Main Scheme Contributions and Absences
Absence Type | Absence payment rate | Employee Contribution Basis | Employer Contribution Basis |
---|---|---|---|
Sickness | Paid at full pay | Actual pensionable pay | Actual pensionable pay |
Paid at SSP rate | Actual pensionable pay | Assumed Pay | |
Paid at 50% | Actual pensionable pay | Assumed Pay | |
Unpaid | No contribution | Assumed Pay | |
Maternity | Paid at full pay | Actual pensionable pay | Assumed Pay |
Paid at SMP rate | Actual pensionable pay | Assumed Pay | |
Unpaid | No contribution | No contribution * | |
Adoption | Paid at full pay | Paid at full pay | Assumed Pay |
Paid at SMP rate | Paid at SMP rate | Assumed Pay | |
Unpaid | Unpaid | No contribution * | |
Shared Parental Leave | Paid at full pay | Paid at full pay | Assumed Pay |
Paid at SMP rate | Paid at SMP rate | Assumed Pay | |
Unpaid | Unpaid | No contribution * | |
Paternity | Paid at SPP | Actual pensionable pay | Assumed Pay |
*APP does NOT apply during any period of unpaid additional maternity, paternity or adoption leave or unpaid shared parental leave available at the end of relevant child related leave.
Note: The system calculates entitlement according to the rules
specified in your statutory and occupational plans. The payment percentage on the
absence record is interpreted to determine the calculation basis that is
used.