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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.

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