I didn't realise that you have to give notice to retire - 2 months notice at our place - wasn't something I had thought about before tbf.
Although what're they going to do if you don't give them notice -- sack you?!A colleague is retiring in March - (she will be 67, so will get her state pension then as well) I didn't realise that you have to give notice to retire - 2 months notice at our place - wasn't something I had thought about before tbf.
You don't want to piss off your employerI'm self-employed so do I have to give myself 2 months notice?
I'm self-employed so do I have to give myself 2 months notice?
I'm not talking about her state pension but her final salary teachers pension. She started teaching when she was about 22 or 23 so if she had worked non-stop she would have 38 years contribution by now. However she took 2 career breaks the first from 1988 when Eldest was born to 1998 when Middle started school then a second from 2002 to 2004 when Youngest arrived to disrupt our (and quite a few other) lives. She then worked part time as a supply teacher for 2 or 3 years before getting a permanent job where she is now. The end result of this is that rather than having 38 years worth of contributions she only has about 18 or 19 years so instead of getting a final salary pension of 67% of her final salary she will only get about 30%.
Being a full time mum can seriously affect a woman's pension earnings. We'll both get state pensions me the end of this year but she won't get it till 2028.
However in Mrs Q's case she is quite happy with the idea of being a 'kept' woman as she describes it. My final salary pension scheme also includes a widow's pension component that will pay her 50% of it once I shuffle off this mortal coil so she is well provided for even then.
Sorry, I read that as national service. Might be an idea, though, conscript elders that don’t have enough pension and force them to defend places like Walmington-on-Sea against rubber dinghies.Can she buy back notional service or buy back years. I know teachers who have done the buy back just to add years service on.
It doesn't really work exactly like that. The employer contribution doesn't go to your personal pension, it's used to fund the pension scheme as a whole - in return you get a guaranteed amount of annual pension in retirement, rather than a pot that is available to you.I've just discovered some people in the civil service get 27% employer pension contribution and now I'm considering a career change
You could always join the armed forces as you’d pay 0% contributions as it’s entirely based on the employer / taxpayer contributionI've just discovered some people in the civil service get 27% employer pension contribution and now I'm considering a career change
Don't know if I've mentioned this before, but my father-in-law was in the armed forces, served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during WW2, and then had a 25 year stint in the Australian Army - me had a fantastic pension from the army - he died about 8 years ago, but had been receiving about £4k a month (thanks in part to a strong Aussie currency at the time. He was in his 90s when he died, and not a big spender even when he could get out and about.You could always join the armed forces as you’d pay 0% contributions as it’s entirely based on the employer / taxpayer contribution
i was chatting to one of my managers recently and she said you can see how much state pension you'll get on the gov.uk site. so i had a look and found there were eight years i don't have enough ni for, all of which were when i moved from dole/being a student to low-wages. so i'm looking at £185 a week when/if i retire. plus a pitiful pension from work, which will be rather less than £185 a week, maybe £50 a week. if i'm lucky.
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And book your exit interviewI'm self-employed so do I have to give myself 2 months notice?
Oh I have just discovered this. Hard to believe and very sad.Yep , he was so looking forward to retirement, had been looking forward to it for the 20 odd years I've been on Urban.
One of my friends has just retired, he's five years older than me and has worked in banking all his career.
I have numerous pension pots due to moving jobs but don't know if it's worth combining.
Under the new state pension system introduced in April 2016, you typically need a 35-year NI contribution record to qualify for the full state pension amount, which is currently £185.15 a week.This might be of use for thise with state pension gaps.
UK state pensions: later deadline for NI top-ups that can mean £55,000 extra
Not me! Thought I would work forever, but am enjoying being gainfully unemployed. Finances are ok thakfully.British workers increasingly likely to work into their 70s, research suggests
Cost of living crisis forcing some older people to stay in work as data shows 61% increase in number of over-70s in employmentwww.theguardian.com
no way - I'd retire at my current age (58) if I could As it is, vague plan is to go part-time at 60, and claim my work pension, then maybe fuck off from the world of employment at 64-ishBritish workers increasingly likely to work into their 70s, research suggests
Cost of living crisis forcing some older people to stay in work as data shows 61% increase in number of over-70s in employmentwww.theguardian.com