LPF, as your Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), wants to help you save more for your retirement. Employers must enrol (or re-enrol) eligible employees into a workplace pension. This is to give you an extra income on top of your State Pension when you retire.
The UK Government requires all employers to automatically enrol eligible workers into a workplace pension.
In the LGPS, most new employees join the scheme automatically when they start work. You can opt out at any time if you prefer or consider the 50/50 option.
You’ll be automatically enrolled if:
If you’re already a member, auto enrolment won’t change anything. But if you change jobs or take an extra job, you might be enrolled again.
When does your employer need to enrol you?
Each employer has a set date to follow the auto enrolment rules. Ask your employer for the date that applies to you.
On joining the LGPS relevant records and a pension account (for each employment in the scheme if you have more than one) will be set up and an official notification of your membership of the LGPS will be sent to you. You should check your payslip to make sure that pension contributions are being deducted.