Employers A - Z

If your school is converting to an academy, or if your academy is joining a multi-academy trust, you will need to contact us at your earliest convenience for important information.

Actual pensionable pay is the pay an employee receives that counts towards their pension calculation and on which contributions are paid. It is also used to determine their contribution rate. 

Employees can choose to pay into an AVC plan to boost their retirement income. Find information designed to assist payroll providers with the administration of AVCs.

Assumed pensionable pay is applied if an employee has a period of authorised paid leave which results in reduced pay and ensures the calculation of their pension is not negatively affected by this. 

Employers must put certain staff into a workplace pension scheme and contribute towards it. This is called ‘automatic enrolment’. There are certain legal duties that employers will need to be aware of with regards to this. 

Employer bulletins are regularly produced to keep you up to date with the latest developments. 

Members retiring on efficiency grounds aged 55 or over and with at least 2 years membership will be entitled to immediate benefits. The process is very similar to redundancy and information regarding this can be found on our page. 

Employers will need to supply a final pay figure for members with entitlement to final salary benefits. This will need to be included in the ePen3 form that must be provided when they leave. 

You can determine your employee’s appropriate contribution rate by reference to a pay band. Employers must determine which pay band is appropriate. This process must be carried out with effect from 1 April each year. 

If a scheme member dies in service, there are important actions that must be carried out promptly. 

The scheme rules require employers to have a policy in place to cover certain areas where they have discretionary powers. A guide and a template are available to assist employers in managing their policy. 

Employers will need to complete an ePen3 form for most of their members who leave the scheme to ensure that the correct pension benefits are calculated and paid to the member. 

Under the pension scheme rules, it is possible for employees to retire from the age of 55 and receive pension benefits immediately without completely leaving employment. Employers will have a policy on flexible retirement and approval must be given before benefits can be released. 

The Fund has a number of policies, strategies, and plans in place to ensure that obligations to members, employers, and stakeholders are met.

Employer will need to submit monthly data to the Fund through i-Connect, our secure online portal. This enables pension records to be kept up to date. You can also upload the ePen3 leavers form using i-Connect. 

Employers can decide to grant ill health retirement to its members. The decision will be made with reference to the advice given by the Independent Registered Medical Practitioner on the ill health certificate. Details of the process to follow can be found on our page. 

Information to assist you when selecting an Independent Registered Medical Practitioner.

Contributions from employees and employers are invested by the Pension Fund to generate returns, ensuring the fund can pay benefits to its members.

Useful information related to enrolling your employees into the LGPS Scheme.

A PSR number is allocated as an identifier to the pension scheme by the Pensions Regulator. The Leicestershire County Council Pension Fund PSR number is 10079136.

A PSTR number is a reference allocated an identifier to the pension scheme by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The Leicestershire County Council Pension Fund PSTR number is 00328856RQ. 

Pensions staff are available to speak at presentations (in-person or online) on LGPS-related topics, such as a general overview of the scheme and retirement.

When a member is made redundant, pension benefits are paid immediately where employees are aged 55 or over and have been scheme members for at least 2 years. Our page includes the process to follow and the forms to be completed. 

Information about scheme members who leave before being eligible to claim their pension. 

Information for town and parish councils who are considering admitting their employees to the LGPS. Learn about any potential funding concerns and risks of becoming a scheme employer. 

The LGPS has put together some bite-size training resources covering various topics that may be of interest to employers.

Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment (TUPE) protects employees when the business they work for changes ownership. 

Information in respect of members who retire voluntarily can be found on our page, including answers to questions you may have about the process.