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

If you are interested in Shared Parental, we suggest attending the Maternity & Adoption webinar first to understand all your options.

This webinar is aimed – employees looking to start a family and interested in find out how the can share the leave and pay with their partner. This will cover the following:

• Statutory shared parental pay
• Occupational shared parental pay and how this is shared depending on which partner works for the NHS
• Shared parental leave
• Shared parental in touch days
• Eligibility and notice periods
• How leave and pay can be split – scenarios

Available dates

Weds 22nd Oct at 5pm
Thurs 6th Nov at 10am
Fri 21st Nov at 5pm
Weds 3rd Dec at 10am
Mon 15th Dec at 5pm

Thurs 8 Jan at 10am
Fri 23 Jan at 5pm
Thurs 5 Feb at 10am
Fri 20 Feb at 5pm
Thurs 5 March at 10am
Fri 20 March at 5pm

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