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Section C Court Case: Update
04
Dec
2018
The Court of Appeal has now also confirmed that it is currently not possible to change from RPI to another index.
Judicial Review Update
29
Nov
2018
The High Court has now published its judgment and has determined that the decision made by Her Majesty’s Treasury was valid.
GMP Court Ruling
30
Oct
2018
You may have recently seen in the news the decision by the High Court that pension schemes should equalise benefits between women and men who have guaranteed minimum pensions.
BT Pension Scheme appoints Morten Nilsson as Chief Executive Officer
09
Oct
2018
The Trustee of the BT Pension Scheme (BTPS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Morten Nilsson as Chief Executive Officer of BT Pension Scheme Management Limited (BTPSM).
Contribution breaks
Unpaid leave
Any period of unpaid leave will not count as Pensionable Service unless, when you return to work, you agree to pay the contributions which would have been due from you for that period as if you had continued to be paid. If you are participating in Smart Pensions, the contributions will be equal to your notional contributions.
You will need to apply to the BT Pension Scheme and have this agreed within three months of your return to work.
Unpaid absence.
Any period of unpaid absence will not count as Pensionable Service unless, when you return to work, you agree to pay both your own contributions and those which would have been payable by BT but for the absence. If you are participating in Smart Pensions, the contributions will be equal to your notional contributions, including company contributions.
You will need to apply to the BT Pension Scheme and have this agreed within three months of your return to work.
Maternity/Paternity/Adoption leave
If you are on paid maternity, paternity or adoption leave, you will continue to pay contributions on the Pensionable Salary you are receiving and that period will count as Pensionable Service.
Sabbatical
Any leave whilst you are on a Sabbatical will not count as Pensionable Service unless, when you return to work, you agree to pay both your own and the company's contributions which were due for that period. You will need to apply to the BT Pension Scheme and have this agreed within three months of your return to work.