Please note these webinars detail NHS SBS processes and therefore are only intended for members that work for NHS organisations that are administered by NHS SBS.
If you have any queries regarding the webinars then please get in touch with us by emailing:
Payroll webinars: sbs-s.training@nhs.net
Pension Webinars: sbs-s.pensions@nhs.net
This is targeted at new starters to the organisation but can also be used for any employees who are members of the 2015 scheme and would like a brief overview or refresher on how the scheme works. This will cover the following:
- Checking payslips, what payments are pensionable and contributions rates
- How 2015 scheme pensions benefits are calculated
- Opting out, refunds and transfers
- Types of retirement
- Ill health and life assurance benefits
- Increasing pensions benefits
Available dates
6/8/2025 – 2pm to 3.30pm
8/9/2025 – 3.30pm to 5pm
7/10/2025 – 10am to 11.30am
12/11/2025 – 2pm to 3.30pm
04/12/2025 – 3.30pm to 5pm
12/01/2026 – 10am to 11.30am
10/02/2026 – 2pm to 3.30pm
11/03/2026 – 3.30pm to 5pm
08/04/2026 – 10am to 11.30am


This is a Shared Business Services webinar to help employees and employers understand the process of retiring and claiming benefits from the NHS Pension Scheme and when to submit a retirement application. This will cover the following:
- 1995/2008 and 2015 Schemes
- How are Pensions Benefits calculated
- Normal and Early Retirement
- Applying for Pension Benefits
- Working after retirement
Available dates
14/8/2025 – 2pm to 3.30pm
15/9/2025 – 6pm to 7.30pm
14/10/2025 – 10am to 11.30am
19/11/2025 – 2pm to 3.30pm
11/02/2025 – 6pm to 7.30pm
19/01/2026 – 10am to 11.30am
17/02/2026 – 2pm to 3.30pm
18/03/2026 – 6pm to 7.30pm
15/04/2026 – 10am to 11.30am
Understanding Your Agenda for Change (AfC) Payslip – Suitable for newer employees to the NHS, this webinar is designed to give you an overview on how to read your NHS AfC payslip. This will cover the following:
- Explanation of your pay, allowances & deductions
- Differences between this pay period & year to date balance
- Explanation of the abbreviations
- Payslips in the MySBSPay App
Available dates
Weds 1 Oct at 10am
Mon 20 Oct at 5pm
Mon 3 Nov at 10am
Mon 17 Nov at 5pm
Mon 1 Dec at 10am
Weds 10 Dec at 5pm
Mon 5 Jan at 10am
Mon 19 Jan at 5pm
Mon 2 Feb at 10am
Mon 16 Feb at 5pm
Mon 2 March at 10am
Mon 16 March at 5pm


This webinar provides a basic overview of how tax is calculated via the PAYE (pay as you earn) scheme in England, this will cover the following:
- Understanding your tax code & tax allowance
- The current tax thresholds
- How tax is calculated
- Different tax codes
- P60, P45, P11d forms
Available dates
Weds 29th Oct at 5pm
Tues 11th Nov at 10am
Weds 26th Nov at 5pm
Fri 5th Dec at 10am
Weds 17th Dec at 5pm
Weds 14 Jan at 10am
Weds 28 Jan at 5pm
Tues 10 Feb at 10am
Weds 25 Feb at 5pm
Tues 10 March at 10am
Weds 25 March at 5pm
This webinar is designed to give a basic overview of how National Insurance (NI) is calculated, this will cover the following:
- Who Pays NI?
- Current NI categories
- Current NI thresholds
- How NI is calculated
- Basic NI aggregation for two or more posts with the same employer
Available dates
Fri 31st Oct at 5pm
Thurs 13th Nov at 10am
Fri 28th Nov at 5pm
Mon 8th Dec at 10am
Fri 19th Dec at 5pm
Thurs 15 Jan at 10am
Fri 30 Jan at 5pm
Thurs 12 Feb at 10am
Fri 27 Feb at 5pm
Thurs 12 March at 10am
Fri 27 March at 5pm


This webinar is aimed – employees looking to start a family and find out about the maternity or adoption entitlement, this will cover the following:
- Statutory maternity or adoption pay and eligibility
- Occupational maternity or adoption pay and eligibility
- Calculating average weekly earnings
- Maternity or adoption leave
- Keeping in touch days
- Your NHS pensions contributions whilst on leave
Available dates
Tues 4th Nov at 10am
Weds 19th Nov at 5pm
Tues 2nd Dec at 10am
Fri 12th Dec at 5pm
Tues 6 Jan at 10am
Weds 21 Jan at 5pm
Tues 3 Feb at 10am
Weds 18 Feb at 5pm
Tues 3 March at 10am
Weds 18 March at 4pm

This webinar provides an overview of the sickness entitlement for NHS staff and will cover the following:
- Statutory sick pay
- Occupational sick pay
Available dates
Mon 27th Oct at 5pm
Mon 10th Nov at 10am
Mon 24th Nov at 5pm
Thurs 4th Dec at 10am
Tues 16th Dec at 5pm
Tues 13 Jan at 10am
Mon 26 Jan at 5pm
Mon 9 Feb at 10am
Mon 23 Feb at 5pm
Mon 9 March at 10am
Mon 23 March at 5pm