My partner has been an employee of a public service organisation full time for the last 10 years on a repeated 12 month contract, she was told for years that she was not entitled to join the pension scheme (which she has in writing) ,that was until the pension levy.then no pension but still paying the pension levy!
so out of the blue her and a some of her colleagues in the same situation are told verbally told by management they can now join the pension scheme but would have to buy back their previous years service ( a phone call to the pension ombudsman proved the buyback couldnt be made a condition of a permanent contract).
Our qeustion is if the organistion was denying entry to the pension for years are they not liable for paying any buyback up to the date they changed their minds and decided to let her join!
so out of the blue her and a some of her colleagues in the same situation are told verbally told by management they can now join the pension scheme but would have to buy back their previous years service ( a phone call to the pension ombudsman proved the buyback couldnt be made a condition of a permanent contract).
Our qeustion is if the organistion was denying entry to the pension for years are they not liable for paying any buyback up to the date they changed their minds and decided to let her join!