RHM Pension Plan 35 and Plan 45 - RHM Pension Scheme - UK.com
RHM Pension Plan 35 and Plan 45 - RHM Pension Scheme - UK.com
RHM Pension Plan 35 and Plan 45 - RHM Pension Scheme - UK.com
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◆ Eligibility<br />
You may join <strong>Plan</strong> <strong>35</strong> or <strong>Plan</strong> <strong>45</strong>,<br />
regardless of the number of hours<br />
you work, provided that you meet<br />
the following conditions:<br />
10<br />
Joining the <strong>Plan</strong>s<br />
<strong>Plan</strong> <strong>35</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> <strong>45</strong> provide different levels of benefits. Although <strong>Plan</strong> <strong>35</strong> costs less than <strong>Plan</strong> <strong>45</strong> <strong>and</strong> may,<br />
therefore, appeal more to younger employees, you have a <strong>com</strong>pletely free choice as to which <strong>Plan</strong> to join.<br />
◆ You are a permanent employee.<br />
◆ You are aged between 16 <strong>and</strong><br />
65.<br />
You will be eligible to join either<br />
<strong>Plan</strong> on the 6th of the month<br />
following <strong>com</strong>pletion of three<br />
months’ continuous service.<br />
◆ Membership<br />
Application Form<br />
If you want to join <strong>Plan</strong> <strong>35</strong> or<br />
<strong>Plan</strong> <strong>45</strong>, you should <strong>com</strong>plete a<br />
Membership Application Form,<br />
which you will find at the back of<br />
this booklet, <strong>and</strong> return it to your<br />
Personnel or Pay Office.<br />
◆ Membership<br />
Certificate<br />
Once your Membership Application<br />
Form has been received by <strong>RHM</strong><br />
<strong>Pension</strong> Services, you will be sent a<br />
Membership Certificate confirming<br />
your membership of the relevant<br />
<strong>Plan</strong>.<br />
◆<br />
If you do not join<br />
If you decide not to join either<br />
<strong>Plan</strong> <strong>35</strong> or <strong>Plan</strong> <strong>45</strong> when you first<br />
be<strong>com</strong>e eligible to do so, you will<br />
only be able to join later if your<br />
employing <strong>com</strong>pany <strong>and</strong> the<br />
Trustees agree. The Trustees may<br />
then ask for evidence of your health<br />
<strong>and</strong> may restrict certain benefits if<br />
you are in poor health.