Health and Social Care Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 201522

1

The Health and Social Care Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 201526 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).

2

In regulation 21 (absence from work), in paragraph (1)—

a

at the end of sub-paragraph (d) omit “or”;

b

at the end of sub-paragraph (e) for “.” substitute “, or”; and

c

after sub-paragraph (e) insert—

f

parental bereavement leave.

3

In regulation 28 (pensionable earnings: break in service), in paragraph (2)—

a

at the end of sub-paragraph (d) omit “or”;

b

at the end of sub-paragraph (e) for “.” substitute “, or”; and

c

after sub-paragraph (e) insert—

f

parental bereavement leave.

4

In regulation 67 (effect of being absent or leaving and rejoining scheme during contributions payment period), after paragraph (1)(d) insert—

da

is on parental bereavement leave;

5

In Schedule 8 (practitioner income), in paragraph 3—

a

in sub-paragraph (3)(b), after “parental leave” insert “, parental bereavement leave”; and

b

in sub-paragraph (4)(b), after “parental leave” insert “, parental bereavement leave”.

6

In Schedule 13 (definitions), in the appropriate place in Column 1, insert “parental bereavement leave”, and for the corresponding entry in Column 2 insert “means leave under Article 112EA of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996”.