04 September 2007
According to the GMB trade union, an agreement over the new
staff pension arrangements for the NHS is due to be signed off this
week. Although the final wording was still being discussed, there
were still ongoing negotiations over employee contribution rates
and governance procedures.
NHS staff currently contribute 5 or 6% of salary, but future
contributions will range from 5% to 8.5% depending on pay bands.
GMB added it was keen to define the guidelines of the scheme's
governance committee to increase the level of influence and control
held by unions over the scheme.
