These pages are for employer use only. Member information can be found on the home page.
On this page we will provide details of all upcoming employer meetings and information about previous meetings.
Employer meetings
Employers' meeting 2018
Our employers meeting last year took place on 11 October at the Shirehall, Shrewsbury.
The meeting was aimed at finance, HR, and payroll staff dealing with LGPS issues. Presentations during the day covered a review of the last year, employer role and responsibilities, iConnect developments and the role of The Pensions Regulator.
If you missed the meeting, you can look at the presentation slides, or watch the recording now.
Employers' meeting 2017
Our employers meeting in 2017 was held on Monday 9th October at the Shirehall, Shrewsbury. The meeting was aimed at finance, HR, and payroll staff dealing with LGPS issues.
The presentation slides for the meeting are available if you would like to have a look.
To view the video recordings of the presentation follow the links below:
Employer meetings 2016
2016 was valuation year. The valuation process sets the employer contribution rates to be in place from 1 April 2017 until 31 March 2020.
10th November 2016- valuation results
To help employers understand how the actuary sets contribution rates and the assumptions that are used in the calculations, all employers were invited to an employers meeting for an update from the scheme actuary.
You may wish to take a look at the full presentation slides.
Employer meetings 2015
20th October 2015
Employers participating in the Shropshire County Pension Fund have responsibilities to meet the requirements of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) regulations.
The meeting covered a wide range of topics relevant for HR, Payroll and Finance staff, or anyone involved in LGPS issues in your organisations.
- Update from the Scheme Administrator
- Valuation 2016 and Latest News
- End of contracting out From April 2016 and outsourcing and the LGPS
- The Local Government AVC in 2015
- Pensions Taxation- Summer Budget 2015
- CARE, Final Pay and Data Quality
- Employer discretions policies in the LGPS
27th March 2015- Outsourcing and the LGPS
To help understand the rules around outsourcing, the LGPS invited the fund actuary to provide some basic training to employers. The training was aimed at staff involved in outsourcing to help set up a clear and robust framework for dealing with outsourcings going forwards. This training was relevant for employers in the fund covered by Fair Deal and Best Value Staff Transfer Direction 2007.
14th January 2015
An employers’ meeting took place on Wednesday 14th January 2015 at the Shirehall, Shrewsbury.
You may also wish to take a look at the full presentation slides.