1 NHS PensionsSuggested areas of improvement by Amicus/Joint Unions (omitting objectives in terms of retirement age/early retirement) in anticipation of Modernisation Review 2003……… (A) Dependants pensions Discrimination issues pensions for unmarried partners pensions for dependant relatives where there is no partner pre-78 service to count for widowers pensions pre-78 service to count where married after leaving employment spouse pension for life - not ceasing on re-marriage/cohabitation Benefit quality issues Spouses pension based on 1/120 (see accrual proposal below) not 1/160 Spouses benefit on death in service based on all prospective service Higher death in service lump sum x4 not x2
Suggested areas of improvement by Amicus/Joint Unions (omitting objectives in terms of retirement age/early retirement) in anticipation of Modernisation Review 2003………
(A) Dependants pensions
Discrimination issues
Benefit quality issues
(B) Members pensions
(C) Career Breaks
(D) Stepping down
(E) Returning to work after drawing pension