Classroom Assistants
Please note that the information below only applies if you signed a Collective Agreement dated 30 November 2007 and were employed by an Education and Library Board, or an agreement dated 6th February 2009 if you were employed by a Voluntary Grammar and Grant Maintained Integrated School.
Background
On
31st May 2010, the Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment)
Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (SR 2010 No. 164) were made. They affected
Classroom Assistants who signed up to a Collective Agreement which changed
their terms and conditions of employment, the main change being an increase in
the whole-time equivalent hours from 32.50 per week to 36.00 per week.
To
ensure that all classroom assistants’ benefits were not affected by their
decision to sign up to the Collective Agreement, the Department of the
Environment has made the regulations to allow NILGOSC to use an amended version
of final pay for all membership from 1st January 1995 to the date of
the agreement.
The
Collective Agreement date for Classroom Assistants employed by the Education
and Library Boards was 30th November 2007.
The
Collective Agreement date for Classroom Assistants employed by the Voluntary
Grammar and Grant Maintained Integrated Schools was 6th February
2009.
NILGOSC notified all affected members of the introduction of
the regulations by 31st August 2010 and tailored Annual Pension
Forecasts were issued in September 2010. Both communications explained the
differences to the calculations and we will continue to issue these tailored
forecasts to Classroom Assistants every year.
When we issue you
with any future quotations you will see an additional page attached which
explains how your benefits are calculated.
Click here to view the document.