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FOI 2023 192 - Retirement and Returning to Work

 

Information Requested:

lease supply answers to the following questions relating to staff taking retirement and accessing their pension, and continuing to work for your organisation in some capacity by completing the following tables, where Total hours is the total number of hours worked (across any number of normal / bank contracts, or separate assignment numbers) 

  

To clarify - I am looking for all staff who have submitted their AW8 (even if retirement is in the future) between 1st December 2022 to date. 

  

  1. All Retire and Return Staff 

  

i.e. staff who are re-employed following retirement  

  

Numbers of staff choosing to 

Retire & Return 

Total Hours** After taking Retire & Return 

1.0 WTE 

(37.5 h) 

0.6 to < 1.0 WTE 

(22.5 h – 37 h) 

> 0.4 to < 0.6 WTE 

(> 15 to < 22.5h) 

0.4 WTE or less 

(<= 15 h) 

Before taking 

Retire & Return 

(Total Hours**) 

1.0 WTE 

(37.5 h 

  

  

  

  

0.6 to < 1.0 WTE 

(22.5 h – 37 h) 

  

  

  

  

> 0.4 to < 0.6 WTE 

(> 15 to < 22.5h) 

  

  

  

  

0.4 WTE or less 

(<= 15 h) 

  

  

  

  

  

**Total hours is the total number of hours worked for any member of staff (across any number of normal / bank contracts, or separate assignment numbers) 

  

  1. Partial Retirement Staff 

  

i.e. staff who chose to take part, or all, of their pension benefits and continue in NHS employment. 

  

Numbers of staff choosing to 

Partial Retirement 

Total Hours** After taking Partial Retirement 

1.0 WTE 

(37.5 h) 

0.6 to < 1.0 WTE 

(22.5 h – 37 h) 

> 0.4 to < 0.6 WTE 

(> 15 to < 22.5h) 

0.4 WTE or less 

(<= 15 h) 

Before taking 

Partial Retirement(Total Hours**) 

1.0 WTE 

(37.5 h) 

  

  

  

  

0.6 to < 1.0 WTE 

(22.5 h – 37 h) 

  

  

  

  

> 0.4 to < 0.6 WTE 

(> 15 to < 22.5h) 

  

  

  

  

0.4 WTE or less 

(<= 15 h) 

  

  

  

  

  

  1. Partial Retirement Staff – particular category 

  

Staff who have reduced pensionable pay by 10% or more, but who have not reduced total hours worked (across any number of normal / bank contracts, or separate assignment numbers) 

  

Numbers of staff choosing to 

Partial Retirement 

without reducing total hours 
(across any number of normal / bank contracts, or separate assignment numbers) 

Partial Retirement 10% pensionable salary reduction achieved by 

Reduction in level of responsibility or 

Stepping down to lower paid role 

Second ESR Assignment number (payroll record) 

(non-pensionable) 

Bank contract 

(non-pensionable) 

with annual leave accrual 

Bank contract 

(non-pensionable) 

with no annual leave accrual 

Temporary change to terms and conditions e.g. assigning some element of pay to be ad-hoc / temporary (non-pensionable) 

  

  

  

  

  

  

I look forward to your reply. 

 

Information provided for the answer:

Thank you for your request dated 27th November 2023. 

 

Public Health Wales do not hold this information.  

 

This information for Public Health Wales should be held with NHS Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP). I Have provided their contact details below. You will need to contact them for this information. 

 

NHS Shared Services Partnership  

Making a Freedom of Information Request - NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership 

 


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