The NASGP will launch new NHS pension features on its locum platform, LocumDeck, on Tuesday 13 May.
The leading item is a new ‘date worked’ feature that summarises pension information based on the dates locum work was performed, which aligns that information with NHS pension calculation methods of pensionable pay, and in turn determines which tiered employee contribution rate the member should pay.
Locums often face challenges around the NHS pensions including understanding their employee contribution rate tier during the year, reconciling contributions at year-end (including annualisation complexities) and deciphering PCSE queries.
The ‘date worked’ feature is accompanied by new ‘headline summary’ cards. At the top of the “Date Worked Summary” page, locums can see at-a-glance summaries for the current pension year, including:
- Pensionable pay (90% of locum fees).
- Employer’s contribution.
- Employee contribution, with a new alert if Form B hasn’t been generated that is based on their LocumDeck settings.
- Pensionable days service (a crucial figure for annualisation).
LocumDeck also includes informative tooltips, detailed breakdowns of work by date and practice (based on Form A information) and pension summaries by month.
Watch the video to learn more about:
- The new ‘date worked’ summary
- The ‘date paid’ summary and tax relief
- How the new button works
- The current NHS pension year
- How we built this new feature
- Pensionable pay snapshots
- Pensionable days for annualisation
- How to check or change your pension tier
- The detailed breakdown of locum work
- How to deal with PCSE queries
- Past pension years