Pensions

The NHS Scheme for Scotland (NHSSS)

The national scheme for NHS employees is open to a very few members of University staff.

Contributions - Employees	less than £15,000 - 5% £15,000 to £21,175 - 5% £21,176 to £26,557 - 6.5% £26,558 to £48,982 - 8% £48,983 to £69,931 - 8.9% £69,932 to £110,273 - 9.9% Over £110,274 - 10.9%
Contribution - Employers	13.5%

The maximum service is 45 years.

New Starts

Staff who meet the following criteria may be allowed to stay in the Scottish NHS Scheme.

To qualify you must:

• have been contributing to the Scottish NHS Scheme within 12 months of joining the University
• contract must be in Medicine or Dentistry (Lecturer, CLinical Researcher or Research Nurse) or Demonstrator in Life Sciences (carrying out teaching work)
• contracts with the University must not exceed 8 years
• Applied to join NHS within 3 months of joining the University

If you do not meet ALL these criteria, you will be opted into the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS).

For members who have a NHS 'added years contract' please contact Pensions Office.

Retirement

Normal Retirement age	65	For members who joined on or after 1 April 2008
Early Retirement	55	from April 2010

Last modified: Friday, 25-May-2012 11:27:40 BST