within a 4 month timeframe if they wish to switch sections. Clearly many of you will have questions you would like answers to. However, we would direct you to the Unison website link above or UNISON Direct (reached on 0845 355 0845) for this purpose, rather than asking your reps for advice on which scheme to chose. Ultimately this is a personal choice and your lay trade union representatives cannot give financial advice.
NHS Pension Choice Exercise – Member Bulletin
NHS Pensions will very soon be conducting a CHOICE exercise in which current members of the NHS Pension Scheme (whom were also members as at the 1 April 2008 & as at 1 October 2009) will be offered a one off choice to move across to the “2008 Section”.
You can get further information on this exercise by visiting the national UNISON pensions page on the subject. Most of our members who work in NWAS & are in the NHS Pension Scheme will at some point be sent CHOICE Packs which will include a Choice Statement which they will need to return to NHS Pensions within a 4 month timeframe if they wish to switch sections. Clearly many of you will have questions you would like answers to. However, we would direct you to the Unison website link above or UNISON Direct (reached on 0845 355 0845) for this purpose, rather than asking your reps for advice on which scheme to chose. Ultimately this is a personal choice and your lay trade union representatives cannot give financial advice.