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”
.