Employers
Welcome to the section of the website for employers.
If you are a scheme employer, we hope that you find the information in this section useful.
A full list of Norfolk Pension Fund scheme employers with active members can be viewed by clicking here.
Employers use the i-Connect system to upload data to us and users will be sent necessary details.
If you have any questions about our forms or access to i-Connect please call us on 01603 222132 or email [email protected]
Forms
Absence Due to Trade Dispute Buying Back 'Lost' Pension (SR92 Issue 3 Nov 2021) - Interactive
Advance Warning of Member Retiring (R25 Issue 11 Nov 2021) - Interactive
Employer Contact Details (MISC91 Issue 7 Nov 2021) - Interactive
Employer Notification of Employee Opting Out (SR88 Issue 7 Nov 2021) - Interactive
Employer's Pension Policy Exercise of Discretionary Powers (SR85 Issue 7 Aug 2016)
Expression of wish for payment of death grant (SR81 Issue 13 Nov 2021) - Interactive
Ill-Health Retirement Certificate: Current Member (R18 Issue 20 Nov 2021) - Interactive
Ill-Health Retirement : Employer's Decision Notice (R45 Issue 4 Nov 2021) - Interactive
Member Leaving Scheme (L45 Issue 3 Nov 2021) - Interactive
Membership Form (SR95 Issue 7 Jun 2023)
Notice to Opt Out of Pension Saving (SR97 Issue 6 Nov 2021) - Interactive
Notification of Absences due to Trade Disputes (SR76A Issue 2 July 2014)
Notification of Automatic Employer decision to switch to Main Scheme (SR106B Issue 1 Mar 2014)
Notification of Unpaid Leave (SR47B Issue 19 Nov 2021) - Interactive
Option to switch between section of the Scheme (SR106 Issue 3 Nov 2021) - Interactive
Pension Option - Reduced or Restricted Pay (SR90 Issue 3 Nov 2021) - Interactive
Pensionable pay paid to a member after leaving (L1 Issue 15 Nov 2021) - Interactive
Request for Estimate of Retirement Benefits (MISC89 Issue 6 Nov 2021) - Interactive
Third Tier Ill-Health Retirement - 18 Months Review (R18 IH3 Issue 7 Nov 2021) - Interactive
Transfer of Previous Non-LGPS Pension Rights Investigation Request Form (SR96 Issue 6 May 2024)
Guides
Administering Authority Pension Policy (AD1 Issue 2 Aug 2021)
Charges for Pension Sharing on Divorce (MISC080 Issue 23 Apr 2024)
Employer IDRP Guide (G070 Issue 5 Apr 2023)
Employer Pensions Policy Guide (G060 Issue 7 Jan 2022)
Financial Wellbeing in the Workplace - The Essential Guide for Employers
LGPS Contributions A Guide for Scheme Employers (G020 Issue 16 Feb 2024) v2
LGPS Leavers and Retirements A Guide for Scheme Employers (G040 Issue 4 Feb 2022) v2
LGPS Member Absence A Guide for Scheme Employers (G030 Issue 6 Jan 2022) v2
LGPS Pensionable Pay A Guide for Scheme Employers’ (G010 Issue 4 Jan 2022) v2
Memorandum of Understanding regarding Compliance with Data Protection Law (AD5 Issue 2 Jan 2023)
Pension Administration Strategy (AD2 Issue 2 Aug 2021)
Pension Administration Strategy Addendum (AD2a Oct 2021)
Pension Handbook for Scheme Employers (G001 Issue 15 Feb 2024) v2
Joiner Pack
Please provide your new employees with the Norfolk Pension Fund Joiner Pack items listed below.
- A Brief Guide to the LGPS
- Membership Form
- Expression of Wish for Payment of Death Grant form
- Transfer of Previous Non-LGPS Pension Rights form
If you would need any of our forms or documents in an accessible format such as large print, audio, Braille, alternative format or in a different language, please call us on 01603 222824 or email [email protected].
Newsletters
Useful links
The Pensions Regulator
Guidance on employer pension responsibilities and useful information on pensions reform and auto-enrolment can be found here.
LGPS regulation and guidance
The website for LGPS employers and pension funds in England and Wales can be accessed here.
National LGPS Frameworks
Information on how National LGPS Frameworks can help employers in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland efficiently procure high-quality, value for money, Pension Fund services is available here.
Employer Forum and webinars
The Norfolk Pension Fund holds an Employer Forum at least twice a year. The Forum is an opportunity for employers, Norfolk Pension Fund team members and the Fund Actuary to meet and exchange news and views on the LGPS and the wider pensions world.
We also hold special webinar sessions covering important issues affecting scheme employers and the LGPS.
Presentations from past Employer Forums and webinars are available at the links below.
Employer Forum 26 November 2024
Employer Forum 10 July 2024
Employer Forum 29 November 2023
Employer Forum 12 July 2023
Employer Forms
The following employer template forms have been designed to be completed digitally on a PC/tablet and uploaded to i-Connect:
- Member Leaving Scheme (L45)
- Early Retirement Authorisation (R16)
- Advance Warning of Member Retiring (R25)
- Ill-Health Retirement Certificate: Current Member (R18)
- Ill-Health Retirement Certificate: Deferred Benefit (R18 DB)
- Third Tier Ill-Health Retirement 18 Months Review (R18 IH3)
- Third Tier Ill-Health Retirement: Suspended Pensioner Review (R18 Review)
- Employer Notification of Opt Out (SR88)
- Retirement Estimate Request (MISC89)
- Notification of Unpaid Leave (SR47B)
N.B. Norfolk County Council HR/Payroll staff send forms internally by email to PenDocs and not via i-Connect. The Member Leaving Scheme form (L45) and Request for Estimate of Benefits form (MISC89) are only sent from Payroll staff due to the financial information that needs to be completed.
The following template documents can be completed by scheme members either digitally on a PC/tablet or printed out and completed in ink. They can also be uploaded to i-Connect by employers:
- Member Opt Out Form (SR97)
- Pension Option Reduced Pay (SR90)
- Option to Pay Contributions for Unpaid Leave (SR108)
- Expression of Wish for Payment of Death Grant (SR81)
- Membership Form (SR95)
- Member Non-LGPS Transfer Request (SR96)
For more information about i-Connect please contact the Technical Services Team - telephone 01603 222132, email [email protected].
Joiner Pack
Please provide your new employees with the Norfolk Pension Fund Joiner Pack items listed below.
- A Brief Guide to the LGPS
- Membership Form
- Expression of Wish for payment of death grant form
- Transfer of Previous Non-LGPS Pension Rights form