Employment Services Webinars

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

13 November – 2pm to 3.30pm
5 December – 3.30pm to 5pm
Monday 13 January 2025 – 10am to 11.30am
Tuesday 11 February 2025 – 2pm to 3.30pm
Wednesday 12 March 2025 – 3.30pm to 5pm
Wednesday 9 April 2025 – 10am to 11.30pm
Monday 12 May 2025 – 2pm to 3.30pm
Tuesday 10 June 2025 – 3.30pm to 5pm
Wednesday 9 July 2025 – 10am to 11.30am
Thursday 6 August 2025 – 2pm to 3.30pm
Monday 8 September 2025 – 3.30pm to 5pm
Tuesday 7 October 2025 – 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

20 November – 2pm to 3.30pm
12 December – 6pm to 7.30pm
Monday 20 January 2025 – 10am to 11.30am
Tuesday 18 February 2025 – 2pm to 3.30pm
Wednesday 19 March 2025 – 6pm to 7.30pm
Wednesday 16 April 2025 – 10am to 11.30am
Monday 19 May 2025 – 2pm to 3.30pm
Tuesday 17 June 2025 – 6pm to 7.30pm
Wednesday 16 July 2025 – 10am to 11.30am
Thursday 14 August 2025 – 2pm to 3.30pm
Monday 15 September 2025 – 6pm to 7.30pm
Tuesday 14 October 2025 – 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

18 Nov – 5pm to 6pm
2 Dec – 10am to 11am
11 Dec – 5pm to 6pm
Thurs 2nd Jan at 10am
Fri 17th Jan at 5pm
Mon 3rd Feb at 8.45am
Mon 17th Feb at 5pm
Mon 3rd Mar at 8.45am
Mon 17th Mar at 5pm
Tues 1st April at 10am
Weds 16th April at 5pm
Thurs 1st May at 10am
Fri 16th May at 5pm
Mon 2nd June at 10am
Mon 16th June 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

25 Nov – 5pm to 6pm
6 Dec – 10am to 6pm
17 Dec – 5pm to 6pm
Weds 8th Jan at 10am
Mon 27th Jan at 5pm
Fri 7th Feb at 10am
Weds 26th Feb at 5pm
Tues 11th Mar at 10am
Weds 26th Mar at 5pm
Tues 8th April at 10am
Mon 28th April at 5pm
Thurs 8th May at 10am
Weds 28th May at 5pm
Mon 9th June at 10am
Weds 25th June 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

27 Nov – 5pm to 6pm
9 Dec – 10am to 11am
18 Dec – 5pm to 6pm
Thurs 9th Jan at 10am
Weds 29th Jan at 5pm
Mon 10th Feb at 11am
Fri 28th Feb at 5pm
Thurs 13th Mar at 10am
Fri 28th Mar at 5pm
Thurs 10th April at 10am
Weds 30th April at 5pm
Mon 12th May at 10am
Fri 30th May at 5pm
Tues 10th June at 10am
Fri 27th June 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

19 Nov – 5pm to 6pm
3 Dec – 10am to 11am
12 Dec – 4.30pm to 5:30pm
Fri 3rd Jan at 10am
Mon 20th Jan at 5pm
Tues 4th Feb at 10am
Tues 18th Feb at 5pm
Tues 4th Mar at 10am
Tues 18th Mar at 5pm
Wed 2nd April at 10am
Tues 22nd April at 5pm
Fri 2nd May at 10am
Mon 19th May at 5pm
Tues 3rd June at 10am
Weds 18th June at 5pm

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

20 Nov – 5pm to 6pm
4 Dec – 10am to 11am
13 Dec – 5pm to 6pm
Mon 6th Jan at 10am
Weds 22nd Jan at 5pm
Weds 5th Feb at 10am
Weds 19th Feb at 5pm
Weds 5th Mar at 10am
Weds 19th Mar at 5pm
Thurs 3rd April at 10am
Weds 23rd April at 5pm
Tues 6th May at 10am
Tues 20th May at 5pm
Weds 4th June at 10am
Fri 20th June 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

22 Nov – 5pm to 6pm
5 Dec – 10am to 11am
16 Dec – 5pm to 6pm
Tues 7th Jan at 10am
Fri 24th Jan at 5pm
Thurs 6th Feb at 9am
Mon 24th Feb at 5pm
Mon 10th Mar at 10am
Mon 24th Mar at 5pm
Mon 7th April at 10am
Fri 25th April at 5pm
Weds 7th May at 10am
Weds 21st May at 5pm
Thurs 5th June at 10am
Mon 23rd June at 5pm