Section A
News feed
BT Pension Scheme to sell majority stake in Hermes
13
Apr
2018
Federated Investors, Inc. to Acquire Majority Interest in London-based integrated ESG Manager Hermes Investment Management from BT Pension Scheme.
Section C Court Case: Appeal
09
Apr
2018
Further to our update in February, BT was granted permission to appeal the High Court judgment to the Court of Appeal.
Closure of the BT Pension Scheme
19
Mar
2018
BT has announced the closure of Section B and C of the Scheme to future accrual in early summer 2018, having reached an agreement with the Communication Workers Union and Prospect.
2018 Trustee Newsletter now available
20
Feb
2018
The 2018 Trustee newsletter is now available and can be found on the Useful documents page. Members will receive a copy in the post over the next few weeks.
What you pay
You pay 6% of your Pensionable Salary each pay period.
These payments are known as your pension contributions and are deducted from your pay automatically. You get full tax relief on your contributions (under current law).
For example, if your salary is taxed at the basic rate of 20%, each £1 you pay into the Scheme costs you 80p. If your salary is taxed at 40%, each £1 you pay into the Scheme costs you 60p, and if taxed at 45% each £1 paid into the Scheme costs you 55p.
You will not receive tax relief on any pension savings that exceed the Annual Allowance.
Alternatively, you can decide to make your contributions through Smart Pensions, which increases your take home pay without changing your pension benefits. For more information please refer to the Smart Pension section.
You stop paying contributions if you leave the Company or when you retire, whichever happens first.
You can find out more about Contributions and Tax relief by referring to the ‘Section A Member Booklet’ in the Document library.